فاعلية توظيف الخيال الأدبي في تحسين التحصيل الرياضي لدى طلبة الصف السابع الأساسي واتجاهاتهم نحو تعلُّم الرياضيات:

Duaa Zahi  Melhem; Ali Muhammad  Al-Zoubi

doi:10.35516/edu.v50i4.4226

Authors

Duaa Zahi Melhem Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Yarmouk University, Jordan https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3936-9441
Ali Muhammad Al-Zoubi Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Yarmouk University, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5193-6595

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/edu.v50i4.4226

Keywords:

literary fiction, mathematical achievement, students' attitudes, teaching mathematics

Abstract

Objectives: The current study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of employing literary fiction in improving the mathematical achievement of seventh-grade students and their attitudes towards learning mathematics.

Methods: To achieve the objectives of the study, the semi-experimental approach was used, in addition, the study sample was deliberately chosen and distributed randomly between two groups: the experimental group with (25) students, and the control group with (25) students. The unit " Integer Exponents and algebraic expressions" was restructured using literary fiction, a mathematical achievement test and a questionnaire to measure students' attitudes towards learning mathematics was designed and used.

Results: the results of the study concluded that there are statistically significant differences at (α = 0.05) between the experimental and control groups in favor of the experimental group in the mathematical achievement and the students' attitudes toward learning mathematics.

Conclusions: the results showed the effectiveness of literary fiction in improving mathematical achievement and students' attitudes toward learning mathematics. As a result, the study recommended integrating literary fiction into teaching mathematics.

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