The Reality of practicing Arabic language secondary stage teachers of teaching competencies in Mafraq educational directorate

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the secondary stage Arabic language teachers practicing degree of teaching competencies in Mafraq educational directorate, and its related to the variables of gender, qualification and teaching experience. To achieve the aims of the study, the researcher developed a questionnaire consisted of (52) items distributed to five domains; planning, classroom management, evaluation, teaching activities and strategies, and special Arabic language curriculum competencies. The sample of the study consisted of (140) male & female secondary stage Arabic language teachers of the directorate of education of Al Mafraq in academic year (2019/2020). The results of the study revealed that there is a high practicing degree in planning & evaluation domains, and medium practicing degree in classroom management, teaching activities and strategies, and special Arabic language curriculum competencies domains. The results also revealed that there were statistical differences in teachers' practicing due to the variable of gender in the favor of males in all domains, and to the qualification variable in the favor of higher study in planning, evaluation, and teaching activities and strategies, and to the variable of teaching experience in the favor of (10) years and more in classroom management and special Arabic language curriculum competencies domains.