درجة تفعيل معلمي العلوم بالمرحلة المتوسطة للممارسات العلمية و الهندسية و الكشف عن المعوقات التي يواجهونها

Abstract EN

This study was conducted to : (a) explore the status of the middle school science teachers’ implementing of Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs) embedded in Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) into their science classrooms and, (b) identify the challenges they may face while implementing these practices.

Descriptive approach was employed, and the data was collected quantitively using two instruments : (a) a direct observation form was used to collect information from (n=42) participants and, (b) a survey scale was administered to (n=144) participants recruited randomly from the City of Taif in Saudi Arabia.

Both instruments have been checked for validity and reliability.

The findings of this study revealed that the implementation of SEPs among middle school science teachers was weak (M=2.44).

Of the eight SEPs, four were implemented moderately, three were implemented weakly, and one was implemented very weakly.

The study results also indicated that the most challenges the science teachers may encounter during implementing SEPs were ordered as follows : challenges regarding to textbooks and instructional tools and resources, challenges regarding to school management, challenges regarding to teachers and their professional development, and challenges regarding to superintendents and teachers’ colleagues.

Further, the findings showed that there are no statistically significant differences among science teachers in implementing SEPs and their teaching experiences and professional development.