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Mais Al-Nasa'h; Yaman Shadid – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2024
The current study aimed to investigate Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and Self-Esteem levels among 7th and 10th-grade students in private schools in Amman, Jordan. Additionally, the study aimed to explore the relationship between FoMO and self-esteem. The research also intended to examine differences in FoMO and self-esteem levels between male and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Esteem, Fear, Grade 7
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Alshawareb, Iyad Jerias; Alnasraween, Mo'en Salman – International Education Studies, 2020
The aim of this study was to identify the level of cyberbullying through the means of social media among the students of the basic stage in the Directorate of Education of the University District, the sample of the study consisted of 388 students from the seventh and tenth grades. To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Social Media
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Alhasanat, Issa Khalil – Higher Education Studies, 2020
The present article explores the use of smartphones by Arab Open University (AOU) students in learning the Arabic Language. The sample consisted of 275 students of those taking Arabic for primary school teachers. A questionnaire was prepared by the researcher to specify relevant uses and was divided into 4 sections: types of students' devices,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Native Language Instruction, Semitic Languages, Technology Uses in Education
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Al-Hmouz, Hanan; Abu-Hamour, Bashir – International Journal of Special Education, 2017
The Executive Functions (EFs) cognitive ability was studied with a group of gifted children (n=27), children at risk of learning disabilities (LDs) (n=27), and control/average children (n=27). These children were enrolled in Kindergarten 2 and had the mean age of 63 months. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate group differences on EFs…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Academically Gifted, At Risk Students, Learning Disabilities
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Alazzi, Khaled – Educational Research Quarterly, 2017
Using a mixed methods approach, this study was conducted in Jordanian schools to determine the perceptions of seventh- and eleventh-grade students toward citizenship. Specifically, the study determined what students believe are the attributes of a good citizen, what activities they participate in that are related to good citizenship, and what…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Service Learning, Citizenship Education
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ALBashtawy, Mohammed; Batiha, Abdul-Monim; Tawalbeh, Loai; Tubaishat, Ahmad; AlAzzam, Manar – Journal of School Nursing, 2015
Self-medication, usually with over-the-counter (OTC) medication, is reported as a community health problem that affects many people worldwide. Most self-medication practice usually begins with the onset of adolescence. A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Mafraq Governorate, Jordan, using a simple random sampling method to select…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Case Studies
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Abu-Hamour, Bashir – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2018
The Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) factors of the Woodcock-Johnson (WJ) Arabic Tests of Cognitive Abilities were studied with a group of students at risk of Math Disability (MD) (n50) and average students (n50) between second and fourth grades. Specifically, several statistical analyses were conducted using the seven CHC factors identified by the WJ…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Culture Fair Tests, Intelligence Tests, Cognitive Ability
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Al-Anani, Hanan Abd Al-Hameed – International Education Studies, 2015
The purpose of this study was to identify the degree of parental abuse and psychological security of the child, as well as the degree differences of these variables, based on the gender, the age and place of residency. The aim of this study also was to detect the relationship between parental abuse and the psychological security of the child. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Safety, Child Abuse, Parenting Styles
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Al Bataineh, Mohammad; Anderson, Sharon – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2015
This study used a cross-sectional, ten-point Likert-type scale survey design, to examine the perception of Jordanian seventh to twelfth-grade social studies teachers of the competency needed for technology implementation in their classrooms. The instrument for this study was a modified version of a survey developed by Kelly (2003) called the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Competencies, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Literacy
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Awamleh, Habis; Al Farah, Yacoub; El-Zraigat, Ibrahim – International Education Studies, 2012
This study aimed to identify the level of dimensions for creative abilities (originality, flexibility, originality, elaboration) among students in Al Rai Jordanian schools according to Torrance Formal test, and to investigate the differences in these levels attributable to the study variables (gender, age, grade point average "GPA"). The…
Descriptors: Creativity, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2
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Abu-Hamour, Bashir – International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 2013
This study examined the acceptability, reliability, and validity of the Arabic translated version of the Rapid Automatized Naming and Rapid Alternating Stimulus Tests (RAN/RAS; Wolf & Denckla, 2005) for Jordanian students. RAN/RAS tests are a vital assessment tool to distinguish good readers from poor readers. These tests have been…
Descriptors: Naming, Semitic Languages, Reading Tests, Test Reliability
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El-Zraigat, Ibrahim A. – International Education Studies, 2013
The main purpose of the present study was to assess special needs for students with hearing impairment. The sample of the study consisted of 231 students enrolled at schools for deaf children in Jordan, 113 males and 118 females. A special needs scale was developed and used in assessing special needs for students. The reliability and validity of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments, Student Needs, Deafness