The effectiveness of a Proposed Program based on Hybrid Education in developing Creative Teaching Competencies According to STEM Approach Among Faculty of Education Science and Mathematics Student Teachers

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Department of Curriculum, Faculty of Education, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya Governorate

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The current research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a proposed program based on hybrid education in developing creative teaching competencies according to the STEM (Science– Technology–Engineering–Mathematics) approach among Science and Mathematics Student Teachers at Faculty of Education. The research instruments and materials were a checklist of creative teaching competencies according to the STEM approach (planning - implementing - evaluating), the proposed program have (Student book - teacher's guide – website), an achievement test (to measure the cognitive aspects), an observation card (to measure the psychomotor aspects), and an attitude Scale (to measure the affective aspects of the creative teaching competencies according to the STEM approach), The researchers also developed a design model for applying hybrid education in teacher preparation programs at Faculties of Education, and in its light the research procedures proceeded.
The design of the present research was a pre-post experimental group. The participants of the research were 25 fourth year, student teachers enrolled in Physics section, and 25 fourth year, student teachers enrolled in Mathematics section at Faculty of Education, University of Sadat City. The results of the research revealed that the research participants' levels have exceeded the specific mastery standard in each of the (cognitive- psychomotor - affective) aspects of the creative teaching competencies according to the STEM approach as a whole as well as in its sub-levels. Thus, In light of the results of the research, a number of recommendations and proposals were presented for future research

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