Creative Activities and Their Relationship to Academic Achievement among Intermediate School Students in Al-Sharqat District
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The current research aims to identify:
1- Creative activities among intermediate school students in Al-Sharqat District.
2- Creative activities among intermediate school students in Al-Sharqat District according to gender (male-female).
3- Academic achievement among intermediate school students in Al-Sharqat District.
4- Academic achievement of intermediate school students in Al-Sharqat district according to gender (male-female).
5- Identifying the correlation between creative activities and academic achievement among intermediate school students.
The researcher applied the research tools to a sample of intermediate school students in Al-Sharqat district consisting of 250, with 140 male students and 110 female students, and they were chosen randomly. The researcher prepared a scale for creative activities, and after extracting the psychometric properties, the scale items in their final form consists of 30 items. The researcher also prepared a scale for academic achievement. The scale in its final form consists 32 items. The researcher used statistical methods: the t-test, chi-square test, Pearson's, and Cronbach's alpha. The research results showed that intermediate school students have high levels of creative activity and academic achievement. A significant correlation was found between creative activity and academic achievement among intermediate school students, the researcher offered several recommendations and suggestions.
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