The impact of the educational support strategy on the achievement of fourth-grade literary students in sociology and the development of their critical thinking.

Abstract

The research aimed to determine the impact of the educational support strategy on the achievement of fourth grade students in sociology. To achieve the research objectives, the researcher adopted a quasi-experimental design with partial control, which is the design of the experimental and control groups with pre- and post-tests, and two research hypotheses were developed.The research community was identified, represented by middle schools within the General Directorate of Salah al-Din Education - Science Education Department. The research sample (75) students from the middle stage at Al-Ilm Middle School was chosen in a purposive manner, and the sample was divided into two experimental groups and a control group: - The experimental group (37) students studied according to educational standards. -A control group (38) students who studied according to the usual method. Equality was achieved between the two groups in some variables such as (chronological age, previous achievement, intelligence level, and parents’ achievement), which the researcher believes can affect the dependent variables in addition to the independent variables.