scholarly journals Evaluation of Mathematics Teachers’ Knowledge at UNRWA Schools in Gaza Strip about the Action Research Concepts and Process

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-24
Author(s):  
Heba A. M. Abuabdou ◽  
Salahaldin M. A. Abuabdou
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Total Study Population ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Cumulative Experience

In this study, the availability of action research knowledge was measured among teachers of mathematics in schools belongs to Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza Strip. The study sample consisted of 241 male and female teachers, where the study sample contained (25%) of the total study population, which consists of (972) active teacher during the current study time (second semester- 2019/2020). It was found that the sample has a strong knowledge about the action research concepts. Moreover, it was confirmed that there are no significant differences attributed to the variables of gender, training programs, and educational qualification. Meanwhile, the results showed that there is a significant effect by the teacher’s age and cumulative experience on the teachers’ knowledge of action research. Based on the findings, the challenges and obstacles that prevent teachers or limit their ability to perform action research must be studied and thus an attempt should be made to overcome those obstacles in order to push the teacher to perform the action research.

scholarly journals The use of Laissez-faire style by teachers of Learning Disabilities in English language according to some variables

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 6-13
Author(s):  
Mohamad Ahmad Saleem Khasawneh
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
English Language ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Basic Stage ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Laissez Faire

This study aimed at identifying the use of laissez-faire style in classroom management by teachers of learning disabilities in English language in the light of some variables. The study population consisted of all (60) teachers in the upper basic stage in Irbid Governorate. The study sample consisted of (30) male and female teachers. The study used the descriptive approach and developed a questionnaire as an instrument to collect data. The results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences for the use of laissez-faire style due to the gender variable based on the calculated (t) value of (4.14), and the differences were in favor of males, as evidenced by their high mean score.  The mean score for the responses of males teachers was (2.14), and for female teachers (1,83).

scholarly journals TEACHING HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS IN MATHEMATICS CLASSROOMS: GENDER DIFFERENCES

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-180
Author(s):  
Cholis Sa'dijah ◽  
Wasilatul Murtafiah ◽  
Lathiful Anwar ◽  
Rini Nurhakiki ◽  
Ety Tejo Dwi Cahyowati
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Interview Session

This case study aims to explore how male and female Indonesian mathematics teachers enact decision-making processes in teaching High-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). Non-random purposive sampling technique was used to select the participants. The participants involved in this study were two Indonesian mathematics teachers who teach HOTS in their classrooms. The participants were chosen from 87 Indonesian mathematics teachers in 23 secondary schools in East Java, Indonesia, who were invited to our survey and confirmed that they taught HOTS and underwent classroom observation. Data were collected from classroom teaching and interview sessions. The data of classroom teaching consisted of a video-audio recording of two meetings and field notes of observation. In the interview session, we recorded the teachers’ responses during semi-structured interviews. We coded and explained our interpretation for each code. We also conducted investigator triangulation by comparing coding and interpretation made by two researchers and discussing them to find the best representation of the meaning of the data. Our findings indicate that both male and female teachers performed four steps of decision making, consisting of giving problems, asking students to solve, checking, and obtaining new ideas. The difference of male and female teachers’ decision-making process is observed in the process of giving problem (non-contextual vs contextual), how they ask students to solve and check the solution (individual vs group), and the criteria of the new idea of problem-solving (correct vs the best solution). The study findings can be a catalyst for enacting decision-making steps in teaching HOTS. Also, these can be a reflective practice for mathematics teachers to improve their teaching quality.

The Degree of Practicing the Skills of Creative Reading by Teachers of Arabic Language in Ramtha District Schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 111-132
Author(s):  
أ. ماجدة عيسى السالم
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Male Teachers ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Extensive Reading ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Study Population

This study aimed at identifying the degree of practicing the skills of creative reading by the teachers of Arabic Language in Ramtha District schools. The sample of the study, which consisted of (177) male and female teachers, was selected by the random stratified method from the study population at primary and secondary schools in the Directorate of Education of Ramtha District during the second semester of (2019/ 2018). A questionnaire, consisting of (35) statements, was developed. It covered four areas: (reading fluency, reading originality, reading flexibility and extensive reading). The results of the study showed that the degree of practice by teachers of Arabic Language in the schools of Ramtha District was medium in all areas. There were statistically significant differences in all areas and the questionnaire as a whole attributed to the gender variable in favour of male teachers, except reading flexibility. There were also statistically significant differences in all areas and the questionnaire as a whole attributed to the variable of years of experience in favour of (10 – 6) years and (11) years and above, except reading flexibility and extensive reading. Keywords: degree of practice, male and female teachers of Arabic Language, creative reading.

scholarly journals Work pressures among teachers of learning disabilities in English language from their point of view

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Mohamad Ahmad Saleem Khasawneh Khasawneh
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
English Language ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Scientific And Technological Development

