Impact of a Training Program for Developing the Performance of Kindergarten Female Teachers on Improving Listening Skills at the Capital City of Sana'a

Abstract

The research aims to develop a training program to improve kindergarten female teachers' performance and assess the impact of this program on kindergarten children's development of listening skills in Yemen. The researcher developed the training program, designed a note card for the performance of kindergarten female teachers, and tested the listening skills of kindergarten children to achieve the research objectives. They were given to validators specializing in the Arabic language curricula and kindergartens to ensure their validity and reliability. The research sample consisted of 25 female teachers and 126 kindergarten children from public schools in the Capital Secretariat (Sana'a) for the school year 2021–2022. The descriptive and experimental approaches were used in the same group.

The findings revealed statistically significant differences between the average scores of the experimental group at the significance level (0.05), both in observing the performance of kindergarten female teachers and in the listening skills test of kindergarten children in favor of the post-application. These differences are due to the impact of the training program on the performance of kindergarten female teachers and the development of kindergarten children's listening skills.

The researcher recommended that training programs should be built to provide kindergarten and first-grade female teachers with the required language skills as well as to develop their students' listening skills. Such training programs will significantly raise their educational level in the future.