Professional Competencies of Resource Room Teachers for Students with Learning Difficulties in Jordan

Abstract

This descriptive study aimed at identifying the degree of availability of professional competencies for the teachers of the resource rooms in teaching students with learning difficulties in Irbid Governorate. An intentional sample of 96 male and female teachers was selected. The developed questionnaire was validated before the actual data collection. The findings showed that the availability degree of professional competencies of the participants was medium. There were significant differences at (α ≤ 0.05) in the availability of professional competencies of resource room teachers attributed to sex variable, however, academic qualification and experience variables were not significantly associated with the outcome. The researcher strongly recommended conducting training courses and workshops for teachers of resource rooms to develop and improve their competencies.

Keywords: professional competencies, resource rooms, resource room teachers, students with learning difficulties.