Technological competencies of social studies teachers and their relationship to their students' academic achievement

Abstract

The current research aims to identify the level of technological competencies among social studies teachers and its relationship to their students' academic achievement.

The researcher adopted a descriptive correlational approach to measure the technological competencies of social studies teachers and their relationship to their students' academic achievement. The research population consisted of social studies teachers and fifth-grade students in government primary schools for boys affiliated with the General Directorate of Education in Babylon - Hilla Center, during the 2023-2024 academic year. There were (85) schools in Hilla Center. (30) male and female social studies teachers were selected as the research sample, with (15) students chosen for each teacher to ensure accuracy and objectivity in obtaining the results. Thus, the total number of students included in the research sample was (450).                                                                

After verifying the validity and reliability of the research instruments, the researcher administered the technological competencies scale to the social studies teachers and also administered an achievement test to the research sample. The researcher used the following statistical methods: (one-sample t-test, chi-square test, difficulty index, discrimination index, Kuder-Richardson 20 method, Cronbach's alpha, Pearson correlation coefficient, and t-test for correlation coefficient.                           

After statistically analyzing the results, the researcher concluded that there is a strong positive correlation between the technological competencies of social studies teachers and the academic achievement of their students.

In light of this, the researcher concluded the following:

1-The level of technological competencies among social studies teachers, as well as the academic achievement of their students, was good.

The researcher also made some recommendations, including:

1-The necessity of emphasizing the use of modern and appropriate teaching strategies for fifth-grade students in social studies to achieve the desired goals and increase achievement.