The Effectiveness Of Using Modern Educational Technology In Developing Critical Thinking Skills In Islamic Education For Fifth Grade Students

Abstract

The current research aims to identify (the effectiveness of using modern educational technology in developing critical thinking skills in the subject of the Noble Qur’an and Islamic education among scientific fifth-grade students.) For the purpose of verifying the aim of the research; The researcher approved the experimental design with equal groups of two pre and post-tests: being suitable for the current research, and achieving its objectives, and according to this design, a sample of fifth-grade literary students was selected from the Al-Rowad Prep for Boys in the city of Kirkuk, the Directorate of Education of the Kirkuk Center Intentionally, for the academic year (2020/2020). 2021) and the research sample amounted to (50) students, including (24) students for the experimental group and (26) students, which represent the control group that was taught in the usual way.

        The researcher was rewarded between the two research groups in a number of relevant variables, namely: chronological age calculated in months, the general average for the fourth grade, the degrees of Islamic education for the fourth grade, the intelligence test, the academic level of the parents, and the pre-test for critical thinking.

        In order to conduct the experiment, the researcher adopted a test consisting of five abilities mentioned above, and these capabilities included (10) positions, each position included (3) paragraphs, thus the total number of paragraphs was (30) items, and the test was characterized by honesty, distinction and stability, and after preparing the research tool, it was applied. Critical Thinking Scale Before, the researcher began applying the experiment to the students of the two research groups on Monday (12/14/2020) by teaching two lessons per week for the two research groups, and it ended on Wednesday (2/24/2021). With two lessons per week for each group, and after completing the application of the experiment, the researcher applied the tool to the two research groups, and after collecting the data, it was analyzed statistically using the statistical program (SPSS) and using the appropriate statistical means for the objectives of the research, the results showed:

1. There is a statistically significant difference at the level (0.05) between the average scores of the experimental group that studies the subject of the Noble Qur’an and Islamic education, according to the effectiveness of educational technology, and the control group that studies the subject of the Holy Qur’an and Islamic education according to the usual method, in the critical thinking test. Dimensional.


2. There is a statistically significant difference at the level of (0.05) between the mean differences between the scores of the students of the experimental group that studies the Holy Qur’an and Islamic education according to the effectiveness of educational technology in the pre and post test of critical thinking.

 In light of the results reached by the research, the researcher recommended a number of recommendations, including:

       Holding in-service training courses for male and female teachers and paying attention to building students' knowledge of themselves, and paying attention to the use of modern educational technology in teaching the Holy Qur’an because of its role in raising the level of achievement and critical thinking. It was suggested that studies be conducted on the use of modern educational technology such as (the effectiveness of using modern educational technology in acquiring Islamic concepts among fourth-grade literary students and the development of their contemplative thinking (