The Effect of The Knowledge Gap Strategy on Reducing Mental Wandering and Developing Academic Achievement in History Among High School Students.

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the effect of using the Knowledge gap Strategy on reducing mental wandering and developing academic achievement in history among high school students. After surveying several schools, the researchers found that students were suffering from low academic achievement، and history teachers relied on traditional teaching methods without using modern teaching strategies. This indicates a need for intervention to enhance teaching methods in history and improve students' academic levels. The study employed an experimental design based on partial control of two equivalent groups with a post-test. The study sample was selected randomly. Group (A) is the experimental group that studied history using the Knowledge gap strategy, while group (B) is the control group that studied using the traditional method. The researchers used the Chi-square test and t-test to analyze the study tools related to on reducing mental wandering and academic achievement. The results showed statistically significant differences in the average scores of students in the two research groups in two variables: on reducing mental wandering and academic achievement، in favor of the experimental group that studied using the Knowledge gap strategy. The study concluded with several relevant recommendations.