The Effectiveness of The Mental Thinking Stimulation Model in Developing Probing Thinking in Statistics and Reducing Mental Wandering Among Female Students in The Psychology Department at Najran University

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine whether or not female students at Najran University's Department of Psychology, College of Education, could increase probing thinking skills and lessen mental wandering when taught statistics using the model of stimulating mental thinking. In order to accomplish this, the study employed a one-group, quasi-experimental design. A statistics unit was created using a mental thinking model, and worksheets and a teacher's guide were created specifically for the female students. The Mind Wandering Scale and the Probing Reasoning Test in Statistics made up the study instruments. Pre- and post-tests using research instruments were administered to forty female students from Najran University's College of Education's fourth-level psychology department. The statistical probing thought exam revealed a decline in mental wandering and an increase in the level of female pupils in the research group. The average scores of female students in the pre- and post-application for probing thinking in statistics showed a statistically significant difference, and the post-application resulted in less mental wandering. A list of suggestions and ideas were made in light of the study's findings.