Author name:
علي عباس امير
Supervisor name:
صلاح خليفة خدادة اللامي
Abstract:
The present research aims at identifying the impact of Appleton Model and Systemic Approach on acquiring grammatical concepts and developing systemic thinking among fourth preparatory scientific class students. In order to verify this aim, the researcher has formulated the following two main null hypotheses : 1. First null hypothesis : There are no statistically significant differences at the level (0.05), among the average scores of the first experimental group students who are studying grammar according to Appleton Model and the average scores of the second experimental group students who are studying grammar according to Systemic Approach and the average scores of the control group who are studying grammar by the classical method, in the post - teaching test of acquiring grammatical concepts. 2. Second null hypothesis : There are no statistically significant differences at the level (0.05), among the average scores of the first experimental group students who are studying grammar according to Appleton Model and the average scores of the second experimental group students who are studying grammar according to Systemic Approach and the average scores of the control group who are studying grammar by the classical method, in the post - teaching test of systemic thinking. To achieve the aim of the research, the researcher adopted the experimental design of partial - control, (two experimental groups and one control group). The researcher randomly selected three sections of the fourth preparatory class in Alfayhaa Preparatory School in the Directorate of Education of Babil. The sample was composed of (101) students, (34) students represented the first experimental group, (33) students represented the second experimental group and (34) students represented the control group. The researcher has extracted the correlation coefficient among the three groups according to the following variables : (students' age by months, students' mid - year grades in Arabic language, Raven's intelligence test, parents' education, and students' scores in the pre - teaching test of systemic thinking). The researcher taught the three research samples seven topics of the Arabic grammar textbook of the fourth preparatory class in the second semester. These topics are : (imperative verb, attribution of the incomplete verb to the pronouns, di - transitive verbs, functions of the infinitive, Inchoative and predicate, Kana Wa Akhawatuha and Inna Wa Akhawatuha). The experiment lasted for the whole period of the second semester 2015 - 2016. The research prepared two tools; the first of which is (Acquiring grammatical concepts test), it is composed of 21 items. The other tool is (Systemic Thinking test), it is composed of 28 items. The items of two tests were objective ones of the multiple choice of four alternatives. Both face and content validity of the tests were verified. Items difficulty coefficient, Item discrimination, and the effectiveness of the wrong alternatives have been extracted. The stability of the two tests items was obtained by the split - half procedure and the extracted correction of the stability coefficient was obtained by Spearman - Brown formula. The value extracted stability coefficient of the first test was (0.767) and (0.82) for the second test. The researcher used the following statistical tools (Single discrimination coefficient, chi square, Pearson correlation coefficient, items difficulty, ease and discrimination coefficients, Scheffé's method, T - Test for dependent samples. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16 was used. After processing the data statistically, the researcher concluded the following result : 1. There are statistically significant differences at the level (0.05) among the average scores of students of the first experimental group who studied grammar according to Appleton Model and the average scores of students of the second experimental group who studied grammar according to systemic approach, and the average scores of students of the control group who studied grammar according to the classical method, in the post - teaching test of acquiring grammatical concepts.2. There are statistically significant differences at the level (0.05) among the average scores of students of the first experimental group who studied grammar according to Appleton Model and the average scores of students of the control group who studied grammar according to the classical method, in the post - teaching test of acquiring grammatical concepts, for the first experimental group in favor of the control group. 3. There are statistically significant differences at the level (0.05) among the average scores of students of the second experimental group who studied grammar according to Systemic Approach and the average scores of students of the control group who studied grammar according to the classical method, in the post - teaching test of acquiring grammatical concepts, for the second experimental group in favor of the control group. 4. There are no statistically significant differences at the level (0.05), among the average scores of the first experimental group students who are studying grammar according to Appleton Model and the average scores of the second experimental group students who are studying grammar according to Systemic Approach in the post - teaching test of acquiring grammatical concepts.5. There are statistically significant differences at the level (0.05) among the average scores of students of the first experimental group who studied grammar according to Appleton Model and the average scores of students of the second experimental group who studied grammar according to systemic approach, and the average scores of students of the control group who studied grammar according to the classical method, in the post - teaching test of systemic thinking for the second experimental group in favor of the other two groups.6. There are no statistically significant differences at the level (0.05), among the average scores of the control group who studied grammar according to the classical method in both pre - teaching and post - teaching tests of systemic thinking. 7. There are statistically significant differences at the level (0.05) among the average scores of students of the first experimental group who studied grammar according to Appleton Model in both pre - teaching and post - teaching tests of systemic thinking for the post - teaching test. 8. There are statistically significant differences at the level (0.05) among the average scores of students of the second experimental group who studied grammar according to systemic approach in both pre - teaching and post - teaching tests of systemic thinking for the post - teaching test. In the light of these results, the researcher has come up with a number of conclusions : 1. Adopting Appleton Model and Systemic Approach in teaching has contributed in increasing the students' interaction with the scientific material which resulted in increasing their acquisition of the grammatical concepts in comparison with the classical method. 2. Teaching according to Appleton Model and Systemic Approach positively impacted the students taking over the responsibility of their learning which resulted in increasing their acquisition of the grammatical concepts and systemic thinking. 3. The procedures of teaching according to Appleton Model and Systemic Approach are in full agreement with what is emphasized in modern education by making the student the axel of the learning - teaching process.4. Appleton Model and Systemic Approach are applicable in teaching Arabic language grammar in secondary and preparatory for they are convenient to the students' level and available school facilities. The researcher recommended the following : 1. Adopting Appleton Model and Systemic Approach in teaching Arabic language grammar in the fourth preparatory scientific class.2. Organizing workshops and symposiums for Arabic language teachers to increase their awareness of the new theories of teaching to enable them employ some of the strategies and teaching techniques of these theories to achieve the educational objectives of teaching Arabic language.3. Paying attention to the arrangement of the grammar textbooks depending on accurate planning and logical sequencing of grammatical concepts. The researcher suggested the following studies to complete the present one : 1. Conducting a similar study to the present one in different study stages (primary, intermediate, university).2. Conducting a similar study to the present one in other branches of Arabic language (literature, composition, dictation, eloquence and criticism). 3. Conducting studies that involve strategies and teaching techniques that contribute in acquiring grammatical concepts and systemic thinking like : (problem - based learning strategy, V - shape teaching strategy, Zahoric Constructive Model, Novak's Humanistic Constructivist Model)
