The Effect of STEM Curriculum Based on Islamic Perspective on 9th Grade Talented Female Students' Critical Thinking in Gaza

The study aimed to uncover the effect of using a Developed Science Curriculum Based on STEM approach with Islamic Perspective on Improving Critical Thinking Skills among 9th Grade Talented female students in Gaza. To achieve the study objectives, the two researchers analyzed the content "Human body organs" in science course to the ninth grade in the light of critical thinking skills, as its shown that critical thinking skills which are available in the unit are conclusion, deduction, interpretation, Arguments evaluation, and hypotheses. The researchers used the quasi-experimental approach. The study used critical thinking skills test as tool. The study was conducted on 21 female 9th grade talented students in west Gaza Directorate. Results of the study showed statistically significant differences at significance level (α = 0.01) between the average scores of the critical thinking skills of the experimental group in the pre/post application of critical thinking skills test. In addition, the results showed differences in the post application in all critical thinking skills, and that thea Developed Science Curriculum Based on STEM approach with Islamic Perspective has a significant impact (ƞ² = 0.61)

The Palestinian Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna Preserved at the Biology Exhibitions of the Universities of the Gaza Strip

The Gaza Strip (365 km2 ) of Palestine (27,000 km2 ) is home to a wealth of terrestrial vertebrate fauna. Some of these faunistic species find their ways to preservation at the local universities. Hence, the current study comes to document the Palestinian terrestrial vertebrate fauna acquired by the biology exhibitions (BEs) of Al-Azhar University, Islamic University of Gaza and Al-Aqsa University that are located at the Gaza City of the Gaza Strip. The amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals preserved at BEs of the universities in question were surveyed and scientifically classified during a three-month period extending from January to March, 2012. The study showed that all BEs of local universities are underdeveloped, lacking attention and suffer from specimen scarcity and good preservation. The BE at Al-Azhar University is the best in the arrangement and preservation of bird specimens. A total number of 200 specimens belonging to 54 terrestrial vertebrate fauna species, 39 families and 17 orders was recorded at BEs. Reptiles constituted 40.7% of the total species recorded, followed by birds (38.9%), mammals (14.8%) and amphibians (5.6%). The Islamic University of Gaza was considered the best in terms of the number of preserved species (39.8%), followed by Al-Azhar University (36.3%) and Al-Aqsa University (23.9%). The Common Toad (Bufo viridis) was the most preserved among the amphibian species recorded. Squamata was the biggest reptilian order, comprising 20 species (8 lizards and 12 snakes), with the Syrian Black Snake (Coluber jugularis asianus) was the commonest. The Palestine Viper (Vipera palaestinae) is endemic to Palestine and most venomous and dangerous to human health. The Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) was the largest Palestinian bird preserved at BE of Al-Azhar University. The Egyptian Mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) and the Common Badger (Meles meles) were the biggest mammalian specimens preserved, while the Palestine Mole-rat (Spalax leucodon ehrenbergi) was the only Palestine endemic species encountered among the preserved mammals. Finally, the improvement of BEs of local universities and the construction of a Central Museum of Natural History is highly recommended in order to change the Palestinians’ attitudes toward a sustainable ecological conservation in the Gaza Strip

The science curriculum based on STEM approach with Islamic perspective and its effect on Improving love of learning among 9thstudents in Gaza

The current study aimed at revealing the effect of integrative STEM approach from an Islamic perspective in improving love of learning among talented students of 9th grade at science course, and the study followed the Quasi-experimental approach according to pre-post design for one case, as the study sample was (20) talented students of 9th at Mustafa Hafez School. To answer the study main question, love of learning scale was used. The results showed that there are statistically significant differences in the result of love of learning scale between the pre and post application, also it showed that there is an effect to use science course that based on integrative STEM approach from an Islamic perspective in teaching science, this is as a result to overcome the problems that face teachers during presenting the scientific knowledge

Designing a science curriculum model based on STEM with an Islamic perspective for 9th Grade

The digital age besides the local and global economic changes are challenging the designers, developers, and implementers of the curriculum, as they are the basis for providing students with knowledge, skills and thinking skills to be involved in the society effectively and positively. Consequently, this has led to changes in the philosophy, objectives and teaching methods. STEM is one of the most important approaches of teaching, which attracted the attention of many researchers. Within the framework of this global and regional attention, this paper attempts to provide a model of Science curriculum based on STEM and integrating it with Islamic perspective, in accordance with the Islamic perspective. More particularly, this paper focuses on integrating relevant Qur’anic miracles to STEM curriculum. In this context, the paper presents a developed model for the science curriculum that is based on STEM and Islamic perspective in general for 9th graders