The Effect of (PQ5R) Strategy in Achievement and Constructive Thinking Among Preparatory Stage in Mathematics

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to know the effect of using the (PQ5R) strategy on the achievement and constructive thinking of the preparatory stage in mathematics, these two null hypotheses have put to confirm the goal of research:1.There is no statistical indication on the level of (0.05) between the scores’ average of the experimental group students, who have been taught the suggested material according to using the (PQ5R) strategy, and the scores’ average of the standard group students, who have been taught the same material according to the usual method in the achievement test.2.There is no statistical indication on the level of (0.05) between the scores’ average of the experimental group students, who have been taught the suggested material according to using the (PQ5R) strategy, and the scores’ average of the standard group students, who have been taught the same material according to the usual method in the constructive thinking test.This research sample consist (76) students of the fourth preparatory stage from Al-Balaq preparatory school for boys, which goes under the supervision of Holy Karbala directorate of education / the city center, for the year of 2016 – 2017. The students have been divided into two groups (experimental and standard), have been rewarded according to the variable of (chronological age counted by months, intelligence, previous achievement in mathematics, testing the previous information in mathematics, and testing the constructive thinking). The experimental group which consist of (38) students was taught according to using the (PQ5R) strategy, as for the standard group which consist of (38) was taught according to usual method.Two multiple choice tests have been prepared, one is an achievement test of (40) paragraphs, and the other is a constructive thinking test of (30) paragraphs. The validity and reliability have been confirmed according to the difficulty factor, discrimination force, and the effectiveness of the wrong substitutes for both tests.The experiment was applied in the second semester of 2016 – 2017, then applied the achievement test and constructive thinking test and came up with the following results after collecting and statically analyzing the data. There is a difference of statistical indication in the level of (0.05) between the scores’ average of the experimental group students, who have been taught the suggested material according to the (PQ5R) strategy, and the scores’ average of the standard group students, who have been taught the same material according to the usual method, and in favor of the experimental group in the achievement and constructive thinking tests.