MULTIPLE-INTELLIGENCE-BASED LEARNING INFLUENCE ON DEVELOPING CREATIVE THINKING IN SOCIAL STUDIES AMONG NINTH-GRADE STUDENTS IN ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Authors

  • Shorah Ahmad Aljarabah Faculty of Human Development, Sultan Idris Education University, Perak, Malaysia
  • Mohammed Y. M. Mai Faculty of Human Development, Sultan Idris Education University, Perak, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v7i12.3891

Keywords:

multiple intelligence, flipbook, critical thinking skills, social studies

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the influence of multiple intelligence-based learning on the development of creative thinking for ninth-grade students in Abu Dhabi private schools. This study used a quasi-experimental design. Also, this study used a control group (30 students) and an experimental group (30 students) of ninth grade students from private schools in Abu Dhabi. The two groups were selected randomly. The instruments used were pre and post-tests in creative thinking skills. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics, ANCOVA and t-test. The findings revealed a significant difference in the creative thinking post-test mean score after controlling for the effect of pre-test between both groups. The experimental group (M = 82.97, SD = 9.98) exceeded the control group (M = 61.20, SD = 15.85) after controlling the effect of the pre-test of creative thinking on both groups, F (1, 57) = 38.31, p = .000. The t-test revealed that there was a significant effect for gender in the elaboration skill (post-test), t (28) = -2.12, p = .043, with females (M = 22.50, SD = 1.95) receiving higher scores than males (M = 20.25, SD = 3.53). In conclusion, the findings reveal the influence of multiple intelligence-based learning on the students’ creative thinking skills.  

 

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Author Biographies

  • Shorah Ahmad Aljarabah, Faculty of Human Development, Sultan Idris Education University, Perak, Malaysia
    Shorah Ahmad Aljarabah is a teacher for social studies, secondary school, Abu Dhabi, UAE. she has a bachelor degree from Jordan to teach social studies, now she is a Master student at the faculty of human development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia.
  • Mohammed Y. M. Mai, Faculty of Human Development, Sultan Idris Education University, Perak, Malaysia
    Associate Prof Dr. Mohammed Y. M. Mai, lecturer for science education at the faculty of human development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris with specialization in curriculum & instruction and program evaluation and have extensive teaching experience at both the university and high school levels. I have taught various upper-level and graduate teacher education courses including statistics for educational research, research methodology for education, and instructional strategies with an emphasis on the use of educational technology in the classroom. All of my classes are taught using a variety of technology, including synchronous and asynchronous methods. I also taught science and pre-engineering courses in high school in both urban and suburban environments. In addition to teaching, I have led university study abroad trips to Turkey and Italy. My research interests include professional teaching dispositions of online instructors, cross-cultural studies of STEM education, especially related to the psychometric analysis of instruments used in K-12 environments and distance education, and meta-analyses of instruments used to assess attitudes towards science.

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2021-08-17

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