This study aimed at identifying the work pressures among teachers of learning disabilities in English language in Irbid governorate from their point of view. The total number of the study population was (60) male and female teachers, while the study sample included (30) male and female teachers. To collect the study information, the researcher developed a questionnaire to reveal the level of work stress among male and female teachers, and it included (40) items. The study found that there are pressures at work for teachers of LDs in English language. These pressures are the poor achievement of some students, large financial obligations for teachers, poor standards used to promote teachers, the large number of lessons taught by the teacher per week, daily planning, and overcrowding of students in class. The study recommended holding training courses for teachers in the private sector, similar to their colleagues in other sectors, to improve the educational process, and so that teachers can keep pace with the rapid scientific and technological development that the world is witnessing around them

scholarly journals The reality of administrative transparency among male and female principals of the intellectual education institutes in Riyadh from the point of view of male and female teachers: واقع الشفافية الإدارية لدى مديري ومديرات معاهد التربية الفكرية بمدينة الرياض من وجهة نظر المعلمين والمعلمات

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (32) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wafa Turki Al-Ghmiz
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Male Teachers ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Principals ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Very High

  The study aimed to identify the degree of administrative transparency and its impediments among male and female principals of intellectual education institutes in Riyadh and to determine if there were statistically significant differences between the responses of the study sample according to the following variables (gender, qualification, and experience). The study was based on the analytical descriptive approach, and the Questionnaire as a tool. Questionnaire consisted of (48) paragraphs, which were distributed to the study population composed of all the teachers of intellectual education institutes in Riyadh with a total number of 269.The results of the study showed that the degree of practicing administrative transparency among principals of intellectual education institutes in Riyadh is low with an average of (2.57 of 5) and that the obstacles of practicing administrative transparency are very high with an average of 4.32 of 5. The study revealed that there were no statistically significant differences at the level of 0.05 and less in the trends of the study items on the dimensions of administrative transparency according to the following variables (gender, qualification and experience).The study revealed that there were no statistically significant differences in the study items trends regarding the obstacles of administrative transparency according to the variables (experience, qualification) while the results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences in the study items trends regarding the obstacles of administrative transparency (gender). The test showed differences in favor of male teachers. In the light of the results, the study presents a set of recommendations that emphasize the involvement of both teachers and principals in decision making and proposals.

scholarly journals School laboratories and equipment in primary schools in Jeddah and the extent of their use in the educational process according to McGraw-Hill syllabi: المختبرات المدرسية وتجهيزاتها في المدارس الابتدائية بمدينة جدة ومدى الاستفادة منها في العملية التعليمية وفق "مناهج ماجروهل"

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (19) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Abdullah Bujaili
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Scientific Innovation ◽  
School Laboratory ◽  
The Subject

The study aimed to identify the reality of school laboratories and their equipment in primary schools in Jeddah and the extent of their use in the educational process according to the " McGraw-Hill syllabi ", and the researcher used the descriptive analytical approach, and the tool was a questionnaire; it was applied to a sample of (150) teachers in primary schools in Jeddah , The study found a number of results, the most important of which are: that the activation of the school laboratory helps in the growth of creativity and scientific innovation for the student, so it is a necessity in the primary stage. However, the deficiencies from the consumables in the science curriculum are not filled from the operational budget according to the controls mentioned in this regard, and the deficiency is not addressed if any of the tools and devices are borrowed or transmitted, and the materials and tools available in the school laboratory are insufficient, and based on the results, some recommendations has been presented, the most important of which are: increasing the number of laboratories, and holding training programs for school laboratories for male and female teachers of natural sciences so that they are scientifically and technically prepared. And conducting complementary studies on the subject.

Nutrition beyond the first 1000 days: diet quality and 7-year change in BMI and overweight in 3-year old children from the Dutch GECKO Drenthe birth cohort

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Petra C. Vinke ◽  
Milou H. H. S. Luitjens ◽  
Karlien A. Blijleven ◽  
Gerjan Navis ◽  
Daan Kromhout ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Early Prevention ◽  
Total Study Population ◽  
Healthy Development ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Diet Score ◽  
Overweight Prevalence

Abstract The identification of early-life determinants of overweight is crucial to start early prevention. As weight gain accelerates between 2 and 6 years, we studied the association between diet quality in children aged 3 years and the change in BMI and overweight incidence in the following 7 years. From the Dutch GECKO Drenthe birth cohort, 1001 children born in 2006 or 2007 with complete data on diet (food frequency questionnaire at the age of 3 years) and growth at the age of 3 and 10 years were included. Diet quality was estimated with the evidence-based Lifelines Diet Score (LLDS). Measured height and weight at the age of 3 and 10 years were used to calculate BMI z-scores standardized for age and sex. The associations of the LLDS (in quintiles) with BMI-z change and overweight incidence were studied with linear and logistic regression analyses. Overweight prevalence in the total study population increased from 8.3% at the age of 3 years to 16.7% at the age of 10 years. The increase in overweight prevalence ranged from 14.7% in Q1 to 3.5% in Q5. Children with a better diet quality (higher quintiles of LLDS) increased significantly less in BMI-z (confounder adjusted βLLDS = −0.064 (−0.101; −0.026)). Children with a poor diet quality at the age of 3 years had a considerably higher risk for overweight at the age of 10 years (confounder adjusted OR for Q1 vs. Q5 was 2.86 (95% CI 1.34–6.13). These results show the importance of diet in healthy development in the early life following the first 1000 days when new habits for a mature diet composed of food groups with lifelong importance are developed, providing a relevant window for overweight prevention early in life.

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