Effectiveness of Intel Package on Developing Critical Thinking Skills of Ninth Basic Grade Students in National and Civil Education Subject

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of Intel Package on developing the critical thinking skills of the ninth basic grade students in National and Civil Education subject . The sample of the study which consisted of 156 male and female students of Al-balqa Directorate Education for the year 2012/2013 was distributed into two groups ;experimental group consisted of 77 male and female students taught by Intel Package  and the control group consisted of 79  taught by the traditional method. The results of the study revealed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of significance )µ = 0.05( in developing the critical thinking skills of the ninth basic grade students in the National and Civil Education subject attributed  to the method of teaching and in favor of the experimental group and the results also revealed that there were no statistically differences in developing critical thinking of the students attributed to gender variable or to the interaction between the group and the gender variables.

Keywords: Intel package, critical thinking , National and Civil Education subject.