The Extent to Which Vocational Education (VE) Teachers Are Able to Perform Practical Activities in the Vocational Education Course in Light of the Provision of Distance Education in Jordan

Abstract

This study investigated the ability of vocational education (VE) teachers to do practical activities in the VE course in the light of delivering distance education in Jordan. It explored this ability from. The descriptive analytical and quantitative approaches were adopted. The study’s sample consists from two hundred (200) VE teachers who were chosen randomly from several public schools in Amman. To meet the goals of this study, the researcher developed a questionnaire. This questionnaire consists from two parts. The first part obtains data about gender and experience (i.e. demographic data). The second part obtains data about the study’s areas (i.e. teachers, VE curricula, and grade). SPSS was used. In addition, several descriptive statistical methods were used. The researcher found that the ability of vocational education (VE) teachers to do practical activities in the VE course in the light of delivering distance education in Jordan is poor. He found that there isn’t any significant difference –at the significance level of (a=0.05) between the respondents’ attitudes which can be attributed to gender or experience. He provided several recommendations. He recommends using e-learning platforms that are more interactive when delivering online education during any crisis.