واقع البحث في التربية العلمية في الأردن في الفترة 2000-2009

Abstract EN

This study aimed at identifying the reality of research in science education in Jordan in the period 2000-2009 in terms of research domains, types, and target groups.

To achieve the objectives of the study, abstracts of 188 theses, and 40 papers published in journals of Jordanian universities were analyzed.

Theses and published papers were classified using tools developed for the purpose of this study.

The results showed that 72.8% of the analyzed studies were in the domain of teaching and learning science, and the focus was on methods and strategies of teaching.

Of the sample papers 20.2"/„ were on the science teacher, and the focus was the teacher's professional knowledge; 7% covered science textbooks, und the focus was on textbook analysis.

With regard to research types, the results showed that 61.4% of the analyzed studies were experimental, 19.3% descriptive, 16.

7% causal comparative, 2.2% correlational and 0.4%, historical.

The main target groups were students of grades (7-11) in the domain of teaching and learning, and science teachers' in general in the field of teacher, and science textbooks for grades (5-8).