The Importance and Role of Students' Activities in the Educational Learning Process

Abstract

The study aimed at clarifying the importance of students' activities and its role in the educational learning process through identifying the concept of students' activities and its functions and the basic standards for choosing such activities. It also aimed to explain the kinds of those activities and the difficulties that face it, in addition to the procedures taken to overcome such obstacles. The descriptive survey method was used and all what was written about such activities from the references, magazines, periodicals and internet. The findings of study showed the importance of students' activities and its role in forming a stable and perfect personality for the students' as such activities are a main part of the learning process that contributed effectively in revealing the students' abilities, tendencies and refining their hobbies. In addition, the students' activities contributed in achieving a group of functions psychological, educational, social and recreational. Moreover, the students' activities are varied cultural, social, sports, art, professional and scientific. The importance of the school activity is originated from its educational value which is clarified enough through the achieved objectives of the educational process. In the light of the findings of the study, the researches came up with some recommendations. They are as follows:   Preparing guides for students' activities explaining its importance, kinds, standards, and how it is practiced. Including special topics in students' activities to be within the programs of preparing and training teachers.  Directing towards the sources of different activities to give the students' a chance for suggesting activities as the philosophy of school activities is based on students. Finding suitable ways for taking into consideration the activities in the evaluation of the teacher and the student, as well.

Key Words : Students' Activities, Educational learning process, Functions of students' activities.