The effect of the brainstorming strategy on the development of deductive thinking among the first intermediate grade students in the subject of the history of ancient civilizations

Abstract

This study aims at knowing the effect of the Strategy of brain
storming on the woy of the deductive of the Students of the First
grade in the Secondary Schools. And in order to investigate and
to reach to the aim of the Study and its hypotheses a number of
Students have been chosen From Fatma's Secondary School
which belongs to the General Educationul directorate of Diyala.
The Sample Consists of two Classes one of them is experimental
and the Second is the required.
The Sample of the Study Contains (60) Students
i.e.(30)Students in the Experimental Class and (30) Students in
the required Class. The researcher Conducted them evenly in the
variable of ( Chronological age measured in months
,intelligence, Test of earlier Knowledge, and Test of deductive
thinking. The researcher have prepanus a test to measure the
Skills of deductive thinking (induction, extracting) Consisting of
(30) items in which the reliability, anthenticity, the Power of
discrimination, and the Coeffieient of difficulity) were
extracted. This test has been applied before and after. The
researcher has prepared the requirements of the study sueh as
the subject matter the Formula of the Behavioral aim, and the
outlines for both classes after the cheeking of the experts,
paying attention to their notes, Some adjustments have been
mude . Moreover the researcher has used the appropriate
statistical methods .In the light of the results the researcher
reached the following Conclusion:
1 -the ability of teaching prepared according to the strategy
brainstorming to develop deductive reasoning skills to the
students of the experimental group versus the control group.
2 -Following the brainstormingstrategy grade students to
improve theirwas of thinking. And this will help them to solve
their problems .
3 -the teaching of thinking is possible in light of the availability
of modern strategies, a versedteacher, material capabilities, and
the appropriate condition, for the application.