Learning Patterns and their Relationship to Attitudes towards Scientific Research among Students of King Abdullah II Schools for Excellence
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Learning styles, attitudes towards scientific courses, gifted, students of King Abdullah II schools of excellenceAbstract
This study aims to identify the most common learning styles among the gifted students in King Abdullah II schools of excellence and their relationship with attitudes towards scientific courses, as well as identifying the differences in learning styles and attitudes towards scientific courses according to the variables of (sex and grade). To achieve the study aims, a sample that consisted of (268) male and female students was chosen from the seventh and eighth grades in King Abdullah II schools of excellence. The scale of learning styles and the questionnaire of attitudes towards scientific courses were electronically applied. The results revealed that the most common learning style among the students of King Abdullah II schools of excellence is the linear external learning style for both male and female students of the seventh and eighth grades. The results revealed that there are statistically significant differences regarding the interactive learning style in favor of the females and linear external learning style in favor of the students of the seventh grade. Also, the results revealed that the attitudes of the students of King Abdullah II schools of excellence towards the scientific courses were significantly positive and that there are no differences in these attitudes due to the variables of sex and grade. Finally, the results showed that there is a statistically significant positive correlation relationship between learning styles and the attitudes towards the scientific courses , where the strongest relationship was between attitudes and linear external learning style.
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