The Effect of a Training Program Based on Digital Skills in Developing Systematic Thinking

(Hadeel Ahmed Ibrahim Waqad)

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Abstract

The study aimed to know the effect of a training program based on digital skills in developing the systematic thinking. The quasi-experimental design, of the experimental method, was used to fulfill the study. A sample of (48) students, selected from the female student teachers in the Early Childhood Department at the University College – Taraba. The Paired Samples Test was used: to identify the differences between the averages scores of the experimental group students in the pre- and post-applications of the systems thinking questionnaire. The study results included that: There are statistically significant differences at the significance level of (α≤0.05) between the mean scores of the students of the experimental group in the pre- and post-applications of the systematic thinking questionnaire in planning, implementation, and evaluation  skills There was a positive effect of the program based on digital skills in developing systematic thinking in the planning, implementation, and evaluation skills in science teaching of female student teacher during science teaching. The study came out with a number of recommendations, including: the need for institutions responsible for preparing and qualifying teachers to provide student teachers with digital skills, in response to modern trends in developing educational curricula.
KEYWORDS
Training, thinking, skills, teaching science, types of thinking, female student teachers

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