Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 PhD Student in Arabic Language and Literature, Shiraz University, Iran.
2 Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, Shiraz University, Iran.
3 Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, Shiraz University, Iran.
Abstract
Project-based pedagogy is considered one of the effective teaching strategies in the education process, and is considered one of the modern theoretical approaches in educational curricula from several aspects. It is an important strategy due to the practical and analytical sides of the subject and the educational tools used. Furthermore, as it represents the applied aspect of the field, it is a method through which the acquired scientific knowledge is applied. Therefore, the current study aims to analyse the effectiveness and suitability of project-based pedagogy in teaching Arabic based on John Dewey’s theory in the first intermediate grade in the Republic of Iraq, where educational levels were built on the basis of the integrative theory in education. The study applied the descriptive and survey-analytical method. The population consisted of government middle and high schools in Dhi Qar Governorate. The research sample was limited to 200 teachers and schools in 30 schools. As for the tool, it relied on interviews and questionnaires for teachers, with 20 indicators of three issues. Each item contained a graduated weight according to the tripartite scale Agree, Disagree, and I don't know. What the study found was that most of the teachers encouraged field work, and class and extracurricular projects. The results of the effectiveness of this method were demonstrated through the questionnaire, as it indicated the highest percentage of acceptability scores among professors in terms of the effectiveness of the method in achieving educational skills, the learner’s eagerness for them, and helping them to hone talents and develop learning capabilities. And understanding of the material within the second and third axes at a rate of (94%, 84%, 82%). As for those professors who believe that the scale (I do not agree) is not devoid of difficulty and the need to develop self-skills, it constitutes the highest percentage (39.5%), while the highest percentage was for the scale (I do not know), which constitutes a percentage (27.5%), which relates to the hourly size of the class.
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