Training Needs Assessment Skills for Learning Among Middle School Teachers in Jerash

Authors

  • Ahmad Ali Al-Shriem Jordanian Ministry of Education

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33977/1182-014-043-001

Keywords:

Training needs, assessment for learning, basic stage

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the training needs of assessment skills for learning for primary stage teachers in Jerash Governorate from the teachers’ point of view themselves. The study aims to reveal whether    the teachers’ viewpoints of the training needs of assessment skills for learning differ according to the teacher’s gender, or his teaching experience.

Method: The descriptive analytical method was used to find out the teachers' attitudes about their training needs for assessment for learning. The researcher has developed a list of potential needs consisting of 42 items, which were applied to a sample of 240 male and female teachers they were selected in an accessible randomized manner.

Results: The results revealed that the arithmetic mean values ​​of the phrases ranged between 2.96 - 4.2, ranging from medium to high values, and the total mean value of all phrases was 3.52 It is a high value, and that the number of phrases that got a high rating amounted to 24, while the rest of the phrases got a medium rating. The results also showed that there are no statistically significant differences between teachers’ assessments about training needs due to gender or teaching experience.

Conclusions: The study recommended a number of recommendations, the most important of which are: Adopting the list of training needs for assessment for learning that the study concluded in the components of a training program directed to teachers of the basic stage.

Author Biography

Ahmad Ali Al-Shriem, Jordanian Ministry of Education

Associate Professor

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Published

2023-12-31

How to Cite

Al-Shriem, A. A. (2023). Training Needs Assessment Skills for Learning Among Middle School Teachers in Jerash. Journal of Al-Quds Open University for Educational & Psychological Research & Studies, 14(43). https://doi.org/10.33977/1182-014-043-001

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