The Impact of Using Flowcharts Teaching Method in Physics on Academic Achievement, Achievement Motive, Self-Concept and Test Anxiety among 9th Graders at Public Schools in Nablus Governorate

Abstract

This study was aimed at investigating the impact of using flowcharts

teaching method on immediate and Postponded scientific achievement and

achievement motive, self-concept and test anxiety of(9th) grade students in

Physics(Electricity) in governmental schools in Nablus governorate.

To answer the questions of the study and test its hypotheses, the

researcher conducted this study on subjects of the study consists of (164)

males and females in public school in Nablus. The students of the study were

distributed into four sections. Two sections, one for males and one for females,

were chosen randomly and these two sections represented the experimental

section, the two section were taught by using flowcharts, where as the other

two section taught according to traditional method.

The tools prepared for the purposes of this study were applied on the

study sample. Data was analyzed by using Multivariate analysis of variance

for multi-dependent variables by used Hotelling method to examine the

impact of treatment on the dependent variables. variance analysis, and t-test

for dependent and independent samples were applied.

The study findings were: There were statistical significant differences

between each of the following: scientific achievement, achievement motive, self

concept and test anxiety of the students means towards physics, experimental

and control group, in favor of experimental. There were no statistical

significant differences between each of the following: scientific achievement,

achievement motive, self–concept and test anxiety of the students means

towards physics due to time. There were statistical significant differences

between each of the following: scientific achievement, achievement motive,

self concept and test anxiety means of the students means towards physics,

due to gender, in favor of female. In accordance with the findings of this

study it was recommended to encourage teachers adopting the flowchart

method for its effectiveness, and calls the researchers to conduct further

studies concerning with flowcharts teaching method.