The Effect of Teaching Method on Academic Achievement and Some Psychological Factors Among the Gifted Girls Middle School Students

Abstract

The aim of this study is to study some teaching methods and measure their effects in some sets of variables: ("academic achievement", "self-confidence", "student's attitudes toward courses or their motivation") from their viewpoint as gifted girls student. The qualitative approach and focus group tool was used to collect data from sample of 7 gifted girls’ middle school students in Al-Ahsa city in the eastern region in Saudi Arabia.

The study concluded that:

The diversity in teaching methods consider as a factor that influences the student’s academic achievement, increases the student’s self-confidence and the student's attitudes toward courses or their motivation.

We find that teaching method affects several factors (academic achievement, the student's self-confidence, and the student's attitudes toward courses or their motivation) and in different degree levels:

First: Academic Achievement is greatly affected by teaching methods by 63.3%.

Second: The teaching method affects the student's attitudes toward courses or their motivation by 24.2%.

Third: teaching methods affect the student's self-confidence in herself by 12.5% which is the lowest degree compared to other factors in this research.

The affecting practices and teaching methods were arranged according to the student's point of view after giving each method a degree level of importance on the scale.

Keywords: Qualitative research, Focus groups, Teaching methods.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-3-15

Publication date: January 31^st 2021