Factors Contributing to Spelling Weakness Among Basic Stage Students from the Teachers' Perspective) An Analytical Field Study (
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https://doi.org/10.52839/0111-000-088-016Keywords:
Spelling weakness, Primary education, Arabic language teachersAbstract
The problem of spelling weakness is one of the most prominent challenges facing the educational process in the primary stage, as it negatively affects students' academic achievement and self-confidence. The current research aims to identify the causes of spelling weakness among primary school students from teachers' perspectives, as well as to identify the most common and influential of these causes. The researcher adopted the descriptive-analytical approach. A sample of 120 male and female Arabic language teachers in public schools was selected randomly. To achieve these objectives, a questionnaire consisting of 35 items distributed over seven main domains was developed: causes related to the teacher, causes related to the learner, causes related to the curriculum, causes related to teaching methods, causes related to the school environment, causes related to the family, and causes related to the nature of the Arabic language. The validity and reliability of the instrument were verified using Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α = 0.92). The results showed that the most influential causes of spelling weakness were weak reading skills among students (mean = 4.65), the lack of training and practice (4.58), the lack of family follow-up (4.52), spelling rule difficulty (4.48), and curriculum density (4.42). The results also showed there are no statistically significant differences at the level of (α ≤ 0.05) in teachers' estimates attributed to gender, years of experience, or educational qualification. In light of these findings, the study recommended the necessity of developing specialized remedial programs for students suffering from spelling weakness, training teachers in modern teaching strategies, reducing curriculum density, activating the family's role in following up on their children, and simplifying spelling rules in accordance with different age stages.
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