درجة الوعي بتكنولوجيا النانو لدى معلمي التكنولوجيا و أثر وحدة مقترحة في تنمية التحصيل المعرفي و الرضا عن التعلم لدى طلبة جامعة الأقصى بغزة

Abstract EN

The research aimed to reveal the degree of awareness of nanotechnology among teachers of technology in the southern governates of Palestine and to investigate the effect of a proposed unit in developing cognitive achievement and learning satisfaction among students of Al-Aqsa University in Gaza.

The current research made use of the descriptive approach through which a scale of awareness of nanotechnology was designed and distributed to all teachers of technology in the southern governorates of Palestine.

Only 196 male and female teachers of technology answered it, with a percentage of 44.5% of the research population.

The research also used the experimental approach to design a proposed unit of nanotechnology, a cognitive achievement test and learning satisfaction scale.

These two tools were applied, using pre- and post-tests, to experimental sample consisting of 57 male and female students enrolled at the course technology and society at Al- Aqsa University in the first semester of the academic year 2015-2016.

The study findings revealed that the level of awareness of nanotechnology among teachers of technology in the southern governates of Palestine was remarkably low, with a percentage of 55.8%.

No significant statistical differences were found that might be attributed to the variables: experience, graduation institute, governate and gender.

The results also showed that the teaching of the proposed unit of nanotechnology made a significant effect in developing cognitive achievement and learning satisfaction among students of Al-Aqsa University in Gaza