The effect of the thinking maps strategy on developing the analytical thinking of the literary fifth grade students in the subject of Islamic education

The aim of the current research is to identify the impact of the thinking maps strategy on developing the analytical thinking of fifth-grade literary students in Islamic education. In order to achieve the goal of the research. the researcher put two null hypotheses. and to verify the two hypotheses of the research. a random sample was selected from the research community. which consisted of fifth-grade literary students in the city of Mosul. the first course of the academic year (2021- 2022). And a control group. with (40) students for the experimental group that studied according to the thinking maps strategy. (40) students for the control group that studied in the usual way. The researcher adopted the experimental design with two equal groups and conducted the equivalence process on the two research groups in the variables of age in months. the degree of Islamic education for the first course of the year (2020-2021). intelligence quotient. the previous years degrees. the educational level of the parents. the pre-test for analytical thinking. Achieving the goal of the research required the preparation of a tool that was the analytical thinking test consisting of (29) paragraphs. and the researcher verified its validity. stability and strength to distinguish its paragraphs and applied by the researcher before starting and after the experiment. The experiment started on Sunday (14/11/2021) and continued until Sunday (16/1/2022). after data collection and statistical analysis using the t-test for two independent samples. The results showed the following:1- There is a statistically significant difference at the level (0.05) between the averages of developing analytical thinking skills among the students of the experimental group who studied according to the thinking maps strategy and the control group that studies according to the usual method.2- There is a statistically significant difference at the level of significance (0.05) between the mean of the pre and post tests for the students of the experimental group in analytical thinking and in favor of the post selection. In light of the results of the research. the researcher came out with a number of conclusions. including that the strategy (thinking maps) had a role in improving and raising the achievement level of the fifth grade literary students in Islamic education and developing their analytical thinking. Students to participate in extra-curricular activities to enhance their self-confidence and develop their creative abilities. To complement the current research. the researcher put forward proposals for future research. including the impact of the thinking maps strategy on the achievement of first-grade intermediate students in Islamic education and the development of Islamic values for them.