Training Needs of Algerian Faculty Members in LMD System

• Main Authors: Fatiha Benzeroual (Author), Sabah Nasraoui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Science and Technology, Yemen, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 2308-5347; 2308-5355; 10.20428/ajqahe.v9i1.950
• Keywords: lmd system; training needs; algerian higher education; faculty members.; Education; L; Special aspects of education; LC8-6691
• Source: المجلة العربية لضمان جودة التعليم الجامعي, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 27-52 (2016)

Abstract: The success of the change, that Algerian university has adopted through the application of LMD system, depends the preparation of the university with all its components to this change. As the faculty members are the main factor to activate this change, it is essential that the university prepares them to perform their functions as required in this system through training, which requires necessarily the identification of training needs. Therefore, the purpose of the current study is to identify training needs of faculty members in the areas of: teaching, evaluating, supervising, tutoring, and research, with classifying them according to their importance. Using the descriptive analytical method, the data is collected through a questionnaire applied to 175 faculty members from l'Arbi Ben Mhidi University. The results showed that the most important training needs are respectively: - Tutoring skills (students' motivating skills, students' problem-solving skills, Communication skills that enable to help students, first year students' integration and guidance), - Scientific research kills (conference organization, making conference communications, Working within research teams, the use of new technologies), - Teaching skills (The formulation of specific educational goals that can be measured, program's time management, on-line lessons design and use). - Evaluating skills (formative evaluation, the design of practical situations for evaluation, formulation of exam questions that relate knowledge to reality) - Supervising skills (management of supervision sessions, the development of systematic and logical thinking among students).