The Level of General Education female teachers practice of Distance Teaching Skills during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The name of the college/ Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies in Al-Ahsa University Name/ Imam Mohammed Bin Saud Islamic University City/Al-Ahsa Country Name/ Saudi Arabia

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The aim of the research is to reveal the level of General Education female teachers practice of distance teaching skills during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and to know the level of difference in that practice according to the following variables: (Length of service in teaching, academic level, specialization). The researcher used the descriptive survey approach. The research tool consisted of a questionnaire prepared by the researcher and was applied to a sample of (201) female teachers who were selected by the stratified random sampling method from General Education teachers in the three schooling levels (primary, intermediate and secondary) in Abqaiq Governorate and its hamlets (Heger) in the Eastern Province.

The results of the research showed that the level of General Education teacher’s practice of the skills of using computers, the Internet, learning systems, and evaluating students’ learning during the Covid-19 pandemic was high, while the level of General Education teachers’ practice of the skills of planning and implementing the virtual session was very high. The results showed statistically significant differences attributed to the length of service variable in teaching on the skill of using computers, the Internet, and learning systems in favor of teachers with fewer years of service. The results also showed that there were statistically significant differences in the skill of using computers, the Internet and learning systems due to the specialization of the teacher.
Moreover, the results showed that there are no statistically significant differences due to the variable of the school stage in all skills.

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