Teachers’ Point of View in Some UNRWA schools,in Jordan on the Importance of Using Instructional Technological Media in Teaching, The Difficulties They Encountered in Using this Media

Abstract

This study aims at identifying the teachers point of view on some UNRWA schools in Jordan about the importance of using the instructional technological media in teaching and the encountered difficulties when using this media; and to identify the influence of the following variables on the teachers’ point of view on the use of technical media: sex, teaching experience, specialization, academic qualification and the stage of teaching. The sample of this study includes (151) male and female teachers working in 24 elementary & preparatory schools. Data analysis revealed the following results: 1. 77.2% from this sample have shown positive attitudes towards the use of the instructional technological media in teaching. 2. There are none statistically significant differences in the Importance of using Instructional Technological media in teaching that could be due to the following variables: sex, teaching experiences, specialization academic qualification on the degree of male and female teachers. 3. There are significant difference due to: The teachers stage of teaching in the degree of the importance of using instructional technological media in favor of preparatory stage male & female teachers. 4. There are difficulties encountering teachers in the use of technology media. These are: the unavailability of equipped rooms for the use of the instructional technological media; the unavailability of enough number of instructional equipment needed for the teaching process in the schools; the unavailability of the facilities to use the instructional equipment in the class rooms; and the overcrowded class rooms which impede the use of the instructional media effectively.