The research aimed to identify the effect of electronic mind maps strategy on the development of thinking and academic achievement in social studies among Fifth-grade students in Al-Shamli Governorate of the Kingdom Saudi Arabia. The study used quasi-experimental approach on a sample consisted of (56) female students distributed on two classes intentionally chosen from the Al-Shamli Primary School for Girls in Al-Shamli Governorate, in the Emirate of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the first semester of the academic year 2020/2021. Randomly, one of the two classes was appointed as a control group and the other class as an experimental group. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher prepared two tools, namely the Thinking Test and the Academic Achievement Test, and their validity and reliability were confirmed.The research concluded many results, the most important of which were: The existence of differences between the Arithmetic Mean on the Thinking Test as well as, on the Academic Achievement Test according to the use of the electronic mind maps strategy among the fifth grade students, where it was found that the students of the experimental group who studied using the electronic mind maps strategy had a higher responses compared to the responses of the students in the control group who studied by the traditional method. In addition, there is an effect of using the electronic mind maps strategy on developing thinking and improving academic achievement, in favor of students who studied using the electronic mind maps strategy. In light of the results, the researcher made many recommendations.
Citation: Maha Muhammad Al-Mastrihi (2021) The Effect of Electronic Mind Maps Strategy on the Development of Thinking and Academic Achievement in Social Studies Among Fifth-Grade Students in Al-Shamli Governorate of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, International Journal of Education, Learning and Development, Vol. 9, No.7, pp.38-55
Keywords: Academic Achievement, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, electronic mind maps strategy, fifth-grade, thinking
