THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIVERGENT THINKING STRATEGIES ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SECOND INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS IN THE SUBJECT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND THEIR MENTAL FLEXIBILITY

Abstract

The aim of the research is to identify: effectiveness of divergent thinking strategies on the achievement of second intermediate students In the subject of social sciences and their mental flexibility. The research sample consisted of 64 female students who were divided equally into two experimental groups that studied divergent thinking strategies, and the experimental group studied in the traditional way. He prepared an achievement test, a type of multiple-choice, that amounted to 40 items. He prepared a mental flexibility scale consisting of 30 items. A test was conducted to test the validity and reliability scale. The appropriate statistical methods were used. Among the results, the experimental group outperformed the experimental group at the level (0.05) in the achievement test and the mental flexibility scale over the control group.