A Proposed Teaching Model Based on Kolb Model and Its Impact on Conceptual Understanding on 11th Grade Females Students

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Curriculum and Instruction Department (Science), College of Education, Muzahimiyah, Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

The research aimed to investigate the effect of the proposed teaching model based on Kolb model in the practice of 11th grade students for Conceptual Understanding. The researcher chose randomly one of (53) high school classes in Riyadh to study the effect of the proposed teaching model in the practice of high school students of the conceptual understanding. The application of the model lasted for six weeks of the 1st semester of 1441 AH. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental and the control groups in the post-measurement conceptual understanding test of the experimental group compared to the control group. The ETA Square h2 for the teaching model proposed in each dimension and in the scale as a whole was high indicating the effectiveness of the proposed teaching model for learning by experience. Finally, based on the research results, a number of important recommendations were put forward which were believed to be of importance for the field of teaching science and its nature. A number of suggestions were further introduced for future research.
 

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