The impact of using the SWOM model in developing problem solving skills and positive thinking among students in the preparatory stage in social studies

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Instructor of Curricula and Methods of Teaching Geography, Faculty of Education, Mansoura University

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of using SWOM model in developing problem solving skills and positive thinking among preparatory school students in social studies. The problem of the current study was identified in the weakness of the problem solving skills of second grade students of the preparatory stage. This directed the researcher to think about experimenting with a SWOM model in teaching social studies to develop both problem solving skills and positive thinking among the students of this stage. The researcher found the low level of positive thinking among the students in the preparatory stage, Social studies, and the required skills of thinking such as criticism, cognition, reasoning, prediction, and decision-making.  This necessitates the need to use a SWOM model to develop problem-solving skills and positive thinking for second-grade students. The problem of the current study was centered on the following main question:
"How can the problem-solving and positive thinking skills of the preparatory school students be developed in social studies using the SWOM model?
The researcher used the semi-experimental approach. The research tools were the problem-solving skills test and the positive thinking scale. The results of the study revealed the effectiveness of using the SWOM model in developing problem solving skills and positive thinking among second grade students in social studies.
 
 

Volume 53, Issue 53
مناهج وطرق التدریس ( اللغة العربیة- الإنجلیزیة – الفرنسیة – الریاضیات – العلوم- الفنون- الاقتصاد المنزلی- التجاری ... )
2018
Pages 489-543
  • Receive Date: 22 October 2018
  • Accept Date: 22 October 2018