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The Transition From The Standard Levels To Creterion Reference On The Effect Of Physical Exercise Self-Directed To Improve Some Elements Of Physical Fitness And Health To The Female Students In Basic Stages Of Bani Obid Schools / Irbid, Was'fi Al-Khaza'leh, Elham Harahshah

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aimed to move Standard Levels to Reference Criterion by the Impact of Physical Exercises Self-directed with the female students in the eighth grade in basic stage of Irbid Schools, and the researchers used two approaches (Descriptive and Experimental), where the descriptive approach in building standard degrees on a sample of (576) female student from the eighth grade students Bani Obeid district schools and Experimental Approach to tow equal groups on deliberate sample from the study population who has standard degrees less than (50) degrees, reaching (31) students divided into: a control group (16 students), and experimental group of …

School Social Behavior Of Deaf Students In The Gaza Strip, Abdullah Shorap, Hatim Dabakeh

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study, sought to identify the level of the school social behavior of deaf students in the secondary school in the Gaza Strip, depending on the variables of gender, family structure, and the academic achievement, through a descriptive analytic study of a sample consisted from (63) participants selected randomly from Mustafa Sadiq Rafii Secondary School for the Deaf. Results from the study revealed, a moderate level of the school social behavior among the study sample. In addition, the study showed that there were statistically significant differences in the school social behavior attributed in favor to the nuclear family, and moderate …

Using Item Response Theory In Constructing The Item Pool In Criterion- Referenced Testing With Dichotomous And Polytomous Items According To Two – Parameter Logistic Model, Mohammad Dabous

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed at using the Item Response theory in constructing a Criterion-Referenced Test in Mathematics according to the Two- Parameters Logistic Model. To achieve this aim, the researcher prepared a pool Dichotomous items consisted from (50) items and a pool of polytomous items consisted of (10) items. The items were constructed to measure the conceptual understanding, procedural knowledge, and problem solving. The study sample consisted of (502) students and all of them responded to all items. Results of the study indicated that (IRT) assumptions were achieved in the study data. Also, the results showed all dichotomous item achieved a …

Confirmatory Factor Analysis For Mathematics Attitude Scale, Majed Aljodeh

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The current study aimed to validate Attitude Mathematics instrument (ATMI) by confirmatory factor analysis using AMOS program. This (ATMI) administered to 350 tenth grade students in schools in Irbid, Jordan. The students responded on a five- point Likert scale. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the original six- factor correlated structure based on several fit indices, especially after outfit items deleted. The validation provided evidence that this ATMI can be a viable scale to measure students’ attitudes toward mathematics, or by researchers in their researches. The researcher recommended that the teachers and researchers could use this ATMI to measure attitudes toward …

Sources Of Competition Stress And Coping Strategies Among High Level Team Sports In Palestine, Abed Alnaser Alqadoumi, Muain Hafez

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The purpose of this study was to test the Sources of Competition Stress (SCS) and Coping Strategies (CS) among high level team sports in Palestine.Furthermore, to determine the differences in (SCS) and (CS) according to game, educational qualification and playing experience variables. The sample of the study consisted of (147) soccer, volleyball and basketball players, and a (13) items of (SCS) and (Gaudreau & Blondin, 2002) (39) items scale of (CS) were applied. The results indicated high level of (SCS) among players, where the percentage of response for the total score was (71.20%), the highest (SCS) were for: importance of …

Psychometric Properties Of The Teacher Version Of The Strength And Difficulties Questionnaire (Sdq) On Non- Clinical Jordanian Children In The Age Group (4-5) Years, Imad Ababneh, Hassan Alomari

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The present study aimed to verify the psychometric properties of the teacher version of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire(SDQ) on a non-clinical Jordanian Children in the age group (4-5) years, as it helps in detection of mental disorder that afflict children. To achieve this purpose a sample of (788) children was selected from the kindergartens. Factor analysis with Varimax rotation was conducted, as five factors were confirmed which accounted 52.71% of the total variance. However, it was noted a differences in the items load on the factors. Based on that, a factor analysis was conducted by fixing the factors to …

Reading Comprehension Among The Students Of Tenth Grade At Jerash Governorate Schools In The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan In Light Of Reading’S Type And Other Variables, Rola Hasan

