THE EFFECT OF THE PLACE-RESTRICTION STRATEGY ON THE SCIENTIFIC THINKING OF SECOND-GRADE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PHYSICS AND THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS

Abstract

The study aimed to find out the effect of the place-restriction strategy on scientific thinking of second-grade secondary school students in physics and their ability to make decisions. The researcher chose the experimental design of the two research groups (experimental and control) with partial control with a post test for scientific thinking and a post test for decision making. The research was limited to second-grade secondary school students in Al-Warka Secondary School for Boys. The sample of the research was 60 students, with 30 students for the experimental group studied according to the strategy of place-restriction, and 30 students for the control group, who studied according to the usual method. The researcher equalized between the two research groups in variables of chronological age in months, IQ and previous achievement. The researcher built a test for scientific thinking after confirming its validity and reliability and adopting thedecision-making scale. The researcher used the T-test to find out the results, and the researcher concluded that the strategy of place-restriction has an effective effect on scientific thinking and decision-making ability compared with the control group, and the researcher suggested a number of recommendations and proposals.