شبكة المعلومات العربية التربوية

The aim of this study is to identify the training needs for the development of vocational secondary school teachers in order to enhance their proficiency in applying STEM in science teaching for the six areas (Specialization, planning for teaching "STEM, implementation to teach" STEM, evaluation to teach "STEM", education technology, professional growth to teach "STEM"). In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the descriptive approach was used for this study. The questionnaire was used as a tool for study. The sample study consisted of 120 secondary school teachers. The results of the study showed that the most important training requirements for the development of secondary stage teachers professionally for the field of specialization is the application of integrated conceptual experience in the generation of innovative solutions to problems and challenges. The study recommended the need to work on absorbing the four academic subjects in an integrated and comprehensive manner, using various evaluation methods to measure different learning skills, and the need to design activities to develop exploration and inquiry among students to understand the complementary learning. (Published abstract)