The Level of Representation of Arabic Language Books for the Basic Stage in Jordan for the Psychological Foundations of the Curriculum from the Point of View of teachers in Ma'an Governorate

Abstract

The aim of this study was to find out the level of representation of Arabic language books for the basic stage in Jordan for the psychological foundations of the curriculum from the point of view of its teachers in the schools of Ma'an Governorate. The study sample consisted of (110) teachers who teach the lower basic stage: (1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th) in the first semester of the academic year 2018/2019, the researcher used the descriptive approach.In order to achieve the objective of the study; the researcher developed a classification of psychological foundations, after verifying its validity and reliability. The researcher used statistical treatments, T-Test, One Way ANOVA, Tukey HSD for post comparisons, using the SPSS program,the study concluded that the Arabic language books for the lower basic stage in Jordan represent the psychological foundations to a medium degree and with an average of (3.53) in general, where the field of linguistics reached the highest of the mean of (3.86), with a high level, The lowest was the physical domain, with an average of (3.44), and a medium degree, as the study showed: the absence of statistical significance differences, attributed to the variables: (gender and experience). The results also suggest that there are statistically significant differences due to the variable of scientific qualification for the benefit of the postgraduate studies. The study recommends that the development of the Arabic language books for the lower basic stage be reconsidered by the management of books and school curricula in the Ministry of Education, to a high degree. The study also recommends further evaluation studies of the Arabic language textbooks for the lower basic stage.

Keywords: Arabic Language Books, Psychological foundations, Lower basic stage, Level of Representation

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-4-12