The Effect of Using The Algorithmic Charts in Achievement and Contemplative Thinking among Intermediate Stage in Mathematics

Abstract

      The purpose of the research is to know the effect of using the algorithmic charts on the achievement and contemplative thinking of the intermediate stage in mathematics, these two null hypotheses have put to confirm the goal of research :

• 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 algorithmic charts, 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.
• 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 algorithmic charts, and the scores’ average of the standard group students, who have been taught the same material according to the usual method in the contemplative thinking.

      This research sample consist (66) students of the first intermediate stage from Mohammed Baqir Al Sadir school for boys, which goes under the supervision of Holy Karbala directorate of education / the city center, for the year of  (2015 – 2016). 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 contemplative thinking). The experimental group which consist of (34) students was taught according to using the algorithmic charts, as for the standard group which consist of (32) 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 contemplative thinking test of (20) 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  )2015 – 2016(, then applied the achievement test and contemplative 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 algorithmic charts, 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 contemplative thinking tests