The estimates of professors at the university of Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Setif 2 related to the degree of application of the competency-based teaching approach

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the estimates of professors at the University of Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Setif -2- related to the degree of application of the competency-based teaching approach, the emergence of which coincided with the reform of higher education and the adoption of the LMD system since 2004. To answer the study hypotheses, the researcher used the descriptive analytical method, and a scale including (36) items divided into three axes, the first one concerned the basic concepts of the adopted pedagogical approach, the second one concerned teaching pedagogies, and the third one concerned the types and tools of evaluation. The scale was applied to a sample consisting of (162) male and female professors from the three faculties of the University of Setif -2-. The study concluded that the professors' estimates were moderate, in addition to the presence of differences in the professors' estimates due to variables of college affiliation and years of seniority, but there were no differences with regard to the variable of academic rank. The study ended with a set of proposals for decision makers, including the process of improving the didactic practices of university professors in light of the adopted approach.