The level of educational competencies for chemistry teachers in view of the variable years of experience

Abstract

The aim of the current research is to identify: -

 1- The level of educational competencies for chemistry teachers in Baqubah district in the six domains and the sub-indicators for each domain.

2- The statistically significant differences in the level of educational competencies for the variable years of service.

 In order to achieve the objectives of the research, the researcher prepared a questionnaire for educational competencies for teachers of chemistry, which included (30) items distributed over six domains. The psychometric characteristics of each of them, represented by validity and reliability were extracted, and the current research community was identified with chemistry teachers in the preparatory stage in the preparatory and secondary schools of the General Directorate of Education in Diyala Governorate for the academic year (2021 / 2022). The researcher used  random sample method  in choosing chemistry teachers .The sample members are (90) male and female teachers, with (36) male and (54) female teachers.

 After processing the data statistically, the results showed the following:

 1- Chemistry teachers generally possess educational competencies at a good level of performance, except for assessment competencies and teaching aids.

 2- There are statistically significant differences in educational competencies due to the variable years of service in favor of chemistry teachers who have served (10) years or more.