The Effect of Using Concept Map on the Attitudes of Second Intermediate Class Studentstowards History Subject

2004-2005 (83) (40) (43) . (33) . (0.87) . . The present research aims at identifying the effect of using the map of concepts on the attitudes of second-year intermediate pupils towards History. The research population consisted of second year pupils at the intermediate schools in the centre of Ninevah Governorate for the academic year 2004-2005. The sample of the study included (83) pupils divided into two groups: the experimental group which included (40) pupils who were taught by using the map of concepts, and the control group which included (43) pupils and were taught by the traditional method. There had been equivalence between both groups in terms of age, achievement in history, and fathers and mothers 1 evel of attainment. The researcher prepared a scale to measure attitudes towards history. The scale included (33) items, which were presented to a panel of experts in education and psychology to prove its face validity. Reliability was measured by repeating the test and it was (0.87). The T-test had been used as a statistical means to deal with the data. The results indicated that there were significant statistical differences between the two groups in favour of the experimental group that was taught by the method of the map of concepts.