The Role of the Training Program “Making Learning Visible” in Developing Creative Teaching Competencies of Bahrain Teachers College Faculty Members in the University of Bahrain

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the role of the training program “Making Learning Visible” (MLV) in developing Creative Teaching Competencies of Bahrain Teachers College (BTC) faculty members at the University of Bahrain. The study sample consists of (35) faculty members in BTC (13 male and 22 female). To achieve the objective of this study, the researchers have developed a measuring scale of Creative Teaching Competencies for BTC Faculty Members, which contains five dimensions: Personal Competencies, Emotional Competencies, Cognitive Competencies, Educational Competencies (Professional), and Social Competencies. Results revealed the training program (MLV) has a significant role in developing Creative Teaching Competencies among faculty members at BTC. Further, there were no statistically significant differences (α≤ 0.05) in the role of the training program in developing the Creative Teaching Competencies of the faculty members at BTC by gender variable. The study also shows that there are statistically significant differences (α≤ 0.05) in the role of the training program in developing Creative Teaching Competencies among faculty members at BTC according to the variable of years of experience in favor of those with more than 20 years of experience.