The Effect of Employing Curriculum Based on Integral Activity to Develop Scientific Thinking Skills in Science and Life Course among 4th Grade Students in Gaza

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the effect of employing curriculum based on integral activity to develop scientific thinking skills in science and life subject among fourth grade students in Gaza, the study followed both the analytical descriptive approach and the experimental approach.by using the pre and post designation to experimental and control groups .The study sample was (84) students. (42) Of the students from the experimental group (curriculum based on Integral activity), and (42) of the students from control group (traditional method) from Gaza schools in Palestine. To answer the study main question, scientific thinking measuring test is used. The results showed that there are statistically differences between the students of experimental group grades and the students of control group grades in the post application to the scientific thinking skills in favor of experimental group in all of scientific thinking skills .Also there is an effect from using the suggested curriculum based on integral activity in developing scientific thinking skills.