Faculty of Education Dep Curricula and Methods of Teaching
The Effect of using Suggested programme of Educational activities through multiple intelligences theory on geography achievement to secondary school first Graders
A Thesis
Submitted by
Maha Kamal Hefny
Demonstrator of the Dep. Of Curricula and Methods of Teaching , Faculty of Education , Assuit University
For the Requirements of the Master’s Degree in education
Curricula and Methods of Teaching Social Studies ( Geography)
Under the Supervision of
Prof. Dr. Mansour Ahmad AbdEl monem Prof. Dr. Fayza Eskander Sedra Prof .of Curricula and Methods of Teaching Geography Prof .of Curricula and Methods of Teaching Math
Faculty of Education – Zakazek University Faculty of Education – Assuit University
2004
Summary of the Study
Problem of the Study: Geography, as a school subject aims at providing the learner with geographical skills, desired attitudes, necessary knowledge and abilities to prepare him for the contemporary life and encounter the changing world. To achieve these objectives, the learners should have a considerable amount of abilities such as imagination or portrayal. Johnson (2000) assures that intellectual imagination as one of the spatial abilities, is something vital and necessary in studying Geography. Also, mathematical abilities such as deductive thinking, critical thinking, inductive thinking, realization of relations, problem solving, mathematical treatments, abstraction, in addition to the ability to realize the relationship between man and the environment, his sensitivity to the natural plants and animals, are all very useful in helping the teacher to achieve the objectives of teaching Geography. Accordingly, teaching Geography needs