A Proposed Program Based on the Successful Intelligence Theory for Developing Certain Grammatical Thinking Skills and Metamemory Dimensions among Al-Azhar Secondary School Students

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Lecturer of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Taffahna Al-Ashraf – Al-Azhar University, Dakahlia

Abstract

The research aimed at identifying the effectiveness of a proposed program based on successful intelligence in developing some grammatical thinking skills and meta-memory dimensions among Al-Azhar first grade secondary students, and the main sample consisted of (54) students of the first grade from Ahmadi Institute in Tanta during the second semester of the academic year 2024/2025. They were divided into two groups: the Control group (28) and the experimental one (26), the two researchers prepared the experimental treatment material consisted of a proposed grammar program based on successful intelligence (Analytical Intelligence, Practical Intelligence, Creative Intelligence), and the two research instruments were prepared and adjusted, which consisted of: Grammatical Thinking Skills Test and Metamemory Scale. After applying the two research instruments to the two research groups, the two researchers implemented the proposed program based on successful intelligence on the students of the experimental sample. While the control sample was studied in the usual way, the researchers applied the two research tools to the two research groups and monitored the data and analyzed them statistically using the statistical analysis program (SPSS); The research results showed the effectiveness of the proposed program based on successful intelligence in developing grammatical thinking skills and meta-memory dimensions among Al-Azhar first grade secondary students, the calculated effect size was significant and in light of these results. the researchers recommended that the use of successful intelligence in Arabic language education in general and in developing grammatical thinking skills and meta-memory dimensions among students of Al-Azhar secondary institutes should be activated.                                                                                                

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