أثر استخدام استراتيجيتي : الذكاءات المتعددة، والخرائط المفاهيمية، في تنمية التفكير التأملي في مبحث جغرافيا الوطن العربي لدى طلبة معلم الصف في جامعة الإسراء في الأردن
This study aimed at identifying the effect of using multiple intelligences, & concept mapping strategies to develop reflective thinking in Arab World Geography for class. Teacher in ISRA University in Jordan. Sample study was formed of 121 students, 60 male, 61 female by the end of academic year 2010/2011 and purposive study sample was selected because the researchers are members of the university staff which facilitate the study. The study used a reflective thinking test which was evolved by the researchers after it was assured of its validity and reliability, and the study used (SPSS) to find out means, standard deviation, (one - way An ova), ( two - way An ova) and (Chafee test for pair wise comparison). The study followed the experimental method by dividing the study sample into two groups (experimental, control). The results revealed clearly that there are difference at α=0.05 between multiple intelligences strategy and concept mapping and traditional method strategies. The results were for the benefits of the multiple intelligences strategy. Also the results revealed that there are differences at α=0.05 between concept mapping and traditional method for the benefits of concept mapping strategy. The results revealed that there wasn't an interaction between gender and instructional strategies at α=0.05. In the light of the above results the researchers recommend that the Development Staff Performance Center in the universities should use modern instructional strategies and to do more research and studies related to these strategies and utilize them in developing the different thinking skills. (Published abstract)