The Effect of the Using the Brainstorming Method on the Academic Achievement of Students in Grade Five in Tehran Elementary Schools

The present study aimed at examining the effect brainstorming teaching method on the educational achievement of grade-five students in the schools of district 7 of the city of Tehran, Iran in the educational year 2010–2011. In order to do so, 60 students were selected via cluster sampling method, and then one class (n=30) was exposed to the independent variable (brainstorming method), while another class (n=30) was administered through the traditional method of giving lectures. At first, a researcher- made pre-test was administered upon both groups. After that, the independent variable was applied for 10 sessions after which the researcher-made test was administered again. In order to test the research hypothesis, a t-test was used. The result was indicative of the effect of the brainstorming method, and the difference of means in both groups was significant at <0.001. The results showed that using brainstorming method had a positive effect on the students’ educational achievement.