Abstract
The current study explores the effects of applying the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Strategy on the 11th-grade scientific stream Jordanian students' acquisition of the concepts of developing their critical thinking skills. This study's significance lies in its emphasis on the worldwide growing tendency to apply PBL teaching strategies that consider developing the students' mental capabilities and creative thinking skills and, consequently, help them solve status-de- facto educational problems face and solve problems in their lives. The researchers used the experimental method in their study, which is based on studying the relationship between the independent and the dependent variables. For this reason, three study student groups, equal in their age, intelligence, academic achievement, social and economic standing, were selected. Two experimental groups were exposed to the independent variable (PBL) method, whereas the third control group was not exposed to the independent variable. Instead, it was taught in the Motion Unit in Physics by using the traditional teaching method. The results of the study were analyzed statistically, applying for the SPSS program. The Arithmetic Mean, the Standard Deviation, the Torsional Modulus, and the T-Test were used for the study analysis. The study results revealed that the two (PBL) experimental groups have proved to be much more superior to the control group's third traditional teaching method.
Highlights
The Science of Physics is considered one of the most vital sciences that man has studied
Based on the information above, the problem of the current study has been identified in the answers to the following questions: 1) What are the effects of applying the Problem- Based Learning (PBL) Strategy on 11th grade, scientific stream, Karak Governorate students’ acquisition of the concepts of Physics and the development of their critical thinking skills? 2) What are the specific critical thinking skills intended to develop the 11th-grade students' sample using the (PBL) theory?
The results have shown that the (PBL) Experimental Group is more superior
Summary
The Science of Physics is considered one of the most vital sciences that man has studied. Critical thinking has become a major focus of educators' studies, who consider it one important guarantee for effective cognitive development, permitting individuals to use their maximum mental powers to interact positively with their environment. Within the Structuralism Theory framework and its intellectual foundations to create efficient learning, numerous studies have been conducted to examine the effectiveness and results of Structuralism-based learning strategies aimed at improving students’ learning capabilities in various subjects. Among such strategies is Problem-Based Learning (PBL), which has been proved by some studies to significantly improve the students’ critical thinking skills (Yaqoubi, 2010). In the light of the aforementioned, the two researchers have chosen to adopt the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Strategy, with its many advantages, as the focus of this study
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