Strategy of Six Thinking Hats in Teaching Social Studies to Develop Historical Concepts and Some Mind Habits for First Grade Preparatory Students

Summary of research
Objective of the research: The objective of the current research to the effectiveness of the strategy of six thinking hats in the teaching of social studies to develop the historical concepts and some habits of mind for students in the first grade preparatory..
Research Methodology: The current research was based on the descriptive approach in: Preparation of the theoretical framework of the research and its tools, analysis of the results, interpretation and recommendations. The researcher also used the semi-empirical approach based on the use of two equal groups.
Research problem: The current research problem was determined by the low level of cognitive achievement of the history course and the electronic communication skills of middle school students due to the lack of the use of electronic media and its use in the teaching and learning of history and the total reliance on teaching this material in the usual way..
Study materials and tools: The researcher prepared the following materials and tools.:
- Study materials:
- A list of historical concepts contained in the unit "History of Egypt through ancient times", which can be developed by the first grade students through teaching using the strategy of six thinking hats.
- A list of the habits of the mind that can be developed by the students of the first grade preparatory through teaching in the unit "History of Egypt through ancient times" according to the strategy of the Six Thinking Hats.
- Student's booklet in the unit "History of Egypt through ancient times", which was prepared in accordance with the Strategy of Six Thinking Hats
- Instructor guide to teaching the unit "History of Egypt through ancient times" using the strategy of six thinking hats
Study Tools::
Test historical concepts.-
-Measure habits of the mind.
Search Results: Search results found:
-There is a statistically significant difference at the level of (0.01) among the average scores of the students of the experimental group that studied the unit "History of Egypt through Ancient Ages", which was formulated in accordance with the strategy of the six thinking hats and the grades of the control group students. For the experimental group.
-There is no statistically significant difference at the level of (0.01) between the average scores of the students of the experimental group that studied the unit "History of Egypt through Ancient Ages", which was formulated in accordance with the strategy of the six thinking hats and the grades of the control group students who studied the unit in the usual way For the experimental group.
Research Recommendations: Based on the results of the research, the researcher recommended the following: Rephrasing and organizing some units of history curricula in the preparatory stage according to the strategy of six thinking hats, training the teachers of social studies in junior high schools on how to teach using the strategy of six thinking hats.