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USING TRADITIONAL AND MODERN TEACHING METHODS ON THE TEACHING PROCESS FROM TEACHERS’ OWN
As we are living in the 21st century, the era of technology and scientific development, the teaching process continues to witness a paradamic shift, from the traditional teaching method to a more active and student centered approach which is using the modern teaching methods that are capable of assessing students’ 21st century skill needs. The study aims to investigate the pros and cons of both methods, how and when they can be applied by qualified teachers for more effective teaching, and the benefit of students’ academic achievement. To carry out this aim the researcher designed a questionnaire that has been distributed to teachers of private and public schools in Jerusalem. The questionnaire consists of two fields. The first field contains the demographic variables of the chosen sample (gender, age, workplace, educational level and teaching experience. The second field consists of four major parts evaluating the impact of advantages and disadvantages of both methods. The study evaluated it by assessing a sample of teachers (81) from different schools, and the data was analyzed by several tests such as the SPSS program, Chronbach’s Alpha, an independent t-test and one -way Anova. The results showed the importance of using both methods. The advantages of both methods are noticable and how teachers should use a combination of both methods emphasizing on the modern methods in order to cope with the era of 21st century development and the different needs of studends for better academic achievements.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Traditional Methods, Modern Teaching Methods.
