Effectiveness of Marzano's Dimensions of Learning Model in the Development of Creative Thinking Skills among Saudi Foundation Year Students

Abstract

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.