The Effect of Training " Thinking and Lifestyle" Book on the Learning of Thinking and Life Style Skills of Students of Ghaleh Ganj in 93- 94 Academic Year

Thinking and Lifestyle course with the aim of strengthening the thinking skills and lifestyle of students is running in some schools across the country. The present study aimed to investigated the effectiveness of “thinking and lifestyle” book training on the thinking skills and lifestyle of students in Ghale Ganj city. This study attempted to evaluate the impact of this piloted book. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest - posttest along and a control groups. The studied population consisted of all students in the sixth grade of elementary school in 2014-2015 in Ghale Ganj town. The studied sample consisted of 48 participants in 3 groups, each one included with 16 subjects in experimental, placebo and control groups who were chosen through convenient sampling and assignment. Data was collected using the 20-items questionnaire of thinking skills and lifestyle, and a 30-items questionnaire of lifestyle. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21 by descriptive statistics and were subjected to Ancova and Mancova. The results showed that teaching thinking has significant effects on the students’ learning of thinking, and lifestyle. In addition the levels of effectiveness of intervention were different across the 10 subscales of lifestyle. The findings are explained in line with the present theoretical framework and the literature.Based on the research results, it is recommended to teach and give depth to the content 0f these educational and training courses.