Activities Based on STEM Approach to  Develop Creative Thinking and Achievement for Blind Pupils at The Preparatory Stage

Mohamed Abdo, Dr. Hanan Mahmoud Mohamed

doi:10.21608/mktm.2019.113852

Activities Based on STEM Approach to Develop Creative Thinking and Achievement for Blind Pupils at The Preparatory Stage

Document Type : Researches for promotion to assistant professor and professor degrees

Author

Dr. Hanan Mahmoud Mohamed Mohamed Abdo

Assistant Professor of Curricula and Methods of Teaching Science - Faculty of Education - Suez Canal University

10.21608/mktm.2019.113852

Abstract

The problem of the current research is stated as the presence of deficiencies of the Blind Pupils at The Preparatory Stage in Achieving Science and Thinking Creatively, so, this Search Tried to use the STEM Approach for Increasing the Creative Thinking Skills and their Achievement.

so .. The current research aimed to answer the following questions :
1-     What is the Activities which based on STEM Approach?
2-     What is the effectiveness of the Activities which based on STEM Approach for developing the Creative Thinking Skills of Blind Pupils at The Preparatory Stage?
3-     What is the effectiveness of the Activities which based on STEM Approach for developing the Achievement of Blind Pupils at The Preparatory Stage?
It was tested the validity of research hypotheses:
1-     There is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the pre and the post test in the creative thinking skills test in the favor of the post test.
2-     There is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the pre and the post test in the achievement test in the favor of the post test.

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