The Impact of Using SAM Model on the Scientific Mindfulness of 5th Grade
Primary School Students
Furqan Burhan Ibrahim, Ali Raheem Mohammed
The study goal was to determine the effect of SAM model on the scientific mindfulness of fifth-stage primary school students. To achieve this, the following null hypothesis was formulated there is no difference of statistical significance at the level of 0.05 of significance between the mean scores of the experimental group students, who studied according to SAM model and the mean scores of the control group students who, studied according to the traditional method in the scientific mindfulness scale. The study was limited to fifth stage primary school students in public primary schools of the general directorate of Al-Muthana education for the academic year 2023-2024. The researcher adopted the partial control experimental design (experimental group and control group) with a post-test to measure the students' achievement in science and their scientific mindfulness. The study sample consisted of (60) students divided into two sections, one of which was randomly selected to represent the experimental group, which included (30) students who studied according to the SAM model. The other to represent the control group, which included (30) students who studied according to the conventional method. The two groups were equivalent in terms of age, intelligence, previous achievement (end-of-year stages in science for the previous year), and scientific mindfulness. The scale validity and reliability coefficients were verified using Cronbach's alpha, and it reached (0.918). The study most important findings were: the students of the experimental group, who studied according to SAM model outperformed the students of the control group, who studied according to the traditional method in scientific mindfulness. The researchers recommended the following: The importance of using SAM model in teaching science. Incorporating educational models and designs into teacher education programs, especially for science teachers. Conducting similar studies on samples of students from higher stages, as well as using other dependent variables such as (habits of mind, mindfulness, systemic thinking, mental motivation, visual thinking skills).
Keywords: The SAM model, Scientific mindfulness
