The effect of using the Kagan strategy on tenth grade science students’ acquisition of physical concepts

Abstract

       The aim of the research was to identify (the effect of using the (Kagan) strategy in developing mental fitness among tenth grade science students in physics). In order to achieve the research objective, two null hypotheses were formulated, as the research community consisted of all tenth grade science students in Erbil city center for the academic year (2024-2025). The research sample was chosen as it consisted of (64) tenth grade science students in (Gawhar) Preparatory School for Girls intentionally, where it was distributed randomly into the experimental and control groups, with (32) students for the experimental group who were taught using the (Kagan) strategy and (32) students for the control group who were taught according to the traditional method. The two groups were equal in a number of variables such as intelligence, chronological age in months, and the overall average for the ninth grade. A mental fitness scale was prepared as a research tool. After applying the experiment and using appropriate statistical methods, the data were analyzed, and the results showed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of Significance (α = 0.05) for the mental fitness scale (pre-post) for the experimental group students who studied according to the Kagan strategy, in favor of the post-test. There is also a statistically significant difference at the significance level (α = 0.05) between the average scores of the two groups (experimental and control) in favor of the experimental group on the mental fitness scale (post-test). At the end of the study, a number of recommendations and suggestions were presented for future work and research.