The level of need of Al-Balqa Applied University students for soft skills and ways to enhance

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor/Teaching & curricula Department/Princess Alia University College/ Al-Balqa Applied University Jordan

2 Associate Professor/Basic Science Department/Princess Rahma University College/ Al-Balqa Applied University Jordan

3 Assistant Professor/Teaching & curricula Department/Princess Alia University College/ Al-Balqa Applied University Jordan

4 Assistant Professor/ Teaching & curricula Department / Faculty of Educational Science / Jerash University/ Jordan

Abstract

The study aimed to reveal the level of need of Al-Balqa Applied University students for soft skills, where the descriptive survey method was used, a questionnaire was developed that included (30) items distributed equally over three areas: social skills, administrative skills, and mental skills. The study sample reached ( 177) student . The results showed that the level of students’ need for soft skills was average for all fields, and differences appeared in the level of need due to the higher cumulative average, and for the third and fourth academic year. the study recommended increasing the university's interest in developing soft skills for students through activities, training courses, and offering a course in soft skills for all disciplines.

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Volume 117, Issue 117 - Serial Number 117
مناهج وطرق التدریس ( اللغة العربیة- الإنجلیزیة – الفرنسیة – الریاضیات – العلوم- الفنون- الاقتصاد المنزلی- التجاری ... )
2024
Pages 37-63
  • Receive Date: 12 September 2023
  • Revise Date: 07 November 2023
  • Accept Date: 12 November 2023