The Effectiveness of Misha and Kusha's Educational Software on the Academic Achievement of Math and Creativity Students in Fifth Elementary School Girl in Sanandaj
Subject Areas : Educational Psychology
Noushin Derakhshan
1
(Assistant Professor of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran)
akbar rezaei
2
(Associate Professor of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran)
roghayeh shakeri
3
(Psychology; humanities sciences;payamnoor tabriz)
Keywords: Academic Achievement, Creativity, student, Misha and Kusha's educational software,
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using Misha and Kusha's educational software on academic achievement in mathematics and the level of creativity of fifth grade elementary school girls in Sanandaj in the academic year 1397-98. This research is applied in terms of purpose and quasi-experimental in terms of data collection method. The statistical population consists of all female students of fifth grade public schools in Sanandaj, 2935 people, of which 60 people were selected as a sample of 30 people in the control group and 30 people in the experimental group by available sampling method. In the experimental group, Misha and Kusha software training was used for two months and in the control group, the usual class training was used. Dr. Abedi's creativity questionnaire (1993) as well as the teacher's academic achievement test (pre-test-post-test) were used to collect information. Data were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance using SPSS software. The findings show that there is a significant difference between the mean scores of academic achievement and creativity of students in the experimental and control groups. Therefore, it can be said that the use of Misha and Kusha's educational software on the level of creativity) Fluency, Expansion, Originality& Flexibility) and also on the academic progress of students' mathematics lessons at a significant level of less than 0.05 It is positive. In general, the results of the present study show that the use of Misha and Kusha's educational software plays an important role in students' academic achievement and creativity.
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