The Effectiveness of the guided imagination strategy in reflective thinking among first-year intermediate school female students in the biology subject

Abstract

The aim of the current research is to identify:

The effectiveness of the: guided imagination strategy in reflective thinking for first-year intermediate school students in the biology subject. The researcher chose the experimental design (with partial control) for two equal groups, one of them  represents the experimental group and the other is the control group. The research sample was selected by a random, intentional method, represented by the al-adalaa intermediate School for Girls in the Diwaniyah Governorate Center. After that, the researcher prepared parity for the two research groups in several variables, including: (chronological age calculated in months - two intelligence tests - a previous information test in the biology). The researcher also determined behavioral objectives in the cognitive field  , which amounted to there were (189) behavioral objectives, and the required  teaching plans were prepared for the experimental and control  research groups and the researcher prepared the researcher prepared the research tool, which is the reflective thinking test for the biology subject for the first intermediate grade,which consisted of (30) multiple-choice items with four alternatives ., the first part, and the researcher has found psychometric properties By calculating the validity, reliability, discrimination coefficient, difficulty, and effectiveness of false the alternatives for this test, the researcher applied it to experiment in the first semester of the academic year 2023-2024, and to treat the data statistically, the researcher used the SPSS statistical program and statistical methods (t-test for two independent, unequal samples, equations difficulty  and strength of distinguishing  paragraphs and effectiveness of incorrect alternatives., eta square),and The following results were reached: There was a statistically significant difference at a significance level (0.05%) between the average grades of the first-year intermediate female students who were studying biology according to the directed imagination strategy and the average grades of the first-year intermediate female students who were studying the same subject according to the traditional method in testing reflective thinking for the biology subject . for the first intermediate grade, for the benefit of the experimental group, In light of the research results, the researcher presented a set of recommendations and proposalsin order to be taken into account in the future