Effectiveness of Using Activities and Teaching Methods Based on the Theory of Multiple Intelligence for Improving the Achievement of Family and Health Education and Developing Some Living Skills for Students of the First Secondary Stage in Nagran

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of using activities and teaching methods based on the theory of multiple intelligence for improving the achievement of family and health education and developing some living skills for students of the first secondary stage.

The study sample is composed of two groups, the first one is the (experimental) group which consists of 35 students of the first secondary school in the area of Nagran and the second one is the (control) group which consists of the (35) students of the thirteenth secondary school.

As for the collection of research data, cognitive achievement test and measurement of living skills are used.

Research findings showed the following:

- Effectiveness of using activities and teaching methods based on the theory of multiple intelligence for teaching the subject of family and health education for improving the cognitive achievement for students of the experimental group (research sample).

- Effectiveness of using activities and teaching methods based on the theory of multiple intelligence for teaching the subject of the family education for improving some living skills of the students (research sample).

- Existence of positive correlation between the grades of students in the achievement test and their grades in the measurement of living skills.

Keywords: Multiple Intelligence - family and health education - Life Skills