The effect of brainstorming strategy on developing critical thinking in the social studies ‎subject for eighth grade students in Palestine

Abstract

The study aimed to reveal the effect of brainstorming strategy on developing critical thinking among eighth-grade students in Palestine. To achieve the aims of the study, a test was designed to measure the development of critical thinking, and its validity and reliability were confirmed. The semi-experimental design was adopted, as the experimental group consisting of (25) students was studied according to the brainstorming strategy, and the control group consisting of (25) students was studied in the usual way. The test was applied to both groups before and after the experiment. The results of the accompanying variance analysis (ANCOVA) showed a statistically significant difference at (α≤05,0) between the two groups due to the brainstorming strategy in developing critical thinking, and in favor of the experimental group. The study recommended employing a brainstorming strategy in teaching social studies, and conducting other similar studies in different educational stages and with new changes.