| Author(s) | Ibrahim AI-Qaoud* and Muhammad Subeihi** |
| Affiliation | Associate Professor, Dept. of Curricula and Instruction, College of Education, Yarmouk University,lrbid. Jordan, and **Educational Supervisor, AI-Koora Educational Directorate. Jordan |
| Title | The Extent of the Acquisition of Geography Teachers of the Concepts and Skills Found in the First-Secondary Economic Geography Textbook in Jordan |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Educational Sciences & Islamic Studies. Volume 13, No 2. (2001/1421) |
| Abstract | 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 AI-Koora, Bani Kenana and Irbid First districts (N=118). Selected sample of30 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. |
