Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Source
| College Student Journal | 1 |
| Education | 1 |
| Journal for the Education of… | 1 |
| Journal of Education and… | 1 |
| SAGE Open | 1 |
| Turkish Online Journal of… | 1 |
Author
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 6 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 5 |
| Postsecondary Education | 5 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| California Critical Thinking… | 1 |
| Motivated Strategies for… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkHemdan 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
Al-Busaidi, S.; Aldhafri, S.; Büyükyavuz, O. – SAGE Open, 2016
This study investigated the characteristics of effective university instructors as perceived by 547 students. The students came from institutions in two different countries, Sultan Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman and Süleyman Demirel University in Turkey. They were asked to indicate the personality and the teaching characteristics they…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes
Al Ghanboosi, Salim Saleem; Alqahtani, Abdulmuhsen Ayedh – College Student Journal, 2013
The current study aims to explore the drop-out trends at Sultan Qaboos. University and Kuwait University. Archival data of the period 2000-2011 were used to achieve this goal. Main findings showed that (a) male drop-out rates are higher than female drop-out rates; (b) drop- out rates at scientific colleges are higher; (c) drop-out rates of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropout Rate, Student Records, Trend Analysis
Download full textAlkhausi, 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 Ghanboosi, Salim Saleen – Education, 2013
The students' attrition rates among students enrolled at SQU ranged between 6.8% (1998), 7.8% (1999), and 7.9% (2000). However, the drop-out rate at the Sultan Qaboos University is increasing gradually, and this increase represents a problem for the university that provides free education and financial aid for all male students coming from areas…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attrition, Withdrawal (Education), Student Surveys
Abdelraheem, Ahmed Yousif – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2012
The aim of this study was to identify learners' perceptions of the quality of interaction in Moodle and investigate the effects of gender, grade point average (GPA), individualized learning experiences and their experiences in using Moodle factors in perceiving the quality of interaction. A questionnaire was used to collect data after being…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Distance Education, Web Based Instruction
