The efficacy of an Educational Program Based on cognitive Flexibility in Facilitating the Acquisition of Social Concepts Among Fourth-grade Students
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The primary objective of the present study is to investigate the efficacy of an educational intervention based on the idea of cognitive flexibility in facilitating the acquisition of social concepts among students in the fourth grade. Consequently, the researchers implemented an experimental design that consisted of two equivalent experimental and control groups, each of which underwent two pre- and post-tests. The study conducted by the Department of Science Education focused on the relationship between religion and cognitive flexibility. The research sample comprised 56 students, with 28 students assigned to the experimental group at Al-Qabas Secondary School for Girls. These students received instruction based on the cognitive flexibility theory. The remaining 28 students formed the control group at Al-Kharjah Secondary School for Girls, where they were taught using conventional methods. In order to maintain the integrity of the study, efforts were made to ensure that the two research groups were equated in several characteristics that may potentially influence the dependent variable, such as IQ and chronological age. The investigation recognized the scientific content as the sociology book designated for fourth-grade students for the school year 2022-2023. The researchers also devised customized instructional strategies for each respective group. The researchers assembled the requisite instruments for the study, including a test comprising 48 items to assess the acquisition of social concepts. Following the completion of the experiment, data were collected and subjected to statistical analysis using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The results indicated the presence of statistically significant differences at a significance level of 0.5. The experimental group, which received instruction via the educational program, had a greater proficiency in acquiring social ideas.
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