Reasons of Academic Delay from the Point of View of Primary School Teachers

The current research aims to explore the causes of academic delay among primary school students from the perspective of their teachers, in addition to analyzing the statistical differences in these causes based on the gender variable (males and females). The research sample consisted of (one hundred) male and female teachers from the schools of the Ramadi Education Department affiliated with the Anbar Governorate Education Directorate for the academic year 2024-2025, as they were randomly selected. The researcher relied on Al-Maliki Scale (2023) to measure the causes of academic delay, which consists of (26) paragraphs distributed over five areas: (4) paragraphs related to academic readiness, (6) paragraphs related to the student's personal skills, (5) paragraphs related to family factors, (4) paragraphs related to the school environment, and (7) paragraphs related to mental health. The researcher also used a Likert scale that includes five answer options: (to a very great extent, to a great extent, to a medium extent, to a small extent, to a very small extent). The validity and reliability of the scale items were calculated. To analyze the data, the researcher used a set of statistical methods implemented using the automated computer program (SPSS), which include: Chi-square test, one-sample t-test, two-independent-samples T-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, Cronbach's alpha equation to measure internal consistency, in addition to simple regression analysis. The most prominent results were as follows: The male and female teachers in the sample suffer from academic delay among primary school students to a moderate degree, and there are no statistically significant differences in academic delay based on the gender variable (males and females).