Islamic Behaviors among Muslim Teachers in the Public Primary Schools in the Southern Thailand
The study attempts to empirically test the validity of the 2-factor model of teachers‟ Islamic behavior in the classroom (TIB). The Teacher Islamic Behavior Scale (TIBS) was utilized which consists of two latent variables namely: (1) Teachers‟ Inculcation of Islamic Manners and (2) Teachers‟ Reflection/Internalization of Islamic Manners. A survey instrument was administratered to 561 Muslim teachers at public primary schools in the six provinces of southern Thailand who were selected by simple random sampling. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were applied to arrive at the conclusions. The results of the study supported the two factor model generated by the data collected. TIBS exhibited acceptable psychometric properties. Implications of the results are discussed.
Based on years of teaching experience,this article discusses the problems existing in the teaching of high mathematics in medical university,then puts forward methods of teaching reform and adopts them.The result indicates that the teaching quality and effect have been completely improved.