Extracurricular activities used by the lower basic Stage teachers and the objectives to be achieved

Anoud Al-khresha, Rania Freiha

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the extracurricular activities used by the Lower basic stage teachers and the objectives to be achieved,and to identify the extent to which the teachers of the lower basic stage use extra-curricular activities and its importance to the student, and considered it an integral part of the educational process and the role of years of experience and the type of school in the use of activities. To achieve this aim, an open questionnaire was distributed to (100) teachers from Amman governorate and Zarqa governorate. The questionnaire was answered by (77) teachers and then was distributed among items included (28) extracurricular activities and (89) objectives. The researchers obtained the statistical significance results from the percentage and Chai square to identify differences. The results showed that there are a number of extracurricular activities used by the teachers, which meet 21 activities, ranging between (84.42 - 1.29), the results also showed the objectives to be achieved from the activities in percentages ranging between (33.77 - 1.29). The results also indicated differences in the use of activities in favor of private school teachers