Female Student Teachers’ Competencies as perceived by Cooperating Teachers of Al-Zhahirah

Abstract

This study investigated the teaching competencies of female student teachers in lbri College. The researcher administered a questionnaire to 60 female student teachers. By using Cronbach Alpha, reliability of this questionnaire was 0,86. Results indicated that female student teachers suffer from several professional deficiencies related to classroom management, self-learning and teaching methods. Thus, based on the findings of this study, the training programs of female student teachers at lbri College should be restructured to focus on fulfilling the professional needs of these students.