Open AccessEffectiveness of Marzano's Dimensions of Learning Model in the Development of Creative Thinking Skills among Saudi Foundation Year Students
Author(s) -
Azizah Saad Al Rowais
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-0754
pISSN - 1925-0746
DOI - 10.5430/wje.v9n4p49
Subject(s) - psychology , creative thinking , mathematics education , critical thinking , study skills , foundation (evidence) , scale (ratio) , creativity , pedagogy , social psychology , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , history
The present study attempts to identify the effectiveness of Marzano's dimensions of learning model in developingcreative thinking skills among the students of the foundation year at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, SaudiArabia. To achieve the study objective, a scale of creative thinking skills and a guide were prepared by the author toclarify how to teach according to the dimensions of learning. The study utilized a quasi-experimental method toapply the learning model to (25) female students representing the control group who were traditionally taught theselected unit and an experimental group of (25) students who studied the same unit using Marzano's dimensions oflearning model, and pre and posttest for creative thinking skills applied to both groups. The study results showedstatistically significant differences between score means of the two groups suggesting the experimental groupexcellence in creative thinking. The study recommended redesigning the university courses to comply withMarzano's dimensions of learning model.