future-oriented imagination among students of the Kindergarten Department

Abstract

The current research aims to know future imagination among students of the Kindergarten Department, and the significance of the differences in future imagination among Kindergarten Department Students according to the academic stage. To achieve the research objectives, a scale of future imagination was constructed by reviewing previous theoretical frameworks and studies. The scale was evaluated for logical and statistical validity for its discriminatory power and reliability coefficients. The apparent and internal validity of the items was confirmed, and the scale was applied to a sample of (200) students from the Kindergarten Department at the College of Basic Education at AL-Mustansiriyah University for the academic year (2024-2025), selected randomly and using the descriptive survey approach. After extracting the psychometric characteristics of the scale and using appropriate statistical tools to analyze the results, it was found that the final version of the scale consisted of (40) items. The current research reached the following results : Kindergarten Department students demonstrate a high level of future imagination. There are statistically significant differences in future imagination among Kindergarten Department students between the first and fourth stages, with differences favoring the first stage. However, no differences were found among the other stages.

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