Alaa S. A. Extent of Self-awareness among Department of Kindergarten Students in Kirkuk Province

Abstract

Due to scanty data on self-awareness amongst students of the Kindergarten Department, College of Basic Education, this research intends to build a relevant descriptive approach to achieve objectives. A low level of self-awareness of the students at Kindergarten Department is postulated upon a few reasons: (a). Insufficient school curricula to develop the capabilities of the students lead to failure in providing opportunity for the pupils to develop themselves; (b). Failure of the instructors to use various modern teaching methods including teaching strategies meanwhile modern skills lead to a lack of understanding and reflection on topics; (c). Poor social relations i.e. family relationships, failed to build up self confidence in children and to develop their abilities and skills; (d). The inability of female pupils to conduct regular self-evaluation on a continuous basis which consequently caused absence of an effective educational guidance and undermining guidance unit in the Faculty to carry out such tests that contribute to the development of their emotional field of values, tendencies, habits, attitudes and desires. It is recommended that the university and related departments to carry out educational activities through programs that motivate pupils to: develop self-awareness of themselves; develop their self-confidence via involvement of local civil society organizations; activate the role of the family through socialization care; to implement the concepts of self-awareness; adopt certain ways to help raise the level of self-awareness, and conduct field studies to demonstrate application of within classrooms. Further studies, i.e. effectiveness of a counseling program in developing self-awareness among university students; as well as self-awareness and its relationship to intelligence and heredity among secondary school students are recommended.