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Al-Wedyan, Ashraf Bader Alddin; Al-Oweidi, Alia Mohammed – International Education Studies, 2022
The aim of this study was to find the effectiveness of the Portage Program for Early Intervention in improving cognitive competencies of mothers with children having intellectual disabilities in applying portage program, and in developing those children's adaptive behavior. The experimental sample included 10 children from Irbid Governorate with…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Intellectual Disability, Mothers, Young Children
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Al-Hroub, Anies; Krayem, Malak – Roeper Review, 2020
There is no empirical evidence in Jordan that addresses the overlap and coexistence of overexcitability (OE) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in gifted students. This study aims to investigate: (1) the relationship between characteristics of OE forms and ADHD subtypes; and (2) the gender differences in OE profiles among gifted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Emotional Response, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Alsrour, Nadia H.; Al-Ali, Safa – Gifted and Talented International, 2014
This study examined the creative thinking in preschool children. The Thinking Creatively in Action and Movement test (TCAM) by Torrance 1981, was used to assess motor creativity. The study investigated whether there might be differences in creative thinking according to gender or age. A total of 562 children participated (260 girls and 302 boys)…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Creativity, Foreign Countries, Creative Thinking
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Almasri, Nihad A.; Saleh, Maysoun; Dunst, Carl J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2014
Background: Knowledge about family support systems available for Jordanian families of children with cerebral palsy (CP) is limited due to the lack of culturally valid measures of family support. The psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Family Support Scale (A-FSS) were examined. Methods: Parents of 115 children with CP who were…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Spouses, Parent Attitudes, Intervention
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Fayez, Merfat; Ahmad, Jamal Fathi; Oliemat, Enass – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to explore the beliefs of Jordanian kindergarten and 1st-grade teachers regarding six child-based dimensions of school readiness: academic knowledge, basic thinking skills, socioemotional maturity, physical well-being and motor development, self-discipline, and communication skills. Questionnaires were used to collect…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Teacher Attitudes
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Abu Taleb, Tagreed Fathi – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the necessity levels of children's school readiness skills held by Jordanian kindergarten teachers. The sample consisted of 347 teachers drawn from the public and private kindergarten education sectors. The school readiness data collection instrument included seven readiness domains with a total of 39…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Readiness, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers
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Chatoupis, Constantine – Physical Educator, 2010
Spectrum research on teaching has been conducted since 1970s. The purpose of this study was to identify, categorize, and analyze research in this area. Fifty three Spectrum studies conducted between 1970 and 2008 were included in this study. Each paper was coded for (a) decade the study was published, (b) publication outlet/dissertation research,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Styles, Educational Research, Psychomotor Objectives