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The Effect Of Repeated Reading Strategy On Oral Reading Fluency Of A Fourth Grade Student With Reading Difficulties, Fatmeh Mahmud Al Jaffal

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I, Fatmeh Mahmud Al-Jaffal, the undersigned, a graduate student at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), am the author of this thesis, entitled “The Effect of Repeated Reading Strategy on Oral Reading: Fluency of an Elementary Student with Reading Difficulty”, hereby, solemnly declare that this thesis is an original research work that has been done and prepared by me under the supervision of Dr. Hala El Howeris, of the College of Education at UAEU. This work has not been previously formed as the basis for the award of any academic degree, diploma or a similar title at …

Exploring The Phenomenon Of Absenteeism Among High School Students In Al Sharjah Educational Zone, فاطمة راشد الحميدي علي اليماحي

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This study aimed at exploring the phenomena of absenteeism among secondary school students in Sharjah Educational Zone from students, teachers and specialists, administrators and supervisors’ perspectives. The study applies qualitative research method to gain better understanding of the Students’ abseteesim phenomenon. The study used individual and group interviews at two different schools settting, one school is for males and the other for females, which known by the increase rate of absenteeism. The researcher interviewed students (n=15), male teachers (n=4) and female teachers (n=4), administrators (n=3) in the male school and administrators (n=5) in the girls school. The results gleaned from …

Principals’ Integration Of Technology In Education At Sharjah City Government Schools, Samer Husni Abdel Khaleq Alsaleh

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Computer-Assisted Language Learning (Call) Impact On Students' Reading Achievement And Their Attitude Towards Its Use, Ayeda Abdulla Saeed Al Shebli

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This study sought to investigate the effects of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) on students' reading achievement, and students’ attitudes toward the use of CALL. Two groups of grade 7 students participated in this study. At the beginning of the study, both groups were given a pretest to evaluate these students’ reading skills. In the control group, students were taught through ordinary instruction. On the other hand, in the experimental group; students used CALL to practice their reading skills. At the end of the treatment, both groups were given a posttest in order to determine whether there was any difference in …

Impact Of Guided Inquiry On Tenth Graders’ Understanding Of Chemical Bonds, Badreya Esmaeil Abdul Raheem Al Zarooni

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Students' understandings of scientific conceptions have been of considerable interest to science education researchers and science teachers in recent years. Accordingly, many scholarly studies have been conducted on the students' understandings and misunderstandings, particularly, those concerned with chemistry. For the present study, the term misconception is used to encompass both alternative responses that arise from formal intervention; such as classroom study, as well as those resulted from the students own interactions with, and observations of their surrounding environment. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the understanding of the Grade-10 students about the concepts and misconception regarding the …

آراء طالبات الصف العاشر حول العوامل المؤثرة في التحصيل الدراسي, فاطمة محمد راشد اليماحي

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تهدف الدراسة الحالية إلى استبيان آراء طالبات الصف العاشر في منطقة الفجيرة التعليمية حول العوامل المؤثرة في التحصيل الدراسي. ولتحقيق أهداف الدراسة، اعتمدت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي، حيث تم تحليل الدراسات السابقة والأدب النظري ذا العلاقة بموضوع الدراسة ، وتم بناء استبانة تمثل آراء طالبات الصف العاشر حول العوامل المؤثرة في التحصيل الدراسي في أربعة محاور هي مدى تأثير كثرة المواد واختلافها على تحصيل طالبات الصف العاشر، و دور الإدارة المدرسية في التواصل مع أسر الطالبات ،ودور الأسرة في رفع مستوى التحصيل الدراسي، ومدى احتياج طالبات الصف العاشر للبرامج الإرشادية التي تعدها الإدارة المدرسية. وتمَّ تطبيق الاستبانة بعد التأكد من صدقها …

Principals' Integration Of Technology In Education At Sharjah City Governoment Schools, Samer Husni Abdel Khaleq Alsaleh

