فاعلية استراتيجية الرؤوس المرقمة في تنمية عادات العقل لدى طالبات الصف السابع في مادة الدراسات الاجتماعية في سلطنة عمان

This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of using the Numbered Heads strategy in developing habits of mind among seventh-grade female students in social studies in the Sultanate of Oman. To achieve the study objectives, the researcher used a quasi-experimental design based on two groups (experimental and control) with pre- and post-measurements. The study sample consisted of (60) seventh-grade female students, distributed into two equivalent groups: an experimental group (30 students) taught using the Numbered Heads strategy, and a control group (30 students) taught using the conventional method. The equivalence of the two groups in habits of mind was verified prior to the intervention. The study instruments consisted of a habit of mind test and a teacher’s guide based on the Numbered Heads strategy; the validity and reliability of these instruments were verified before implementation. The results showed statistically significant differences at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) between the mean scores of the students in the experimental and control groups in the post-application of the habits of mind test, in favor of the experimental group. Statistically significant differences also appeared in all habits of mind (persistence, thinking flexibly, thinking interdependently, questioning and posing problems, and striving for accuracy). The effect size results indicated that the Numbered Heads strategy had a very large effect on developing habits of mind (d = 4.05). These results indicate the effectiveness of the Numbered Heads strategy as one of the cooperative learning strategies in developing higher-order thinking patterns and improving students’ learning outcomes by enhancing classroom interaction, achieving balance between group work and individual responsibility, and activating mental processes associated with deep understanding. The study recommends employing the Numbered Heads strategy in teaching social studies and training teachers to use it, in addition to paying attention to developing habits of mind as a fundamental educational goal in the educational process.
Keywords: Numbered Heads strategy, habits of mind, social studies.

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