The Effectiveness of a Proposed Training Program Based on Service-learning Strategy to Develop the 21st-century Skills in Teaching Among Female Science Teachers

Abstract: The study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of a proposed training program based on the service-learning strategy to develop the 21st-century skills in teaching among female science teachers. The semi-experimental approach was used, and a note card was used, and the program was applied to a sample of (30) teachers, first semester of the academic year (1444 AH | 2022 AD). The results have shown that the effectiveness of the proposed program, and the presence of significant statistical differences at a significant level (0.01) between the average scores of the pre and post measurements among science teachers, in favor of the post measurement average score. Based on the previous results, some recommendations were made, including: the importance of incorporating service-learning strategies in developing 21st-century skills in science teacher preparation programs, the necessity of training teachers to use service-learning strategies in teaching to connect curriculum with the social reality surrounding students, and activating the role of partnership between the school and the local community to support service-learning activities and projects.The study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of a proposed training program based on the service-learning strategy to develop the 21st-century skills in teaching among female science teachers.