The effectiveness of a proposed training program based on the technological approach to improve the deductive thinking skills of students

Abstract

Introduction. Deductive thinking is one of the types of thinking that, in its essence, includes the discovery of relationships and systems that link information, as it links causes to results, and requires the individual to use higher mental processes such as understanding, discrimination, imagination, analysis, criticism, and conclusion. The study aimed to measure the effectiveness of a proposed training program to improve the deductive thinking skills of students. Materials and Methods. The quasi-experimental approach was used on a sample of 40 male and female students (experimental and control) from Albalqa Applied university students. The study scale consisted of 21 items and the proposed training program consisted of 10 sessions. Results. The results of the study showed that there is a difference between the mean scores of the students of the experimental group who study according to the proposed training program in the pre (M=15.238, SD=3.495) and post-test (M=22.476, SD=2.792) of the deductive reasoning skills (p≤0.05) and that there is no difference between the mean scores of the students of the control group who study according to the proposed training program in the test of pre (M=14.761, SD=3.745) and post deductive reasoning skills test (M=16.047, SD=2.647), (P>0.05). In addition, the results showed that there are significant statistical differences between the mean scores of the students of the experimental group according to the proposed training program (M=23.526, SD=2.783), and the mean scores of the students of the control group (M=17.147, SD=2.637) who study the same subject according to the usual method in testing deductive reasoning skills. Practical Significance. The importance of measuring deductive thinking among university students, which helps in predicting their superiority, which is reflected in their performance in the future.