The Effectiveness of Employing Patriotic Songs in ‎Creating National Identity and Stimulating Motivation ‎among Students ‎

Abstract

The aim of this study was to reveal the effectiveness of employing patriotic songs in creating national identity as well as in stimulating students’ motivation. To achieve the aim of this study, two tools were developed. The first consists of the scale of national identity entailing (21) items, and the second is a motivational scale considering (23) items. Validity and reliability were verified for both scales. The two scales were administrated on a sample of (66) students distributed into groups: An experimental group consisting of (33) students that have been taught by songs, and a control group including (33) students that have been taught without songs. This study taught "national symbols" unit from the civil and national studies course of the seventh grade during the first semester 2018/2019. The results of the study indicated statistically significant differences (α=0.05) on the motivational scale of teaching method on the national identity scale, as well as, on the motivation scale posttests, in favor of the experimental group.