Abstract:
The main objective of this research was to develop the productive habits
of mind among the female university students, through developing an
educational program based on knowledge construction. In order to answer
the research questions, the descriptive research method was used to design
the educational program, and develop the scale of productive habits of
mind. . On the other hand, the semi-experimental method was followed
to measure the effectiveness of the program. After verifying the validity of
the research tools, an experiment was applied on (72) students representing
the experimental and control groups with (36) students in each group. The
research resulted in preparing a list of the productive habits of mind that are
appropriate for the university students; and designing an educational program
based on knowledge construction to assist the students to develop these habits.
The research results revealed a statistical significant positive effect of the
educational program on the students in the experimental group regarding the
habits of thinking flexibly, thinking about thinking ,questioning and posing
problems and applying past knowledge to new situations. On the other hand,
the results showed no statistically significant positive effect of the educational
program on developing the habits of creating, Imagining and Innovating and
metacognition.
The researchers recommend to get the benefit of the designed program and
apply it in the university teaching to help the students develop the habits of
mind needed for the university students, and raise the necessity of applying
knowledge construction in the university teaching.