The Degree of Practicing Media Education Skills among Public School Teachers in Al-Kourah District in North of Jordan

Abstract

The study aimed to reveal the degree to which Public School Teachers in Al-Kourah District in North of Jordan is Practicing Media Education Skills, and Identify the factors that influence the teachers’ degree to practice media education skills such as (Gender, Educational level, and Years of practice). Descriptive method was adopted, and the study population consisted of all the Public School Teachers in Al-Kourah District in Irbid governorate North of Jordan, a survey sampling used by distributing the questionnaire via google forms, a total of (311) respondents formed the sample. The designed questionnaire consisted of (31) items under the four main factors; Access (9 items), analyze (9 items), evaluate (6 items), and communicate (7 items), validity and reliability of the scale was tested on a pilot study and was valid and reliable. The result showed that the Degree of practicing Media Education Skill among Public School Teachers in Al-Kourah District was “Medium’ degree, the media education skills Analyzing and Access scored “High” degree of practice, while the Media Education Skills Evaluate and communicate scored “Medium”. Also, there was no significant statistical differences in the degree of practicing Media Education Skill and the teachers’ Gender, Educational level, and Years of practice.