THE EFFECT OF USING THE GLOBAL CAFÉ STRATEGY ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SIXTH-GRADERS IN SCIENCE SUBJECTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CREATIVE THINKING

Abstract

The research aims to find out the effect of the global café strategy's effectiveness in the achievement of sixth grade students and the development of their creative thinking. To achieve the aim of the study, the researcher adopted the experimental method. The research sample consisted of (50) pupils of Al Samaha Primary School for Boys, (25) pupils for the experimental group that taught according to the strategy of the global café, and (25) pupils for the control group that taught according to the traditional method, and the equivalence between them was investigated in variables. (1. Age 2. Previous achievement 3. Examination of previous information 4. Creative thinking) An achievement test of (20) items was prepared in multiple-choice items, and it was presented to a group of arbitrators and experts to ensure the validity of the test. A test map was prepared. The reliability factor was calculated for the test and was (0.79). A creative thinking test was also prepared, consisting of 6 activities, each activity indicating an educational situation in which one of the creative thinking skills (fluency, flexibility, originality). Its validity and reliability were verified and the reliability coefficient was (0.77). The results of the research showed the superiority of the experimental group, which is studied according to the strategy of the global café, over the control group, which is studied according to the usual traditional method. In both achievement tests and creative thinking, the research recommends several recommendations, including the adoption of modern teaching strategies represented by the global café strategy. Similar studies have been proposed in different scientific subjects and other study stages or in variables such as scientific thinking, critical thinking, and the trend towards a subject. Sciences.