THE SCIENTIFIC CURIOSITY AMONG OF THE FOURTH PREPARATORY STUDENTS IN BIOLOGY IN THE CENTER OF AL-QADISIYAH GOVERNORATE

Abstract

The current research aims to Identify the level of scientific curiosity among middle school students in biology and to know the statistically significant difference in scientific curiosity according to the gender variable (males – females) among middle school students in the center of Al-Qadisiyah Governorate. The current research was limited to a sample consisting of (150 (80) male and female students (81) males / (69) females In the governmental day schools affiliated to the Directorate of Education of Diwaniyah from the morning study, and for the academic year (2022-2021), they were chosen by the Intentional method, and on the basis of proportional distribution. The researcher used the descriptive research method, and to achieve a goal The research prepared the researcher, the first tool (scale of scientific curiosity), which is in its final form of (20) paragraphs distributed evenly on each field (5) paragraphs. And the discriminating powers of Its paragraphs and calculating Its stability using the method of internal consistency (alpha-Cronbach coefficient), as the stability coefficient reached (0.77), and the psychometric properties of the paragraphs of the scale were confirmed to be ready for the final application, and the statistical bag for sciences was used Social (SPSS)) in the processing of data, and the research found the presence of: 1-Students have a good scientific curiosity 2-There is a statistically significant difference in (scientific curiosity) in favor of males over females.