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This study aimed to the comparison between students enrolled in Science of Educational Diploma program at the University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Iowa in the United States in the implementation of performance skills lessons. The researcher used a note card to Note 16 student science teacher in order to identify the implementation of basic skills lesson and fell into under each basic skill 3 sub-skills which are as follows: Scientific content (Content Knowledge), CK .Educational Content (Pedagogical Content Knowledge), PCK. The researcher was limited knowledge of teaching strategies (Knowledge of Instructional Strategies for Teaching Science), KISR .Knowledge of the assessment of learning outcomes (Knowledge of Assessment of Science Learning), Kas The study showed the existence of significant differences between students of science teachers in Saudi Arabia and female science teachers in the United States in the implementation of skills lessons dimension of familiarity with the scientific content and after teaching strategies and skills as a whole for the benefit of students of American women science teachers. The study recommended the development of a specialized diploma programs so that programs be instead of the public programs or increasing the dose of specialized courses, and increase the number of crisis hours of study to get a diploma. (Published abstract)