vol 23 no1,A 2023

The Degree to which Teachers of the First Three Basic Grades Use Higher Order Thinking Skills in the Schools of Bani Obeid District in Irbid Governorate

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The Degree to which Teachers of the First Three Basic Grades Use Higher Order Thinking Skills in the Schools of Bani Obeid District in Irbid Governorate

This research aims to identify the extent to which male and female teachers of the first three grades use higher order thinking skills in all teaching subjects in the schools of Bani Ubaid district, located in the Irbid governorate, Jordan. It examines the teachers' capability to acquire and apply higher order thinking skills inside their classrooms. Higher order thinking skills are considered successful and effective teaching tools that result in raising the competency and the quality of the educational process, which usually enable and promote students in terms of motivation, self-confidence, and basic everyday life skills. Thinking skills are a basic anchor in the process of teaching; as they serve greatly in developing and enhancing basic life skills which are to be practiced in different environments, life challenges, and attempted developments. However, great thinking skills require the application of innovative technologies to meet the modern scientific developments.

This research applies the descriptive analytical approach in its methodology. The target group of the study includes male and female teachers of the first three grades in the schools of Bani Ubaid district in Irbid. The target group applied higher order thinking skills in their classrooms during the first term of the school year 2019/2020. There were 139 male and female teachers in 22 target schools in the chosen district.

In order to determine the extent of the teacher's contribution to the educational environment they applied higher order thinking skills on, and their outcome, the researcher conducted a questionnaire, which focused on eight higher order thinking skills, and was based on the Likert Scale.

After applying the procedural steps of the research, and following the bases of scientific research. The findings of the study show that the target groups succeeded in maintaining a successful educational environment in which higher order thinking skills are applied and taught. The findings also show that gender and academic experience had no significant effects on the teaching process, and that it is rather attributed to the quality of the teaching experience.

Keywords: Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Originality Skill, Flexibility Skill, Fluency Skill.

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