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aimed at detecting the level of reading comprehension among the students of tenth grade in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the light of some variables. In order to achieve this aim the researcher designed a test of 29 questions of multiple choice. The test has been applied to a sample of (98) male students and (82) female students. The results revealed that the level of reading comprehension among students of tenth grade was moderate on the types of aloud and silent reading. The results also revealed that there are statistical significant differences at the level of (α≤ …

The Impact Of Teaching Activates Based On The Quranic Modules On Improving The Expressive Performance Of The Fifth Grade Literary Students In Iraq, Haitham Al Qadi, Awad Diwan

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aimed to investigate the impactof teaching activates based on the Quranic modules on improving the expressive performance of the fifth grade literary students in Iraq. In order to achieve the goal of the study, the tool study was prepared in the form of a test that measures the abilityof students to the expressive performance, as well as four themes for the expressive performance approved by a group of experienced and competent arbitrators. These subjects for the experimental group have been taught by using some educational activities based on the explanation and analysis of the Quranic modules. As for …

The Role Of Physical Education In The School Program Development And The Acquisition Of The Positive Values In The Secondary Stage Of Secondary Education Students In Yemen, Najeeb Jouim

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aims to identify the role of the physical education program in the development and acquisition of positive values among secondary school students in the schools of the capital secretariat, through physical education lesson, and the activity of internal and external activity, the researcher used the descriptive approach, was chosen as the research sample of student athletes at the secondary level, with a total sample Find (777) student, was reached to arrange the most important positive values derived by secondary school students through physical education lesson came as follows: - Akspena sports culture, helps me to maintain order, develops …

Folktales In Walid Saif Poetry, Nader Qasem, Diana Nada

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This research is concerned with studying the use of folktales in three collections of poetry written by Walid Saif's: Poems at the Time of Conquest; A Tattoo On Khadra'' Arm and Taghribah bni Falstin in addition to his two poems titled Searching for Abdullah Al-Barri and Love Again.The research starts with a brief account on the deployment of folktales in contemporary poetry in general and in Walid's Saif poetry in particular. Then the research moves to delimit those poems that include clear folktales so as to discuss Saif's objective behind using these tales through analyzing that possible relationship between poetry …

The Effect Of Proposed Training Program On The Development Of Skill Performance For Non-Dominant Leg On Some Football Skills, Esam Abu Shihab, Abd Al-Rahman Al-Shamayleh

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to identify the Effect of proposed Training Program on the Development of Skill performance for Non-Dominant Leg on some Football Skills (Kick the ball To further distance, Ball controlfor a minute, Running with ball (30m), Zigzag running with ball (25m), Accuracy of shooting and Accuracy of passing),The sample of the study consisted of (25) players who are currently the team of the Faculty of Sport Sciences at Mutah University. The researcher used the experimental method, The Sample has been way one group, The statistical measures that were used included Paired-Sample (T) Test, Kolmogorov-Smirnova, Averages and standard deviations.The …

Knowledge Management At Taif University And Its Development Requirements (Field Study), Mansoor Ahmed Muqabalah

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to identify the management of knowledge at Taif University and its development requirements (Field Study). The study sample consisted of (231) faculty members, who were selected in a stratified random manner, and to achieve the objectives of this study a descriptive survey method was used, and through the development of a questionnaire for this purpose which was composed of (45) paragraphs distributed on (three) sections. The results of the study showed the reality of knowledge management at Taif University, its constraints and development requirements from the standpoint of the faculty that were a medium degree. The results …

Emotional Intelligence And Its Relationship To The Digital Level Of The Effectiveness Of The Triple Jump For The Students Of Physical Education Faculty At Yarmouk University, Nezar Al-Luwaici

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The present study was aimed to examine level of emotional intelligence and its relationship for achievement performance of triple jump event in student's physical education faculty - Yarmouk University. Using descriptive analysis approach, (188) students registered in athletics training course at second semester 2014/2015. Wear answered the questionnaire set by Allseed and Abd AL-Samea (2002). The questionnaire consisted of (58) paragraphs distributing on five dimensions (emotional management, sympathy, emotional regulating, emotional knowledge and social communication). The results of shown that the level of emotional intelligence was high (α≤ 0.05) level of emotional intelligence was significantly higher in males than that …

