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Download full textKhan, Wasi Z.; Al Zubaidy, Sarim – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
The variance in students' academic performance in a civilian institute and in a military technological institute could be linked to the environment of the competition available to the students. The magnitude of talent, domain of skills and volume of efforts students put are identical in both type of institutes. The significant factor is the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Military Schools, College Freshmen, Engineering Education
Direct linkEmam, Mahmoud Mohamed – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2018
Identification of children who exhibit emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBDs) has been prioritized in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region including Oman. Research showed that cognitive attribution processes are biased and defective in atypical populations such as students with learning disabilities (LD). The…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Problems, Learning Disabilities
Alkharusi, Hussain – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2016
Introduction: Students are daily exposed to a variety of assessment tasks in the classroom. It has long been recognized that students' perceptions of the assessment tasks may influence student academic achievement. The present study aimed at predicting academic achievement in mathematics from perceptions of the assessment tasks after controlling…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Predictive Measurement, Predictor Variables, Learning Strategies
Sadik, Alaa – Education and Information Technologies, 2017
Students' perceptions about both ease of use and usefulness are fundamental factors in determining their acceptance and successful use of technology in higher education. File sharing systems are one of these technologies and can be used to manage and deliver course materials and coordinate virtual teams. The aim of this study is to explore how…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Shared Resources and Services, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Mohamed, Ahmed Hassan Hemdan; Al-Qaryouti, Ibrahim Amin – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
The purpose of this study was to explore whether preschool teachers' self-reported beliefs could predict their self-reported practices about developmentally appropriate practices (DAP). A related purpose was to examine whether classroom size and teachers' experience are significant predictors of their self-reported beliefs and practices. A total…
Descriptors: Correlation, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Aldhafri, Said; Alrajhi, Marwa – International Education Studies, 2014
The current study explored the effects of two teaching styles, authoritative and authoritarian, on students' mathematics motivation. The two motivational constructs examined were intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Data were collected from 425 Omani 8th grade students (males = 202/females = 223, mean age = 13.44, SD = 0.79). Through two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Styles, Student Motivation, Mathematics
Emam, Mahmoud; Al-Bahrani, Muna – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2016
Staff providing support to children with disabilities in residential disability centres in Oman are exposed to stressful work environments which may put them at an increased risk of burnout. Previous research has examined predictors of stress in disability support staff, but there is little consensus as the findings are inconclusive. Using a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spiritual Development, Coping, Anxiety
Alrajhi, Marwa N.; Aldhafri, Said S. – International Education Studies, 2015
Based on the social cognitive learning theory (1997), peer learning can be viewed as an effective way of enhancing learning. In this study, peer tutoring, a form of peer learning, was examined. The current study investigated the influence of a peer tutoring program implemented at Sultan Qaboos University on students' English self-concept. 125…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Foreign Countries, Social Cognition, Social Theories
Alkhausi, Hussain Ali; Al-Yahmadi, Hamad; Al-Kalbani, Muna; Clayton, David; Al-Barwani, Thuwayba; Al-Sulaimani, Humaira; Neisler, Otherine; Khan, Mohammad Athar – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This study investigated predictors of first-year university grade point average (GPA) using academic and nonacademic variables. Data were collected from 1511 Omani students selected conveniently from the population of students entering Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Fall 2010. Variables considered in the analysis were general education diploma…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Grade Point Average, College Freshmen
Al-Maamari, Faisal – Higher Education Studies, 2015
It is important to consider the question of whether teacher-, course-, and student-related factors affect student ratings of instructors in Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) in English Language Teaching (ELT). This paper reports on a statistical analysis of SET in two large EFL programmes at a university setting in the Sultanate of Oman. I…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Multiple Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis
Emam, Mahmoud Mohamed; Abu-Serei, Usama Saad – International Education Studies, 2014
The study investigated whether family functioning can predict the self-concept and self-esteem of normally achieving (NA) and at risk for learning disabilities (LD) students in Oman regardless of parent education level and gender status. A total of 259 elementary school students were selected from schools in the main districts of Muscat, the…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Family Environment, Predictor Variables, Self Concept
Dewaele, Jean-Marc; Al-Saraj, Taghreed M. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
The present study focuses on the link between psychological, sociobiographical and linguistic variables and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety of 348 Arabic learners of English (250 females, 98 males). Data were collected using the Arabic Foreign Language Anxiety Questionnaire (AFLAQ; Al-Saraj, 2011, 2014) and an Arabic version of the…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Classroom Environment, Arabs, English (Second Language)
