The Degree of Using Reflective Practices from the Perspective of Secondary School English Language Female Teachers in Riyadh City

Abstract

This study aims to identify the degree to which using reflective practices from the perspective of secondary school English language female teachers in Riyadh City. In this study, the descriptive analytical method was used, and the researcher designed a questionnaire which was used as the main research instrument. The study sample consisted of (163) female teachers of English for secondary school working in Riyadh City. The results of this study show that the level of reflective practices as perceived by English language female teachers at secondary school in Riyadh is greater, and that the most important reflective practices are the learning environment which gained the first rank with an average of 2.69 out of 3, followed by evaluation in the second rank with an average of 2.58 out of 3, and planning and preparation, which came in the third rank with an average of 2.51 out of 3. The implementation of teaching ranked fourth with an average of 2.44 out of 3. The study shows that there were no statistically significant differences at the level of (0.05) between the mean scores of the reflective practices of the English secondary school female teachers due to the academic qualification variable. Also, the results reveal that there were no statistically significant differences at (0.05) among secondary school English female teachers due to the variable of work experience.