Explanation of the Habits of Mind in the Curriculum of Science Education: A Case Study of Second Period of high School Students in 9th District of Tehran

The aim of the present study was to investigate the mental habits of secondary school students in Tehran's 9th district. 359 students were selected using stratified sampling method.The research method was descriptive and it was a cross-sectional survey. The Mindful Habits Questionnaire used )Abdolmaleki, 1391), with a reliability coefficient of 0.78, and content validity of it was approved by experts..The findings showed that the changing status of habits of minds and its dimensions were favorable in female and male students. There is a significant difference in the ranking of mental health variable across students at the level of0.05. The highest rank among the students was related to the"Computation and Estimation"dimension with the average rating of 3.40, the lowest rank was observed in the dimension of"manipulation and observation"with the average rating of2.23.In male students,the highest rank was related to the"Computation and Estimation"dimension with the average rating of3.79and the lowest rank was in the dimension of"manipulation and observation"with the average rating of2.03.In female students,the highest rank was related to the values and attitudes dimension with the average rank of3.40and the lowest rank was in the dimension of"manipulation and observation"with the average rating of2.36.