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Direct linkHammad, Sali; Graham, Ted; Dimitriadis, Christos; Taylor, Annette – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2022
Designed for this study as a conceptual framework comprising particular educational approaches and techniques for mathematics teaching and learning, the Successful Mathematics Classroom (SMC) aimed to promote college students' mathematics self-efficacy, motivation, and achievement. Through using a case study methodology, a range of tests and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Achievement, Self Efficacy, Student Motivation
Download full textAlanezi, Ebrahim – International Education Studies, 2022
The aim of this study was to determine factors that influence Kuwaiti pre-service teachers' choice of Practical Electrical Subjects by profiling and analysing their motivations. Unlike previous studies that focused on the traditional conceptualisations of intrinsic, altruistic, and extrinsic motivations, this study uses the interpretive lens of…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Profiles, Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers
Al-Shammari, Abbas Habor – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2021
This paper examines the influence of authentic materials on the motivation of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Kuwait University. The target population is male and female students of two intermediate levels at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Kuwait University. All students received both artificial and authentic materials. Data from two observation…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Instructional Materials, Instructional Effectiveness, English (Second Language)
Alshebou, Suaad M. – International Education Studies, 2019
This research explores who participates in higher education (HE) in general and in the College of Basic Education (CBE) in particular from adult female learners' groups. This entails identifying the specific characteristics of these groups and understanding their learning experiences and obstacles they need to overcome. The study begins with an…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Conventional Instruction, College Students, Traditional Schools
Alkazemi, Mariam F.; Al Nashmi, Eisa; Wanta, Wayne – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2017
Kuwaiti students intending to major in mass communication face a long process that begins in high school. A survey of students at Kuwait University examined whether the process led to disillusionment of the mass communication field and/or mass communication education. Findings show that all respondents viewed the field of journalism positively.…
Descriptors: Mass Media, Student Motivation, Foreign Countries, Journalism
Alazemi, Abdullah M.; Alenezi, Abdullah A.; Alnwaiem, Ahmad F. – English Language Teaching, 2020
Group work (GW) has been at the center of research for many years, and several positive attributes have been linked to its implementation in English language teaching (ELT) classrooms. This study explores Kuwaiti students' views on the benefits and difficulties of GW in their general English and English for specific purposes (ESP) courses. A…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Educational Benefits
Daniel, Cathy E.; Halimi, Florentina; AlShammari, Iqbal A. – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2018
The teaching of English as a second/foreign language to Arab students has received considerable attention during the past decade. The use of English as a medium of instruction in the Arabian Gulf has become prominent but has only recently been examined academically. In Kuwait, the need to learn and use English is emerging. Attention toward how…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Arabs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Safar, Ammar H. – Journal of Educators Online, 2018
One key trend in the educational application of new technologies involves the integration of the "bring your own device" (BYOD) initiative. This study's objective was to determine the impact and usefulness of a BYOD program for students' learning and academic excellence at Kuwait University (KU). A quasiexperimental design was employed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Ownership
Al Darwish, Salwa; Sadeqi, Abdul Azeez – International Education Studies, 2016
EFL students acquire their writing skill through practice and hard work. However, there seems to be a lot of reasons why EFL students should find the task of composing an essay so difficult that leads them to plagiarize. For that, the present paper tries to find out the real motivation for EFL students to plagiarize in writing. This research was…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Student Motivation
Al Darwish, Salwa – International Education Studies, 2016
The purpose of this research study is to determine the level of influence of parental education, social and financial status on their senior college students by encouraging them to pursue higher degrees. The sample of the study was 313 senior college students randomly selected from private and public universities in Kuwait to answer the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Influences
Marsh, Herbert W.; Abduljabbar, Adel Salah; Parker, Philip D.; Morin, Alexandre J. S.; Abdelfattah, Faisal; Nagengast, Benjamin; Möller, Jens; Abu-Hilal, Maher M. – American Educational Research Journal, 2015
The internal/external frame of reference (I/E) model and dimensional comparison theory posit paradoxical relations between achievement (ACH) and self-concept (SC) in mathematics (M) and verbal (V) domains; ACH in each domain positively affects SC in the matching domain (e.g., MACH to MSC) but negatively in the nonmatching domain (e.g., MACH to…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Cultural Differences, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis
Safar, Ammar H.; AlKhezzi, Fahad A. – College Student Journal, 2013
Personal computers, the Internet, smartphones, and other forms of information and communication technology (ICT) have changed our world, our job, our personal lives, as well as how we manage our knowledge and time effectively and efficiently. Research findings in the past decades have acknowledged and affirmed that the content the ICT medium…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Comparative Analysis, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
Al-Harthi, Aisha S. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2010
This study investigated cultural variations between two samples of Arab and American distance learners (N = 190). The overarching purpose was to chart the underlying relationships between learner self-regulation and cultural orientation within distance education environments using structural equation modeling. The study found significant…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Distance Education, Arabs, Cultural Differences
