Research Article | Open Access
ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FIELD TRAINING COURSE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF FEMALE STUDENT TEACHERS MAJORING IN CHILD EDUCATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES IN AL-BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY
Asri Ali Al-Rammaneh
Pages: 2868-2883
Abstract
This study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of the field training course from the perspective of female
students majoring in child education in the Intermediate Diploma and Bachelor Programs at Al-Balqa Applied
University. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher developed a questionnaire consisting of (53)
statementscovering five domains:(The academic supervisor, the cooperating school principal, the cooperating
teacher, and the material resources available to the cooperating school).Post-ensuring the validity and reliability
of the study questionnaire,it was administered over a sample of (130) female students registered in the field
training course in the first and second semesters 2020/2021, and the first semester of the academic year 2021-
2022. The results of the study revealed that the academic supervisor’s domain ranked first in the tasks and roles
performed at a high degree, then the faculty and academic department domain ranked second at a moderate
degree, then the domain of the cooperating teacher ranked third and at a moderate degree, followed by the
domain of the cooperating school principal at a low degree, while the domain of the material resources available
to the cooperating teacher got the last rank and at a low degree.The results revealed that there areno significant
differences attributed to the study variables, and the researcher recommended a set of appropriate
recommendations in light of the study results.
Keywords
Assessment, effectiveness, field training, student teachers, child education.