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School leadership includes several elements; one of them is technology leadership that is necessary for the success of technology integration in education. The purpose of this study is to describe the state of technology integration in Sharjah City Government Schools based on a juxtaposition and comparison of principals' perceived practices of technology integration and teachers' perceptions. This technique of study would help in reaching a more trusted image of technology integration at Sharjah schools. The second purpose was to investigate the influence of the principals' gender on integrating technology in their schools, in addition to identify the main challenges that …

Views Of The Tenth Grade Female Students About The Factors Affecting The Academic Achievement, Fatima Mohammad Ali Mohammad Rashed Al Yammahi

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This study aims to identify the views of Tenth Grade female students in the schools of Fujairah Educational Zone about the factors affecting the academic achievement. The descriptive research method was employed to achieve the study's objectives. A questionnaire of 21 questions is developed for investigating four aspects related to school administration roles: if- the role of the large number of different materials on academic achievement, ii- the role of communicating between school principals and families, iii- the role of families in raising student achievement, and iv- the role of the programmer in raising the student achievement prepared by the …

Impact Of Guided Inquiry On Tenth Graders' Understanding Of Chemical Bonds, Badreya Esmaeil Abdul Raheem Al Zarooni

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Students’ understanding of scientific conceptions have been of considerable interest to science education researcher and science teacher in recent years. Accordingly,many scholarly studies have been conducted on the students' understandings and misunderstanding, particularly. Those concerned with chemistry. For the present study, the term misconception is used to encompass both alternative responses that arise from formal intervention: such as classroom study as well as those resulted from the student own interaction with, and observation of their surrounding environment

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the understanding of the Grade- students about the concepts and misconception regarding the chemical …

Investigating Secondary School Students’ Views Regarding The Use Of Strategies And Difficulties They Face When Writing In English As The Second Language, Salma Saeed Salem Al Kaabi

Curriculum and Instruction Theses

Learning writing is an important element in language acquisition. Writing is one of the tools of communication and exchanges between cultures. Many students have a negative attitude toward writing and consider writing as the most difficult skill of all. Writing in English is an issue from which many non-native students suffer. This study aims to investigate students' views toward the use of strategies and the challenges they face with writing in English.

This study was conducted in one of the large female high schools in Al Ain. A 45 items structured Likert-scale questionnaire was developed. It was administered to 360 …

Investigating Teacher’S Perceptions Of Using Reading Strategies In Teaching English To Grade 6-9 In The United Arab Emirates., Mariam Mohamed Basheir Abu Al Khair

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This study is aimed at investigating English teacher’s perceptions of using reading strategies in preparatory schools (Grades 6-9) in the emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Also, the study examined if there were any significant differences in relation to gender and teaching experience variables. The participant in this study were collected by a questionnaire developed by the researcher. The collection of the data was limited to those teachers who were teaching English for grades 6-9 (n=134) in one of the regions of the emirate of Abu Dhabi in the UAE. This study revealed a number of …

The Effectiveness Of Adec's Professional Development For Principals In Al Ain Government Schools, Uae, Wafaa Ai-Ghafri

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This study investigated the extent to which professional development provided by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) helped principals in Al Ain government schools to lead the new five components of change in their schools. The study was guided by three research questions and used the mixed research method. Data were collected through a questionnaire, individual interviews, and focus group interviews. The questionnaire was divided into four sections. The first section included demographic information of participants. The second section included eleven statements addressing the school principals' perceptions towards professional development programs conducted by ADEC. The third section was comprised of …

Heat Misconceptions Among 11th Grade Students, Amnah Mohamed Abdullah Al Kaabi

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This study explores the misconception of the female students at 11^thgrade about the heat concepts (e.g., latency, conduction, equilibrium, boiling point, etc.) the study targets to i – classifying the misconception nature, and ii- distinguishing the heat misconception from point of the lack of knowledge and lucky guess. A sample of 230 female students at 11^th grade randomly selected from five secondary schools in the Emirates of Fujairah; northern UAE. The heat misconception test (HMT), a three –tier diagnostic instrument comprising of ten question is used as data collection tool. The study raises the three research questions. …

