The Extent of the Acquisition of Geography Teachers of the Concepts and Skills Found in the First-Secondary Economic Geography Textbook in Jordan

• Main Authors: Ibrahim Al-Qaoud, Muhammad Subeihi
• Format: Article
• Language: Arabic
• Published: King Saud University 2001-06-01
• Series: Journal of Educational Sciences
• Subjects: Geography Teachers; Concepts; Skills; First-Secondary; Economic Geography; Textbook; Jordan; Teaching experience
• Online Access: https://jes.ksu.edu.sa/sites/jes.ksu.edu.sa/files/0013-02-06_0.pdf
• ISSN: 1658-7863; 1658-7677

This study aimed at answering the following questions: 1- To what extent did geography teachers acquire the concepts and skills found in the economic geography textbook? The following two sub-questions were also discussed: a- Is there a statistically significant difference related to sex between the acquisition of geography teachers of the concepts and skills of economic geography and the educationally - accepted standard? b- Is there a statistically significant difference related to teaching experience between the acquisition of geography teachers of the concepts and skills of economic geography and the educationally - accepted standard? 2- Are there any statistically significant differences related to sex and teaching experience and their interaction in the teachers' acquisition of the concepts and skills of economic geography? 3- The population of the study was all the female and male teachers in Al-Koora, Bani Kenana and Irbid First districts , N=118, Selected sample of 30 males and females were randomly selected. The study used a sixty-item achievement test to measure the extent of acquisition of these concept and skills, and the results of the statistical analysis were as follows: 1- The acquisition of geography teachers of the concept and skills of economic geography is below the educationally-accepted standard , 75%, for males, females and teachers with a long or short teaching experience. 2- There are no statistically significant differences due to sex , teaching experience and their interaction in the acquisition of these concepts and skills.