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Download full textSabah, 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
Bawaneh, Ali Khaled – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2019
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of the Mind Maps Teaching Method and the Conventional Teaching Method on tenth graders' immediate achievement and retention of electric energy concepts in Jordan. Participants (N=111 students; M=52, F=59) were randomly selected from Bani Kenanah region, north of Jordan. One group was assigned to…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Grade 10, High School Students, Science Achievement
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
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
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
Kan'an, Ashraf – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2018
The present research aimed to determine the relationship between Jordanian students' 21st century skills (Cs21) and academic achievement in science. The sample of the research consisted of a total of 96 eighth-grade students drawn from four rural and four urban schools in Irbid Qasaba in the governorate of Irbid. Randomly cluster sampling was used…
Descriptors: Correlation, 21st Century Skills, Technological Literacy, Creative Thinking
Hamdan, Ribhi Khaleel Ahmad – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The current research aims at knowing the impact of (Think-Pair-Share) strategy on the achievement of third grade student in sciences in the educational district of Irbid, it was used the semi experimental in this study, the sample of study consisted of (120) students of third grade student in the educational district of Irbid, They were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Students
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
Khader, Nisreen Saleh Khader – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The study aimed at identifying the effectiveness of blended learning in improving students' achievement in the third grade's science in the traditional method. The study sample consisted of (108) male and female students, who were divided into two groups: experimental and control. The experimental group studied the units and changes of the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Blended Learning, Technology Uses in Education
Direct linkMarsh, Herbert W.; Abduljabbar, Adel Salah; Abu-Hilal, Maher M.; Morin, Alexandre J. S.; Abdelfattah, Faisal; Leung, Kim Chau; Xu, Man K.; Nagengast, Benjamin; Parker, Philip – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
For the international Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS2007) math and science motivation scales (self-concept, positive affect, and value), we evaluated the psychometric properties (factor structure, method effects, gender differences, and convergent and discriminant validity) in 4 Arab-speaking countries (Saudi Arabia,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Validity, Foreign Countries
Shafiq, M. Najeeb – Education Economics, 2013
Using quantile regression analyses, this study examines gender gaps in mathematics, science, and reading in Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Jordan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Qatar, Tunisia, and Turkey among 15-year-old students. The analyses show that girls in Azerbaijan achieve as well as boys in mathematics and science and overachieve in reading. In Jordan,…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Gender Differences, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement
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
Shafiq, M. Najeeb – Online Submission, 2011
Using quantile regression analyses, this study examines gender gaps in mathematics, science, and reading in Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Jordan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Qatar, Tunisia, and Turkey among 15 year-old students. The analyses show that girls in Azerbaijan achieve as well as boys in mathematics and science and overachieve in reading. In Jordan,…
Descriptors: Muslims, Social Characteristics, Overachievement, Academic Achievement
