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Ghamrawi, Norma – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2014
This study examined teachers' use of the Multiple Intelligences Theory on vocabulary acquisition by preschoolers during English as a second language (ESL) classes in a K-12 school in Lebanon. Eighty kindergartners (KG II, aged 5 years) and eight teachers constituted the sample. The study used mixed methods, including observations of videotaped…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multiple Intelligences, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Sarouphim, Ketty M.; Maker, C. June – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine ethnic and gender differences in using DISCOVER, a performance-based assessment, for identifying gifted students from diverse ethnicities. DISCOVER is an acronym which stands for Discovering Intellectual Strength and Capabilities while Observing Varied Ethnic Responses. The sample consisted of 941 boys and…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Differences, Gender Differences, Performance Based Assessment
Sarouphim, Ketty M. – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of DISCOVER, a performance-based assessment in identifying gifted Lebanese students. The sample consisted of 248 students (121 boys, 127 girls) from grades 3-5 at two private schools in Beirut, Lebanon. Results showed evidence for DISCOVER's concurrent validity with the Raven Standard…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Performance Based Assessment, Identification, Gifted
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Hassan, Karma El; Maluf, Ghada – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1999
Describes the Spectrum Project in a Lebanese kindergarten, the goal of which was to determine whether, through assessment of activities, a profile of children's abilities, strengths, and weaknesses could be identified, and to investigate the relationship between the different intelligences. Implications and recommendations for future research are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individual Differences, Intelligence Differences, Kindergarten
Sarouphim, Ketty M. – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of DISCOVER, a performance-based assessment, in identifying gifted students in Lebanon. DISCOVER is grounded in Gardner's MI theory and consists of tasks involving problem-solving and creative abilities. The sample consisted of 49 middle-class 5-th graders, with a mean age of 10.2…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Linguistics, Private Schools, Gender Differences
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El Hassan, Karma; Kahil, Rula – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2005
The study examines the effect of the "Living Values Educational Program" (LVEP) on certain behaviors and attitudes related to personal intelligences (Intrapersonal & Interpersonal) in elementary school students in a private school in Lebanon. A sample of 76 second and third grade students was randomly selected. A pre-post…
Descriptors: Values, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Private Schools