چکیده (انگلیسی):

ABSTRACT: The present study is conducted with the aim of comparing the amount of effectiveness of holistic
versus traditional teaching on the enthusiasm and progress of elementary students. To this end, the five-grader
elementary students of two female-only classes were chosen from two schools in Islamshahr (25 kilometers southwestern Tehran, Iran). Both schools are similar regarding economic, social and educational issues, then the students
were randomly assigned to two groups of experiment and control. In the experiment class (n=35), the materials
were instructed for 15 weeks in holistic and integrated way. In the control class (n=35), the same material was
instructed in traditional and subject-centered way. The scores of teacher-made knowledge test including 10 MCIs
were obtained from both experiment and control group in a pre-test and a post-test. The results were then
analyzed by one-factor variance analysis and independent T-test. The results of the study showed more progress in
students’ education by integrative way than traditional way by control group. Investigating the results of education
enthusiasm measurement questionnaire revealed that the average scores of experiment group are considerably
different from that of control group. It means that the rate of students’ education enthusiasm instructed by
integrative way is higher than control group instructed with traditional way.