The Effect of Using Generative Learning Strategy on the Academic Achievement and Mathematical Thinking of Primary School Pupils (Published)
The present study aimed to identify the effect of using the Generative Learning strategy on the development of the academic achievement and mathematical thinking skills of primary school pupils. Moreover, it tried to identify what kind of correlation exists between pupils’ academic achievement and mathematical thinking because of the use of the Generative Learning in teaching. The quasi-experimental approach was used. The main study instruments were an achievement test in addition to a test for pupils’ mathematical thinking skills. Furthermore, the study was applied to (58) pupils in the sixth grade in a school in Najran city in Saudi Arabia. Findings showed that the use of Generative Learning strategy was very effective in developing both, the academic achievement and mathematical thinking skills of participant pupils. Meanwhile, the study revealed insignificant correlation between pupils’ achievement and mathematical thinking skills due to the use of Generative Learning strategy.
Keywords: Generative Learning; academic achievement; mathematical thinking; thinking skills; mathematics