The use of educational aids and the obstacles to teaching geography subjects at the basic education stage in the schools of the Qasr Al-Akhyar area

Abstract

This study aims to look at the use of educational aids in teaching geography subjects at the primary education stage in the schools of Qasr Al-Akhyar area. The study sample consisted of (22) male and female teachers. The study used the descriptive approach. The findings revealed that only 44.4% of the participants claim that educational aids are available which indicates that these aids are not widely available. As for the obstacles in using educational aids, the findings revealed that 64.51 of the participants say that they have issues in using teaching aids. As for the participants attitudes and views on the use of educational aids, the majority of participants (87.5%). seem to have a positive attitude on the use of such aids. The study concludes with some recommendation and suggestion on the issue under study.