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Alkharusi, Hussain; Aldhafri, Said; Al-Harthy, Ibrahim; Albarashdi, Hafidha; Alrajhi, Marwa; Alhadabi, Amal – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2021
Introduction: Homework is one of the daily assessment methods used by the classroom teacher. In the literature, there are many studies dealing with homework management from the perspectives of students and parents. However, studies concerning teachers' self-efficacy for homework management are scarce. This study aimed at developing and validating…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Self Concept Measures, Test Construction, Test Validity
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Abu-Hilal, Maher M.; Al-Maamari, Suleiman; Al-Sulaimani, Humaira – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2020
Rarely has the self-description questionnaire II (SDQ-II) been used with Arab samples. The Arab culture has unique characteristics that warrant investigating self-concept among individuals who are impacted by the culture. The SDQ-II has eleven factors and each is measured by 8 or 10 items. This study used a short version of the SDQ-II with an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Self Concept Measures, Factor Structure
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Emam, Mahmoud Mohamed; Al-Sulaimani, Humaira; Omara, Ehab; Al-Nabhany, Ragaa – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2020
In Oman and elsewhere in Arab countries school professionals rely on measures that were developed in Western countries. Measures that assess adaptive behaviour (AB) that have been developed in Western cultures are argued to be culturally bound. Nevertheless, these measures are used elsewhere despite a paucity of data that examine their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Daily Living Skills, Student Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales
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Hemdan Mohamed, Ahmed Hassan; Omara, Ehab Mohammed Naguib – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2020
The purpose of this study was to explore the psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the Gifted Rating Scales-School Form (GRS-S) on a national sample of 907 students from Cycle 1 (Grades 1 to 4) and Cycle 2 (Grades 5 to 10) from five governorates in Oman (Muscat, Dhofar, Al-Batinah North, Al-Sharqiyah South, and Al-Dhahira). The…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Semitic Languages, Psychometrics, Translation
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Kazem, Ali Mahdi; Alzubaidi, Abdulqawi S.; Hemdan, Ahmed Hassan; Renzulli, Joseph – International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2014
The use of teacher-rating scales constitutes an integral component in the identification of gifted students. The purpose of this study was to explore the factor structure of the Scales for Rating the Behavioural Characteristics of Superior Students (SRBCSS, Renzulli, Smith, White, Callahan, & Hartman, 2002). Participants consisted of 672 (310…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Student Behavior, Academically Gifted
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Abd-El-Fattah, Sabry M.; AL-Sinani, Yousra; El Shourbagi, Sahar; Fakhroo, Hessa A. – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2014
This study uses the Rasch model technique to examine the dimensionality structure and differential item functioning of the Arabic version of the Perceived Physical Ability Scale for Children (PPASC). A sample of 220 Omani fourth graders (120 males and 100 females) responded to an Arabic translated version of the PPASC. Data on students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Item Response Theory, Test Bias, Grade 4
Alkharusi, Hussain – Online Submission, 2011
Each classroom has its own assessment environment perceived by the students and springs from the teacher's assessment practices. Although students' perceptions of the assessment environment may influence their achievement-related outcomes, little attention has been given to the measurement of perceived classroom assessment environment. This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Classroom Environment