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ERIC Number: EJ1123393
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jan
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1571-0068
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Investigating Omani Science Teachers' Attitudes towards Teaching Science: The Role of Gender and Teaching Experiences
Ambusaidi, Abdullah; Al-Farei, Khalid
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, v15 n1 p71-88 Jan 2017
A 30-item questionnaire was designed to determine Omani science teachers' attitudes toward teaching science and whether or not these attitudes differ according to gender and teaching experiences of teachers. The questionnaire items were divided into 3 domains: classroom preparation, managing hands-on science, and development appropriateness. The questionnaire was administered to 139 randomly selected science teachers who teach science in grades 5-10. The sample consisted of 72 male teachers and 67 female teachers, 57 teachers with teaching experience between 1 and 5 years and 82 teachers with teaching experience of 6 and more years. The sample was selected from 7 schools in 1 Educational Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman. The questionnaire reliability was calculated by an internal consistency method, using Cronbach's alpha, which gave the value of 0.73 for all the items. The findings indicated that science teachers' attitudes toward teaching science were positive. Furthermore, the results showed that there were statistically significant differences in teachers' attitudes due to gender in favor of the female teachers and in teaching experience in favor of teachers with long experience. The study proposed some recommendations to improve the science teachers' attitude, especially male teachers towards science teaching. Paying more attention to in-service professional development programs, encouraging new teachers to attend some classes to observe experienced colleagues, and finally rewarding teachers morally, socially, and financially are some of these recommendations.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oman
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