Abstract

The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of an educational program based on the (5Es) learning cycle model in acquiring reflective thinking skills for tenth grade female students in Physics in Jordan. The study used a semi-experimental research method for an intentional sample consisting of (52) female students of the tenth grade in the Directorate of Education in Al Karak region. They were randomly assigned to two sections and to two study groups (a control group consisting of (26) students who studied in the usual way, and an experimental group consisting of (26) students who studied using the educational program). A reflective thinking skills test was prepared; it consisted of (25) multiple-choice items that covered the following skills: (observation and reflection, identifying fallacies, reaching the conclusions, giving convincing explanations, developing proposed solutions). The validity and reliability of the study was confirmed. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences in the dimensional measurement of the reflective thinking skills test at the level of each of the skills, as well as the total level in the dimensional application in favor of the members of the experimental group. The size effect at the total level was (90.1%). This confirms the effectiveness of the educational program.