دور الأنشطة اللاصفية في تنمية شخصية الطلبة الانفعالية و الاجتماعية في المدارس الحكومية الأساسية في محافظة نابلس و سبل تطويرها

Abstract EN

The study aimed at investigating the role of out –of-class activities in enhancing some social and emotional aspects among Tenth grade students in Nablus Governmental schools and providing some possible methods to promote these aspects.

Furthermore, the study aimed at exploring the role of students’ gender and their grades on evaluating the role of out –of-class activities in enhancing social and emotional aspects .

To achieve these objectives, the quantitative and qualitative methods were used through administering a 39-item questionnaire among 917 male and female tenth grade students in Nablus city.

The qualitative method was also used through interviewing 23 male and female teachers who were involved in out-of-class activities in the governmental schools to supplement the quantitative results.

Results revealed a moderate total degree of evaluation among tenth grade students with regard to the role of out –of-class activities in enhancing social and emotional aspects and them means was (3.32) while the overall aspects scored a moderate score (3.11- 3.56).

On the other hand, there were differences in favor of the psychological roles and the societal and value roles as well.

The results also revealed statistical significant differences in the means of students’ evaluation due to students’ gender and the differences were in favor of the female students in addition to similar significant differences due to students’ grades and the differences were in favor of students of the grade (90 %) and more.

However, the results found that there were no statistical significant differences in the binary interaction between students’ gender and their grades.

The study recommended a number of procedures and suggestions such as promoting contests that encourage student’s ; talents.