درجة توافر الكفايات المهنية لدى أعضاء هيئة التدريس بجامعة غزة من وجهة نظر طلبتهم

الملخص EN

The study aimed to identify to which degree the professional competencies are available among the teaching staff of Gaza University from the students’ point of view.

The study used the analytical-descriptive method.

The study used a questionnaire consisting of 58 items; these items were categorized into four main dimensions: Teaching Competences, Technology Competences, Evaluation Competences and Human Competencies.

The study targeted the students of Gaza University in the five disciplines: Computer Science and Information Technology, Mass Communication and Languages, Business and Financial Sciences, Law, and Education.

The sample of the study consisted of 97 undergraduate students.

Findings of the study showed that: the availability of professional competencies among the teaching staff of Gaza University was rated “high” (rate= 72.56%) depending on the responses of students.

Rates were also “high” in each of the four dimensions: Teaching Competences Dimension (rate= 74.37%), Technology Competences Dimension (rate= 74.08%), Evaluation Competences Dimension (rate= 73.40%), and Human Competencies Dimension (rate= 68.51%).

Besides, the study reported statistically significant differences among the responses related to Gender (in favor of Males) and significant differences related to faculty (in favor of faculty of Computer Science).

The study recommended paying more attention to the development of professional competencies of teaching staff in addition to conducting training workshops in teaching and evaluation methods.