Research Article | Open Access
Distance learning Difficulties from the Science Teachers' Point of View During COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr. Mohammad Abu Ali Dr. Mohammad Hasan Altarawneh
Pages: 2208-2224
Abstract
This study aimed to identify the difficulties of implementing distance learning from the science
teachers' point of view, and to investigate whether the teachers' viewpoints towards these difficulties
differ according to their years of experience. The study sample consisted of (220) male and female
science teachers in government schools affiliated to the directorates of education in the Jordanian
capital, Amman. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researchers prepared a questionnaire
consisting of (43) items, whose validity and reliability were verified.The results of the study showed
that the difficulties faced by science teachers in implementing distance learning were generally
moderate; The difficulties related to the infrastructure of public schools topped the list of those
difficulties, followed in the second rank by the difficulties related to the competencies of the science
teacher in the application of distance learning, and the difficulties related to technical and
administrative support for the science teacher in the application of distance learning came in the
third rank, and in the last rank came the difficulties related to students and science textbooks. The
results also showed that teachers' viewpoints about the difficulties they face in implementing
distance learning differ according to their years of experience
Keywords
Distance Learning, Science Teachers, COVID-19 Pandemic