A critical analytical study of educational research conducted in the light of the SWOM model, the overall optimal model for the school

Al-Asiri, Omar Bin Ahmed; Al-Najdi, Adel Rasmi Hammad; Shehata, Safaa Ahmed Mohamed

doi:10.21608/edusohag.2022.265440

A critical analytical study of educational research conducted in the light of the SWOM model, the overall optimal model for the school

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Talent management and competency development - UAE

² Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods - Faculty of Education - Assiut University - Arab Republic of Egypt

³ Department of Fundamentals of Education - College of Education - Ain Shams University - Arab Republic of Egypt

10.21608/edusohag.2022.265440

Abstract

The current research aimed at reviewing and analyzing a number of educational studies that used the SWOM model (school wide optimum model). This is in addition to proposing a vision for applying SWOM Model in the educational field. The current research was limited to accessible Arab and foreign studies (68 studies) that whether dealt with SWOM Model or that applied it as a teaching model or strategy throughout the years 2003 to 2022. To achieve its objectives the current research used an integrated methodological structure consisting of the philosophical method and the descriptive method of research.
The results of the analysis revealed that there is shortcoming in using SWOM Model from the part of researchers, as 54 studies out of 68 studies considered SWOM as a teaching strategy while it is actually a teaching Model, moreover they were confined to only 6 skills out of more than 70 skills of the SWOM model and considered them as the skills used in teaching various academic courses. Whereas, the other studies used SWOM correctly as a teaching model, but at the same time they were also confined to the six skills method, which does not represent the reality of the SWOM Model for teaching thinking skills and processes and habits of mind. Finally, the research concluded that researchers can conduct various studies and researches in different fields other than teaching academic course using SWOM Model, and among these studies are: developing curricula, educational institutions, and learners’ thinking skills using SWOM Model.

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