The Role of Extracurricular Activities in Developing Students’ Social Skills from their Point of View

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the role of extracurricular activities in developing students’ social skills from their point of view. The descriptive survey method was used. The study sample consisted of (473) male and female students from public schools in Irbid Governorate. The questionnaire was used as a tool for collecting data. The results of the study showed that the role of extracurricular activities in developing social skills to a moderate degree from the students’ point of view, and that there are statistically significant differences in the averages of the study sample members regarding the role of extracurricular activities in developing social skills due to the gender variable and in favour of males. The results also showed that there are no statistically significant differences in the Averages of the study sample members regarding the role of extracurricular activities in developing social skills attributed to the specialization variable.