شبكة المعلومات العربية التربوية

The objective of this research was to evaluate the curriculum of the basics of technical education for the third stage of basic education with the view to explore its efficiency in developing positive attitudes towards technical education. Furthermore, the study aimed at assessing the curriculum with regards its objectives, content, teaching methods, educational aids and methods of evaluation, as viewed by teachers and supervisors. The study also explored parents point of view regarding their consent if their children choose to study technical education. The population of this research is composed of pupils who have completed grade six, pupils who have studied the curriculum in seventh and eighth grades( 150 pupils) and teachers, supervisors (50) , in addition to parents (22), all of which were chosen randomly to represent the research sample .The researcher adopted the descriptive method, and used questionnaires as tools for collecting data. Analysis of data revealed a number of results; the most important of that was that the curriculum has developed positive attitudes of pupils towards technical education. The study also revealed that the curriculum satisfied the standards required, with regards its objectives, content, teaching methods, educational aids and methods of assessment, as viewed by teachers and supervisors. The study reflected parents consent if their children choose to study technical education in future. In the light of these results the researcher puts forwards the following recommendations: 1) Add more evaluation questions at the end of the units. 2) Provide educational aids that keep pace with technological development. 3) Add more computer science to the curriculum. 4) Special attention should be given to the extracurricular activities to enhance its effectiveness in development of attitudes. 5) Use the media to quaint and convince people of the avail and future prospects of technical education in order to counteract the negative and stereotype notion about technical education as reported in previous studies mentioned in this study. 6) Encouragement of manual work to raise its value to develop attitudes and technical skills. 7) Technical education staff should be trained to keep pace with latest technological developments. (Author’s abstract)