The extent of the availability of the scientific culture dimensions in the science teachers' examination questions for the first secondary grade and its relationship to the variable of gender and specialization

Document Type : abstracts and research for masters and doctoral students.

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Education Department in Al-Mithnab Governorate - Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

The research aims to determine the availability of every major dimension, and all the sub-dimensions of scientific literacy in materials science teachers test questions in the first level in the secondary schools in Mathnab city, also aimed to examine the relationship between the availability of scientific literacy in the dimensions of the questions and the variables of sex and specialization?
     The researcher used descriptive approach through a curriculum based on the quantitative description of the studied phenomenon, and the research focus on community of science teachers questions first grade secondary of both genders in the schools of Mathnab Education province schools, and the sample is consisted of all members of the research community. The researcher used a research tool consisted of content analysis card prepared by him and also measured the validity and reliability. He applied the research on the sample, and used some statistical methods to get the data collection and analysis.
     The results showed the weakness of the availability of scientific literacy dimensions in science teachers test questions in the first level of secondary except the dimension of  scientific knowledge, also showed weakness provide sub-dimensions within the main dimensions of scientific literacy except the dimension of  scientific facts and dimension of  scientific concepts and dimension of  scientific principles, also the results showed a lack of some Sub-dimensional dimensions of scientific literacy, and the results showed that the gender variable and variable Specialization does not affect the availability of scientific literacy dimensions.
     Finally, a number of recommendations that the researcher believes its importance in improving the level of scientific literacy presented. The researcher also suggests a number of research proposals for future studies.

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