vol 16 no 2,2016

The Effectiveness of the Training Program Based on the Development of Arousing Curiosity in Children pre-school learning in Hail in Saudi Arabia

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The Effectiveness of the Training Program Based on the Development of Arousing Curiosity in Children pre-school learning in Hail in Saudi Arabia

Dr. Samer Rafi Majed Al-Irsan

Department of Psychology-  Faculty of Education

Hail University-  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Abstract:

This study aims at investigating the effect of training program based on arousing curiosity amongst the   pupils in pre- school in Hail. The experiment was conducted on (60) kindergarten children (5-6) years old, and they were assigned into two groups: experiment group and control group, the researcher prepared a training program in curiosity concerning light sources were divided into assets (12), It was applied to the experimental group but the control group was taught by traditional method. After the experiment both of the groups took a post test .the results showed that there were significant differences on the achievement of the pupils due to the program of curiosity, but there were not significant differences in it due to gender or the interaction between the program and gender. In the light of the results, the study recommends the need to apply teachers curiosity feature in their teaching at kindergarten, and directing researchers to apply the training program for the children of kindergarten in different environments.

Key words: instructional program, curiosity, achievement.

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