استخدام معلمي الدراسات الاجتماعية في محافظة البريمي للتقنيات الجغرافية في التدريس

Abstract EN

The purpose of the study was to identify the degree of use of geographical technologies in teaching from the perspectives of social studies teachers in Al-Buraimi Governorate, and to test whether there were statistically differences in the degree of use of geographical technologies based on teachers’ gender and years of experience.

To achieve the purposes of the study, the researcher used the descriptive approach and he developed a questionnaire consisting of 21 items.

After ensuring the validity and reliability of the questionnaire, it was applied on a random sample consisting of 75 teachers in basic education schools of the second cycle and post basic education schools in Al-Buraimi Governorate.

Results of the study showed medium use of geographical technologies in teaching from the perspectives of social studies teachers (M=3.14).

The most used technologies were Global Positioning System (GPS), Google Earth, and geographic films.

In addition, the results indicated that there were statistically significant differences between male and female teachers in the use of geographical technologies, favoring male teachers.

The findings also indicated no statistically significant differences in the use of geographical technologies due to teachers’ experience.

recommended that teachers be made aware of the importance of using geographical technologies in teaching because of their positive impact on the motivation towards learning, and the development of social studies teachers’ skills in the use of geographical technologies through the intensification of training courses and the exchange of supervisory visits at the level of the governorate and the Sultanate, and support the efforts of distinguished teachers in the use of geographical technologies in teaching and benefit from their experience and honor them.