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Ahmed Almhawes – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Acceleration is one of the best-supported interventions available to gifted education practitioners internationally. However, the acceleration program in Saudi Arabia is still highly fluid and could benefit from additional revision. The purpose of this research was to explore Saudi stakeholders' perceptions regarding their lived experiences with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acceleration (Education), Stakeholders, Attitudes
Bartolome Jose Bazan Rios – ProQuest LLC, 2024
According to cognitive psychologists, consistent practice (i.e., tasks with a high degree of similarity) of a skill leads to the development of automaticity, with the degree of automatization being increased if the practice also involves exact repetition. Practice is skill specific, meaning that practicing one skill does not automatize related…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Executive Function, Listening Skills, Second Language Learning
Fadhah Alasiri – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This mixed-methods study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the technology-embedded scientific inquiry (TESI) model on teachers' and students' scientific inquiry abilities and digital learning technologies fluency to enhance science education learning outcomes. The TESI framework guided the construction and execution of this study. The…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Teacher Attitudes, Inquiry, Biology
Kaloostian, Damita – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Effective policy development will be critical to address educational challenges within the Global South. To accelerate economic, political, and social goals, the Global South is under increasing pressure to mimic policy development from other countries. In 2016, the Liberian Ministry of Education leveraged policy transfer to address systemic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Policy Formation, Information Technology, Telecommunications
Karal, Muhammed – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The present study investigated the effects of online Community-based Instruction (CBI) training for pre-service special education teachers in Turkey. The training consisted of three knowledge modules and skill application assignments designed to be completed in four weeks. Results demonstrated statistically significant difference between control…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Nasiri, Yusra Sulaiman Mohamed Al – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Purpose: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic blood disorder that increases the risk for recurrent painful episodes. Parents' knowledge regarding SCD management is poor, leading to poor symptom management and lower Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in children with SCD. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a parent…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Self Efficacy, Parent Attitudes, Quality of Life
Emihovich, Benjamin W. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Education researchers are exploring how well-designed video games can be used to improve knowledge, skills, and abilities known as game-based learning (GBL). Current American students are not receiving adequate exposure to authentic ill-structured problem-solving scenarios in their classrooms, and schools need to address the acquisition of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Problem Solving, Skill Development, Video Games
Loui, Kenny – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Upon assuming the presidency of the Republic of Korea in 2013, Park Geun-hye announced her administration's priority to address the country's "Four Social Evils"--sexual violence, domestic violence, school bullying, and unsafe food products. As part of this initiative, the ROK national government urged police officers to implement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Prevention, Police
Kyriakidou-Christofidou, Athina – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The present mixed-methods quasi-experimental study (embedding a case study and a mixed factorial within-between ANOVA test), conducted in a private English school in Limassol, Cyprus, investigated how the use of the schematic learning aids (researcher-made color-coded flash-cards and grids) influence year-2 children's ability to read, write and…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Mixed Methods Research, Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention
Pratt, Amy Susan – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation portfolio is comprised of three first-authored pieces of writing that investigate the oral language and emergent literacy development of Spanish-speaking children with specific language impairment (SLI). Each piece features a unique but complementary aim. The first study investigates group differences on a battery of emergent…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Spanish Speaking, Preschool Children, Language Impairments
AlAjmi, Munirah – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the pilot program aimed at developing effective school leadership on Kuwaiti principals' effectiveness as perceived by teachers in three main domains: organizational development, organizational environment, and instructional leadership. Schools were chosen to participate in the pilot program…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Program Evaluation, Administrator Effectiveness
Morris, Kimberly Jane – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The study abroad (SA) context is often assumed to foster pragmatic development in a second language (L2), yet previous scholarship confirms that pragmatic norms are culturally-shaped and often remain imperceptible to uninstructed SA students (Bataller, 2010; Cohen & Shively, 2007; Shively, 2010). Because pragmatics is not traditionally taught…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Task Analysis, Spanish
Impact of Jigsaw on the Achievement and Attitudes of Saudi Arabian Male High School Science Students
Alghamdi, Abdulmonem – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of cooperative learning instruction, specifically by using the Jigsaw instructional strategy on science achievement and attitudes towards science among 11th grade students. Based upon previous research literature, it was hypothesized that significant differences existed on gains between general…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries, Males, High School Students
Mongkolrat, Raveema – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Thailand's education has not succeeded in meeting the Ministry of Education Thailand's goals for Thai language. The problem manifests in students' substandard Thai reading comprehension. Results of the Thailand's standardized national test showed that students, especially those with economical disadvantages, have performed poorly in Thai reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Case Studies, Control Groups, Evidence Based Practice
Al Mezeini, Khamis Abdallah – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is chronic disorder that contributes to multiple physiological and psychological conditions. Obstructive sleep apnea contributes to high rates of morbidity and mortality and has substantial impacts on both health care costs and the quality of life for affected individuals and their families. Healthcare…
Descriptors: Sleep, Intervention, Foreign Countries, Physiology