Upper Primary Level History Teachers` Attitudes toward the Use of School Field Trips as an Educational Aid throughout Schools in Irbid First Education Directorate

Abstract

The study aimed to identify upper primary level History teachers’ attitudes toward the use of school field trips as an educational aid throughout schools in the Irbid First Education Directorate, through exploring the importance of school field trips in the creation of an interactive atmosphere and to encourage school administration attitudes towards supporting such trips throughout schools of the Irbid First Education Directorate.The study population consisted of 52 (22 male and 34 female) primary level History teachers at schools in the Irbid First Education Directorate. The study instrument was distributed to the study population as a whole to acquire more accurate results that may be generalized to similar populations. The rate of return was with 50 questionnaires returned.The study found that upper primary level History teachers’ attitudes towards use of school field trips as an educational aid throughout schools in the Irbid First Education Directorate was practiced at a Medium level in the following dimensions: the importance of school field trips in the creation of a student interactive atmosphere and school administration attitudes towards organizing these trips.

Keywords: History teachers, School trips, Educational Aid.