The Attitudes of Jordanian Female First Through Third- Grade Teachers Towards Using Standard Arabic in Teaching,

Abstract

The study aimed at investigating the attitudes of Jordanian female first through third- grade teachers towards using standard Arabic in teaching, and whether there were statistical significant differences in their attitudes due to the variables of qualification and number of years of experience. To achieve the aims of the study, the researcher constructed an attitudes scale consisted of (21) items equally distributed into cognitive, behavioral, and affective domains. The results of the study showed that the attitudes of Jordanian female first through third- grade teachers towards standard Arabic in teaching were neutral, as the affective domain came firstly with positive attitude, cognitive domain came secondly with a neutral attitude, and the behavioral domain came lastly with neutral attitude. The results of the study also showed that there were no statistical significant differences in the attitudes of the study sample due to the variables of qualification and number of years of teaching experience. In the light of the results of the study, the researcher recommends a number of recommendations, most notably; developing counseling programs for first through third- grade teachers; to develop their attitudes towards using standard Arabic language in teaching, and increasing their awareness of its role in students’ understanding of the scientific material they teach.