Document Type : Research Paper
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1 PhD student in Educational Psychology, Allameh Tabataba'i University
2 Full Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Allameh Tabataba'iUniversity, Tehran, Iran.
3 Faculty of Psychology & Educational sciences, allameh tabatabaei university
4 Allameh Tabataba'i UniverFull Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Allameh Tabataba'iUniversity, Tehran, Iran. asadzadehd@yahoo.com sity
Abstract
This research was conducted with the aim of developing and validating the educational package of brain- compatible learning based on Cain's theory and its effectiveness on the academic engagement of elementary school girls. The statistical sample in order to validate the training package produced included 15 experts who have expertise in the subject of brain-compatible learning, who were selected in a purposeful way. The statistical sample in the quantitative section was 40 elementary school students in Tehran's 2nd district, who were selected by multi-stage sampling method. The research tool included the academic engagement questionnaire (Reeve, 2013). This questionnaire was taken from two experimental and control groups before and after the implementation of the educational package as a pre-test, post-test and follow-up after 3 months. Statistical analysis in the quantitative section was performed using covariance analysis in SPSS25 software. The results in the qualitative part showed that the brain-compatible learning package based on Caine's theory has a good validity. In quantitative part, the results of the multivariate covariance analysis test showed that the average academic engagement of the group receiving brain-compatible learning training based on Caine's theory was higher than the students in the control group (sig = 0.001). The effect of this educational intervention was stable after three months. Therefore, the educational package of brain -compatible learning based on Cain's theory was effective on the academic engagement's elementary girl students and can be an effective and practical tool in order to create meaningful learning and academic performance of female students.
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