A new approach to children's education quarterly

A new approach to children's education quarterly

The effectiveness of the philosophy education program in the exploration circles on the academic buoyancy of the students

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Associate Professor, Faculty of humanities and social sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
2 PhD candidate in Educational Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
3 M.Aof Guidance and counseling expert, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Background and Aim: The main mission of educationalists is to create a suitable platform for identifying the talents of students and helping them to emerge and flourishing talents according to individual differences. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of philosophizing in exploration circles as a teaching method on the academic buoyancy of students.

Method: The research method was semi-experimental using a pre-test-post-test design with a control group and random assignment of subjects. The study population included all the sixth grade students of Sangsar section of Rasht city in the academic year of 2022. Sampling was available and the number of samples was 40 people who were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. To collect data, the academic buoyancy questionnaire (Martin and Marsh, 2006) was used. Then, for 8 sessions, the experimental group was trained in the method of teaching philosophising in exploration circles in the lesson of thinking and research. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 23 software and by univariate analysis of covariance.

Results: The findings showed that the teaching method of philosophizing in exploration circles was effective on students' academic buoyancy (P<0.001). Conclusion: It seems that learning philosophy teaching techniques that are positively related to beliefs, emotions and behaviors related to progress leads to the creation of a positive emotional atmosphere in learning situations and ultimately causes academic vitality in students. Therefore, according to the obtained results, it is recommended to use the teaching method of philosophizing in exploration circles to improve academic vitality.
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Volume 6, Issue 3 - Serial Number 21
Summer 2024
Pages 119-128

  • Receive Date 05 July 2024
  • Revise Date 18 August 2024
  • Accept Date 18 August 2024
  • First Publish Date 18 August 2024
  • Publish Date 21 November 2024