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The study aimed to determine the extent of the success of punitive measures in promoting classroom discipline in basic education schools in Mukalla, the researcher used the descriptive approach and questionnaire as a tool for data collection. The study community consisted of principals of schools and their agents and teachers of basic education schools in Mukalla, which is of (1670) individuals. A random sample was taken from (180) individuals from the study population. The results were as follows: The most important findings was the confirmation of the success of using corporal punishment, especially the method of beating, when a student exhibits a behavior that intends bad manners, violence, and intentional assault on others, or the use of obscene or racist words, as well as when ethical violations or brings forbidden which are behaviors that is denied by school as well as society, but teachers and school administration often adhere to school regulations. The success of using methods of corporal punishment such as cleaning the class as a punishment for behaviors that are predominantly reckless and indifferent, and the method of standingin class or in line used as physical and moral punishment for types of behaviors that is wanted to be changed or may require some kind of alert. However, the punishment methods like continues movements and commission of additional assignments were having weak indicators, due to ineffectiveness as the sample members seen. In the term of moral punishment, the statistical indications of the methods of calling the student's guardian or the method of recommending the dismissal was high as punishment for dangerous and complex behaviors and when they are considered as a source of change for other or a measure to prevent spread of specific behavior that may not benefit traditional methods or not expected to change it easily, so they may return the discipline to the guardian as a moral punishment or to be disciplined out of school. Moreover, the confiscation of the examination paper was only highly indicative in cheating conditions. The use of physical punishment has high statistical indications in cases where cessation or extinction a behavior is desirable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The goal of this study is to: Know the effect of a program that was built on the strategy of the systematic thinking in developing the grammatical skills of the students of third cycle of basic education in Sana’a. To achieve the goals of this study and to answer its questions, it was based on doing its procedures on ' The descriptive method ' to prepare the theoretical framework and quasi – experimental design that is based on designing two groups (controller – experimental) from the partial regularity that is occurring in appointed conditions and depending on comparing between the results of applying the test (pre – post). According to the related sources, papers and the dependable approach of the study, an achievement test has been done to know the effectiveness of the designed program on developing the grammatical skills. It contains 25 objective questions. Also an experimental design of two groups was done (experimental controller) and after being sure of their equivalence statistically in some variables, the experiment and the materials of the study have been applied on the study's samples represented in (60) students whom have been chosen intentionally and randomly from the students of 8th grade, the third cycle of basic education in Qutaibah ibn Muslim Basic – Secondary school. (Evening period). The sample was divided into two groups equally. The experimental group (30) students, have been taught the grammatical skills using the computerized program designed according to the systematic thinking strategy. And the controller group (30) students have been taught the grammatical skills using the usual way. After finishing the period of applying the experiment, the sample's data have been processed. (pre - post). The results were as follows: There are differences with statistical significance in the level of significance (0.05) between the levels of the students of the two groups. (experimental – controller) in the post application of the grammatical skills that is based on the effect of the independent variable in favor of the experimental group. There are differences with statistical significance in the level of significance (0.05) between the levels of the students of the experimental group in the pre and post application of the grammatical skills that is based on the effect of the variable of time (pre - post) in favor of the post application. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]