Basil H. Menazel
Faculty of Educational Sciences, Al al-bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan
Publications
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Research Article
DIFFICULTIES FACED BY GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS IN USING CONCEPTUAL MAPS OF ALL SCHOOL STAGES FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE TEACHERS THEMSELVES IN THE IRBID DISTRICTS OF EDUCATION IN IRBID GOVERNORATE
Author(s): Basil H. Menazel*
This study aimed to explore the levels of difficulty faced by geography teachers when using conceptual maps as a teaching method. An analytical descriptive method was adopted, and the study sample comprised 204 male and female geography teachers from the education districts in Irbid Governorate. The results revealed that geography teachers encountered medium-level difficulties in using conceptual maps across all stages in public schools, as perceived by the teachers themselves. These difficulties were attributed to a lack of emphasis on conceptual maps during university education, leading to less inclined graduates to utilize them as a teaching tool in the geography curriculum. Furthermore, the findings indicated no statistically significant differences at the α = 0.05 level between the difficulties faced by geography teachers in using conceptual maps concern.. Read More»