The Effectiveness of a Proposed Teaching Strategy Based on the Renzulli Model Supported by the GeoGebra and Desmos Programs on the Probing Thinking skills of Secondary School Female Students in Mathematics

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine the efficacy of a teaching strategy that was based on Renzulli's model and was facilitated by the Desmos and GeoGebra programs in the development of the probing thinking skills of secondary school students in mathematics. The researchers employed the experimental method and experimental design for two samples that were equivalent in certain variables, in accordance with the research objectives. The complete sample comprised of (60) female students, with (30) in each group. The experimental group was instructed in accordance with Renzulli's model, while the control group pursued their studies in the conventional manner. A Probing thinking skills test was developed and administered to the two groups. The test consisted of twenty paragraphs, thirteen of which were objective and seven of which were essay-based. The experimental group outperformed the control group, as indicated by the results.