Effectiveness of teaching by using mastery learning on habits of mind of student of fourth preparatory grade scientific section in physics

Abstract

This research aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching  by using mastery Learning  on habits  of mind  of  student of fourth preparatory grade scientific section in physics. In order to achieve such an aim, an experiment is conducted during the second semester of (2016-2017) academic year for the fourth scientific graders in Al_Rafidain preparatory school for boys, which is randomly selected out of (17) preparatory schools in the directorate of education in holy Karbala. The sample of the research includes (69) students  which are divided into two groups: an experimental group of (34) and control group of (35) and their equivalence were according to the following variable (previous achievement, age, intelligence, previous information, habits of mind). Researchers choose the experimental design  that involves two equal groups. They also use measure of habits of mind in physics for verifying the null hypothesis of this researcher which include (40) items. Validity and reliability a of the measure are assured and it applied after finishing the experiment. The results are analyzed statistically by using (T-test) for two independent samples and they indicate that there is a statistical significance difference for the experimental group with measure of habit of mind. Thus, the researchers form their recommendations and proposals according to the  results.