The effect of the curriculum integration approach on the academic achievement of fourth grade female students in Khash city

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the curriculum integration approach on the academic achievement of fourth grade female students in Khash city. The research method is quasi-experimental. The statistical population of the whole population is the fourth grade of elementary school in Khash city in the academic year 95_94 (n = 4922); 60 female students (30 in the experimental group and 30 in the control group) were sampled Random sampling were selected. The researcher's academic achievement questionnaire has been developed in three areas (cognitive, emotional, and psycho-motor). Validity was obtained by the professors and experts of the faculty of sciences in the University of Sistan and Baluchestan and reliability was 0.88 by Alpha-Cronbach test. The results of the comparison showed that the academic achievement of female students in the control and post-test groups was different (after completing the syllabus curriculum), which means that the implementation of the integrated syllabus has been able to increase the score The academic achievement of mathematics, science, social studies, Farsi, and arts in three areas of cognitive, emotional, psychoanalytic, and behavioral learning of students in the group will be tested.

Keywords

• curriculum
• integrated curriculum
• academic achievement