There are numerous difficulties associating with the teaching process in the secondary public schools in Kuwait. The aim of the study is to determine some of the difficulties facing science teachers in secondary schools of Mubarak AL Kabeer governorate in Kuwait. The difficulties encountered by science teachers in secondary schools were examined under these issues: curriculum objectives, student assessment system, school management and science laboratory. Seventy-seven science teachers were chosen randomly from secondary schools in Mubarak AL Kabeer governorate. A structured pretested self-administered questionnaire in Arabic was used to collect data for this study. The analyzed data indicated that both male and female science teachers have difficulties with the curriculum objectives, student assessment system, school management and science laboratory. This study suggested number of recommendations for teachers and administrators in secondary schools

The use of social media programs in education is increasing recently. The uses of social media programs in the State of Kuwait mostly are not related to the education processes in schools, such as using of those programs as a tool to communicate between school administrations and parents, announce alerts, show photos and remind of important events in schools. This study had devoted considerable attention to the roles of those programs in the educational institutions. The social platform program Edmodo was selected as a virtual classroom model to be used in education fields. This study was conducted using Systematic Qualitative Review method of the literatures to obtain an objective and comprehensive summary and a critical analysis for the literatures that encompass topics of the relevant study. The study provided a historical overview, the advantages and challenges of using the application and the services provided to the users. Furthermore, results from other studies that encompass relevant topics were presented. One of the most important findings of the study was the effectiveness of Edmodo application in improving academic achievement and increasing students’ motivation towards learning. A number of recommendations were adopted, including demonstrating the role of the social platform program “EDMODO” as an educational tool as well as communication tool with parents and learners, encouraging teachers to use Edmodo due to the positive roles it would play on learning process and increase learning motivation.