The problem of the current research has been crystallized through the study of the current reality of teaching Islamic Education in the intermediate schools. In order to get realistic results and to built on them the recommendations and suggestion that might help in improving teaching Islamic Education with more effective styles in the intermediate and secondary schools, this research has been formulated with the following question:
What are the common methods and styles used in teaching Islamic Education in the intermediate schools?
The importance of the research can be summarized as follows:
- The importance of the Islamic Education according to its teaching objectives and value.
- The importance of the methods that are used by the teachers of Islamic Education in the intermediate schools.
3.The current study can be considered as evaluating study for the whole reality of teaching and methods of teaching in the intermediate school to recognize the popular among them in teaching Islamic Education in the stage and identifying the negative sides to avoid and treat them in the future, and the positive sides to develop and improve them. The identification of the reality of the teaching Environment and describing it is the first step toward any development.
- This study comes in agreement with the concerns of the ministry of Education in giving concentration to identifying the common methods that are used in the intermediate stage, especially Islamic Education, in order to make this subject in harmony with the changes that are taking place in Iraq on one hand and cope with the scientific developments in the whole world on the other hand.
Therefore the study aims at identifying the common methods used in teaching Islamic Education inn the mentioned stage according to the teachers and specialist supervisors of the subject.
The current study depends on of the descriptive and analytical system to reach the objectives aspired using a group procedures included specifying a research society of (1726) teachers and (12) supervisors. The researchers have identified a sample of 10% of the society of teachers and the total of the supervisors consulted for they are small in number. The researchers have used questionnaires as a tool for research. The researchers have investigated the apparent reliability and validity for the questionnaires using Person Coefficient.
This study has proved that all the items of the research have been achieved with different percentage a matter assures that there is no such a things a s the best method in teaching. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages for all methods of teaching are based on theoretical and thematic bases which are mostly exposed to modifications and developments through experimenting. The successful teacher is the one who uses his/ her deep educational insights to make use of the advantages and avoiding the disadvantages of any method.
The research has reached to a number of conclusions, recommendations and suggestions as: the variety of the use of the different styles and methods while teaching can largely help in involving most learners in a lesson. Therefore, the researchers recommend that teachers should be involved in training courses to help them recognize the importance of using various teaching methods. And in order to drawing the light toward the reality of using teaching methods, the researchers suggest conducting similar studies for other teaching subjects.
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