Teachers’ Perception Of Characteristics Of Effective Female School Leaders Of Elementary Schools In Abu Dhabi Emirate, Zahra Saif Malek Alshehaimi

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This study aimed at identifying the characteristics of effective female school leaders’ from teachers’ perspectives. The objectives of this study are three as follows: a) surveying the literature on the characteristics of effective school leaders, b) examining the reality of what extend the school leaders are effective, and c) finding other characteristics in which school leaders in Al Ain and Abu Dhabi schools can develop their effectiveness at schools. The research employed a quantitative analysis to answer the research questions. The results of this study indicated that teachers’ perception towards their principal is positive. Teachers in the Abu Dhabi and …

Collaborative School Culture In Al Ain Secondary Schools: A Qualitative Study Of One Female And One Male School., Rania Mohamad Alqarqaz

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent of collaborative school culture in two of Al Ain Cycle Three schools. The first school was a female school and the second one was a male school. These two schools are under the supervision of Abu Dhabi Educational Council (ADEC) in United Arab Emirates. They were part of 11 secondary schools studied by Falouqa (2013). She studied the collaborative school culture in these 11 schools using a questionnaire for data collection. The questionnaire was used to measure the six components of collaborative school culture (CSC) as conceptualized by Gruenert (2005). …

Teachers’Perception Of Characteristics Of Effective Female School Leaders Of Elementary Schools In Abu Dhabi Emirate, Zahra Saif Malek Al Shehaimi

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This study aimed at identifying the characteristics of effective female school leaders’ from teachers’ perspectives. The objectives of this study are three as follows: a) surveying the literature on the characteristics of effective school leaders., b) examining the reality to what extend the school leaders are effective, and c) finding other characteristics in which school leaders in Al Ain and Abu Dhabi schools can develop their effectiveness at schools. The research employed a quantitative analysis to answer the research questions. The results of this study indicated that teachers' perception towards their principal is positive. Teachers in the Abu Dhabi and …

Improving The Selection Of Public School Principals In Al-Ain Education Office, Hana Ali Alhelali

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This study aimed to investigate the perceptions of principals, vice principals, and teachers on selection criteria and recruitment procedures for AI Ain public school principals. The study was guided by three research questions and used the quantitative research method. Data for this study were collected through a questionnaire divided into three sections. The first section included demographic information of participants. The second part included 48 items about recruitment and selection, which measure agreement or disagreement of participants over the items in the five components. These components were application requirements, selection responsibility, selection methods, selection criteria, and recruiting procedures. The third …

The Attitudes Of The Abu Dhabi Tawteen Council (Adtc) Employees Towards The Professional Development Programs., Ahlam Alhashemi

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This study aimed to explore the attitudes of the Abu Dhabi Tawteen Council (ADTC) employees towards the professional development programs provided to them by ADTC. The study was guided by three research questions and used the quantitative method. Data for this study were collected through a questionnaire. The questionnaire were divided into cover four topics which are: attitudes toward the importance of professional development, attitudes towards the planning of professional development, and attitudes toward the types and ways of professional development. In addition, there were two open ended questions. The one hundred and forty employees of ADTC was the population …

Effective Methods Of Communication Between Principals And High Schools Teachers In Al-Ain City, Thuraya Yousuf Abdul Rahman

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From the teacher perspective this research paper will introduce the best communication methods that are used by principals and teaching staff in the Al Ain Education Zone, and giving suggestions to improve the communication between the principals and teachers. To achieve the goals from this study, the researcher select 226 teachers both male and female from 1 0 high schools in Al Ain. The researcher conducted a survey to measure the methods which can ease the communication between principals and teachers.

The researcher used different techniques to determine the averages and standard deviation to analyses the answers of the survey. …