The Effectiveness of Cooperative Learning Strategy in Developing Some Scientific Thinking Skills in Science for Eighth-Grade Female Students at the Basic Education Stage, Zliten

Abstract

   This study aims to study the effectiveness of using cooperative learning in developing some scientific thinking skills (observation, analysis, and inference) among eighth-grade students at Al-Israa School in Zliten. The students adopted an experimental approach, and the research sample consisted of (38) students. The sample was divided into two groups: an experimental group that learned using the cooperative learning method, and a control group that learned using the traditional method. Pre- and post-tests were used to measure the development of scientific thinking skills among both groups. The results were analyzed using statistical tools such as the t-test and the Pearson correlation test.