The effectiveness of mapping ideas as a strategy in gaining kindergarten children the concepts of animals and birds  

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Professor of Curricula and Methods of Teaching Kindergarten Child Department of Child Education - Girls College Ain-Shams University

2 Assistant Professor Curriculum for Kindergarten Child Department of Child Education - Girls College Ain-Shams University

Abstract

Abstract:
The research purpose to design aprogram based on The efficacy of Thinking Maps strategy to  KG`s child for developing animals  and birds concepts ,and  to define the effectiveness of the program , The study applied on (60) of kindergarten children, enrolled in the second grade of kindergarten,ages ranged (7)years, The research used  experimental group consisted of (30) children and the control group consisted of (30) children,  The researh used (Raven) intelligence scale ,The test of animals and birds concepts  and the program Acquisition kindergartners animals and birds concepts, The research results as found statistically significant differences between the mean scores of children of the experimental group on animals and birds concepts test before and after the application of the program for the benefit of their grades after application, found statistically significant differences between mean scores of children of the experimental group and the control group in animals and birds concepts test after application of the program for the experimental group,  There were no statistically significant differences between the mean scores of children from the experimental group (male and female) on the animals and birds concepts test after application of the program.

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