The Continuous Evaluation Skills of History Teachers for the Literary Sixth Grade and their Reflection on the Skills of Orientation towards the Goal for their Students

Abstract

The current research aims to know the extent to which the skills of continuous evaluation of history teachers contribute to the goal-orientation skills of sixth grade literary students.
To achieve the aims of the research, the researcher used the descriptive and analytical approach (relational studies), while the research population was represented by the teachers of history for the sixth grade literary, their number is (120) male and female teachers, as well as the population of students of the sixth grade literary, their number is (3762) students in Diyala province for the academic year (2021-2022), the basic research sample was selected as it amounted to (120) male and female teachers and (220) students, and the researcher has built a scale of continuous evaluation skills based on a set of literary and previous studies. The scale is consisted of (30) items distributed over five main field, while the sample of statistical analysis of the items of the scale amounted to (120) teachers and schools, if the psychometric characteristics of the scale were extracted by adopting the apparent validity of the scale and then the sincerity of the construction of the scale was verified and it was found that all items of the scale are valid and statistically significant, and the Reliabilityof the scale was confirmed by the method of the Alfa Cronbach Coefficient if the coefficient of Reliability(0.86), the researcher adopted the Al-Mayahi scale (2016) for the skills of orientation towards the goal and damaged The scale is from (30) items distributed over four field, while the sample of statistical analysis amounted to (220) students, where the psychometric characteristics of the scale were verified by adopting apparent validity, and then ensure the reliability in the manner of the coefficient of alpha Cronbach if the coefficient of total Reliability(0.81), and to extract the results of the current research, the researcher used the statistical bag of social sciences (Spss) and the program (Microsoft Excel 2016).

The researcher has applied the two tools to the basic research sample and the most prominent results of the current study were:
1. History teachers have a high level of continuous assessment skills in general, and there are statistically significant differences in favor of females.
2. Sixth-grade literary students have a high level of goal-orientation skills, as evidenced by statistically significant differences in favor of males.
3. The contribution of the skills of continuous evaluation (professionalism, the skill of constructing tools of continuous evaluation) to the skills of orientation towards the goal of students of the sixth grade literary, as for the skills (classroom interactions, skill, Analysis and interpretation of results and optional questions) did not contribute effectively to the students' goal-oriented skills.
In light of the results of this research, the researcher recommended several recommendations:
1. Holding training courses to train teachers to follow the methods of continuous evaluation and increase the awareness of teachers and decision makers of continuous evaluation methods and importance ·
2. Taking care of the courses taught within the plans of the colleges of education and basic education to ensure that students studying (bachelor's, master's, doctorate) in the field of history and its teaching methods are trained on how to use continuous evaluation skills.
To complement the findings of the current research, the researcher suggests conducting studies like the current research on:
1 - Design a proposed guide for teachers of history subject in the light of continuous evaluation skills.