اتجاهات طلبة جامعة العلوم و التكنولوجيا الأردنية نحو مساق تكنولوجيا التعليم المقرر بالجامعة

Abstract EN

This study was designed to investigate the attitudes of the students at the Jordan University of Science and Technology towards the educational technology course and to discover the effect of gender and specialization of students in those attitudes.

This study consisted of a sample of (170) - made and female students who were registered in that course during the first semester 2001/2002.

A questionnaire, consisting of (30) paragraphs that were modified in order to measure the attitudes of the students and the effect of selected variations, was proven in both reliability and validity.

For the purpose of the questions of the study, the mathematical averages, standard deviations and analysis of variance, were all executed.

The results revealed the high positive attitudes of the students concerned in this study.

However, the study did not reveal differences pertinent to gender (a=0.05%), but there were differences attributed to speciality of the students.

These were in favor to the students at the faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering, Agriculture, all listed in priority', as compared to the students at the faculties of Science and Arts.

The author presents various educational recommendations pertinent to the field of educational technology, mainly that this course should be taught in all universities regardless of specialization of the students.