The Extent of Employing the Active Learning Strategies in the Vocational Education Course in Jordan from the Perspective of Teachers and Students

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify extent of employing the active learning strategies in the vocational education course in Jordan from the perspective of teachers and students. The sample consists from 80 teachers who teach vocational education course. It also consists from 120 primary school students. Those teachers and students were selected from several public schools in Jordan. To meet the study’s goals, the researcher developed a fourteen item questionnaire. This questionnaire was developed based on the questionnaire of Wondifraw & Dorothy (2019). It was found that the extent of employing the active learning strategies in the vocational education course is high from the teachers’ perspective. It was found that the extent of employing the active learning strategies in the vocational education course is moderate from the students’ perspective.  Several recommendations were proposed by the researcher. For instance, the researcher recommends increasing the extent of employing the active learning strategies in the vocational education course in public schools in Jordan. That can be ensured through providing those schools with the required tools that enable the teachers to employ the active learning strategies effectively.

Keywords: Active learning strategies, vocational education course

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-6-19

Publication date: February 29^th 2020