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Sabah, Saed; Akour, Mutasem M.; Hammouri, Hind – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2023
This study developed and validated the Science Practice Scale (SPS) and investigated the implementation of scientific teaching practices by Grade 8 science teachers in Jordan. The responses of 235 8th grade science teachers who participated in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study [TIMSS] of 2019 were analysed using the Rasch…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Science Achievement
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El-Freihat, Sara; Al-Shbeil, Abeer – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
The study aimed to investigate the effect of child literature based integrative instructional program on promoting 7th graders writing skills at Irbid governorate in Jordan. The sample of the study totaled (87) male and female students selected purposefully. These were randomly assigned into four groups, two experimental groups, the first was…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Childrens Literature, Writing Skills, Comparative Analysis
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Askin, Öyküm Esra; Öz, Ersoy – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2020
Identifying key determinants of success plays an important role in efforts of assessing the current state of educational practices and implementing effective actions to improve academic performance. Given how important is accurate identification of these determinants for valid comparisons, the aim of this research was to present extensive…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Science Achievement, Gender Differences, Grade 8
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Ababneh, Emad G.; Abdel Samad, Manal M. – European Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The gender gap in achievement is one of the main challenges that face the educational system in Jordan. Since 1989, educational reform plans have attempted to reduce gender gap in achievement. However, the gender gap in science achievement according to PISA 2015 was higher than that of other participating countries. This study aimed to show the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Science Achievement, Achievement Tests
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Alzubi, Emad Mohamad; Attiat, Madher Mohammad – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2021
This study investigated the ability of language teachers' practices to predict self-efficacy in reading among Jordanian students participating in PISA 2018. The study adopted the secondary analysis method by analyzing the responses of 8,963 15-year-old males and females in 313 schools who participated in PISA 2018. Statistically significant…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Secondary School Students, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
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Ghasemi, Ehsan; Burley, Hansel; Safadel, Parviz – New Waves-Educational Research and Development Journal, 2019
Women's underrepresentation in mathematics-related careers continues to concern policymakers, economists, and educators. This study addressed the issue by examining data from two international databases, namely IEA's "Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2015," and the World Economic Forum's "Global Gender Gap…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
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Innabi, Hanan; Dodeen, Hamzeh – School Science and Mathematics, 2018
This study is within the framework of the United Nations sustainable development goals related to equitable quality education. The total score on the 2015 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study that indicated eighth-grade girls in Jordan significantly outperformed boys is hiding many details related to the quality of mathematics…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Tests
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Al Tawarah, Haroon M.; Mahasneh, Omar M.; Al-Hawartheh, Nourah A. – International Education Studies, 2017
The present research was conducted to evaluate the effect of using practical presentations on the achievement of the ninth graders students in pre-vocational education subject in Shobak district schools, in comparison to the prevailing method, and identify whether there are differences attributed to the gender variable. To answer the questions,…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Prevocational Education, Gender Differences, Achievement Gains
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Qudah, Ahmad Hassan – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The study aimed to detect the effect of using an educational site on the Internet in the collection of bachelor's students in the course of basic concepts in mathematics at Al al-Bayt University, and the study sample consisted of all students in the course basic concepts in mathematics in the first semester of the academic year 2014/2015 and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Achievement, College Mathematics
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Alhajya, Nail M.; Alzaghamim, Sumaia S.; Arouri, Yousef M. – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2018
This study aimed at investigating the impact of virtual trips on developing Arabic language oral skills among third grade students in Jordan. The researchers used a quasi-experimental design to answer the research questions. The study sample consisted of 48 students who were chosen purposely. The participants were divided randomly into two groups:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Randomized Controlled Trials
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Abu Tayeh, Khaled; Al-Rsa'i, Mohammad S.; Al-Shugairat, Mohammad F. – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
The study aimed at identifying the reasons behind the Jordanian students' drop of performance in the TIMSS 2015 from the point of view of their teachers. Survey method was used because teachers are the most able to decide upon the reasons of this fall and so a questionnaire was designed to recognize their point of view concerning the reasons of…
Descriptors: Test Score Decline, International Assessment, Performance Based Assessment, Teacher Surveys
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Yaghmour, Kholoud Subhi – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The study aimed to investigate the Blended Education strategy in the achievement of the third grade students in mathematics. The study sample consisted of (97) male and female students distributed on four classes: (47) male and female students in the experimental group and (50) male and female students in the control group. To achieve the…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Grade 3, Elementary School Mathematics
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Hamdan, Ribhi Khaleel Ahmad – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of Using Pictorial Story in raising the achievement in Arabic among second grade students in Irbid. The sample of the study consisted of 80 male and female students among second grade. The sample was chosen intentionally, and the students were enrolled in four sections: two experimental groups…
Descriptors: Pictorial Stimuli, Story Telling, Semitic Languages, Grade 2
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Alkhateeb, Omar Salem – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This study aimed to detect the effect based on the strategies of the six hats in the development of the pivotal thinking on the achievement of the Al-Hussein University students Islamic concepts of the program has reached the study sample (216) students, were divided randomly into two groups: an experimental group of (108) students and consisted…
Descriptors: Islam, Religious Education, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
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Alelaimat, Abeer Rashed; Ghoneem, Khowla Abd Al Raheem – Higher Education Studies, 2012
This study aimed at revealing the effect of educational modules strategy on the direct and postponed study's achievement of seventh primary grade students in science, in comparison with the conventional approach. The sample of the study consists of (174) male and female students randomly chosen from schools in the city of Mafraq, students are…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Modules, Science Achievement, Elementary School Students