Teaching through the competency approach in the Zayanid era

Abstract

In this article, entitled “Teaching through the competency approach in the Zayanid era” we attempt to shed light on one of the most important teaching methods of the Middle Ages, which was adopted by scholars of the Zayyanid State in the schools of Tlemcen in particular, especially the scholar Abu Abdullah al-Sharif, Abu Imran al-Mashdali, and al-Ablī.

     We also discuss the most important teaching methods used during this period, as well as the most important school content and programs, in addition to the most important books that were relied upon to prepare educational curricula, without neglecting the role of the ruling authority in the educational.