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الملخص

    The aim of the current research was to identify the degree of possession of the Seventh grade students Problem-solving skills  in biology. The sample consisted of (250) students and students, randomly selected from (7) schools in Lattakia. The research is an achievement test for  Problem-solving skills. It consists of (18) multiple choice questions and the generation of alternatives. The veracity of the tool has been verified by presenting it to a group of arbitrators. The stability of the tool has been confirmed by a survey sample, (0.70).

   After applying the tool and analyzing the results, the researcher reached a low level of possession of the Seventh grade students for  Problem-solving skills in general. The percentage of proficiency was (52.17%), which is less than the required limit (70%).

   The results of the study showed that there were varying levels of proficiency of the sample for  Problem-solving skills. The sample achieved the level of proficiency in  the defining the problem and choosing the best alternative in percentages of (83.87%) and (76.13%) respectively, The percentages of proficiency  by percentage(14.93%),. Researcher with a number of relevant proposals to continue the research, the most important of which was:

1_ descriptive study of the role of teachers in the development of  Problem-solving skills of students in the basic education stage.

 2_ An analytical study of the books of  biology in the basic education stage; to know the extent of the inclusion of the  Problem-solving  skills.