The Impact Of Quality Exercises On Performing The Front Handspring Vault Among The Pe Students In The University Of Palestine, Alaa Issa

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aimed to identify the impact of using quality exercises to improve the front handspring vault among the PE students. To achieve this goal, the study was conducted on a purposive sample of 40 PE students who are enrolled in gymnastic (1) class, the empirical research was used. After applying the quality training on the experimental group and the regular training on the control group, the results have shown that the suggested quality training has a great role in improving the front handspring vault,and therefore the researcher recommend that the quality training must be used more often due to …

Belief In School Justice And Its Relation With Social And Psychological Skills And Academic Achievement Among Primary And Secondary Students In Government Schools Tulkarm Region, Zeiad Barakat, Laila Abu Ali

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to identify the level of belief in school justice and its relation with the level of social and psychological skills and academic achievement among students of primary and secondary government schools in Tulkarm region. For this purpose the researchers used a scale of belief in school justice consists of (24) items distributed equally into three domains: School administration justice, laws and regulations justice, and teachers' justice. The study sample consisted of (425) male and female students. Results showed that students' estimates of the level of belief in school justice was medium in general, and on the total …

Relationship Of Some Anthropometric And Physical Measures With The Performance Of Triple Jump Event In Secondary School Students, Mohammad Qadoume

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The aim of this study was to identify the relationship of some anthropometric and physical measures with the performance of triple jump event in secondary school students, in addition to determine the contribution of anthropometric and physical measures in the Distance of triple jump event. To achieve this, the study was conducted on a sample consisting of (40) male students from 8 secondary schools at Tubas District. The researcher conducted the anthropometric measures of: (height, body mass, and lengths of: upper arm, forearm, hand, arm, thigh, calf, and leg), and the physical measures of: (triple hope for distance THD, vertical …

The Effectiveness Of A Counseling Program For Reducing Nightmares And Improving Sleep Quality Among Gaza Children With Destroyed Houses In 2014 War, Etaf Abu Ghali, Joltan Hijazi

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of a counseling program for reducing nightmares and improving sleep quality among

Irrational Concepts And Their Connection To Self-Deceiving For Sample From Hebron University And Al-Quds Open University, Jamal Abu Maraq, Zeiad Barakat Barakat

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aims at identifying level of irrational concepts and their connection to self-deceiving for a sample from Hebron University and Al-Quds Open University (Tulkarem Branch). It also aims at investigating the significant differences in the level of responses of subjects of the study with respect to irrational concepts due to gender, teaching system, place of residence, specialization and academic level. For this purpose, the study was implemented on a sample of 235 male and female students from both universities. Results of the study showed that the total level of irrational concepts and self –conceiving was medium. The three dominant …

Emerging Instructional Technologies: Its Use And Motives Among Faculty Members In Saudi Universities In Light Of Some Factors, Laila Aljohani

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to determine the most important emerginginstructional technologies to faculty members in Saudi Universities Hence, it aimed to determine the range of using those emerginginstructional technologies,andthe motives ofusing themin lightof somefactors. To achieve this aim a closed questionnaire,which was developedby the researcher, and consisted of (4) sections was used. The sample ofthe study composed of (149) faculty members. The major findings of thestudy were as follows:-the mobile learning technologies were the mostimportant emerging instructional technologies from the perspective offaculty members, while the most used emerging instructional technologywasinstant messaging.-there were nostatistically significantdifferencesin the degree of using emerging instructional technologies, …

Organizational Justice, Tara Myers, Megan Paul

Umbrella Summaries

What is organizational justice?

Organizational justice is the extent to which an organization treats people fairly. Organizational justice includes fairness related to outcomes, procedures, and interpersonal interactions. Fair workplace outcomes and decisions (e.g., equitable/favorable pay, raise, promotion) are called distributive justice (Adams, 1965). Procedural justice means that outcomes are determined through procedures that are based on accurate information and standard ethics, represent everyone affected by the procedure, include opportunity for input and appeal, are free from bias, and are used consistently (Leventhal, 1980; Thibaut & Walker, 1975). Interactional justice refers to people feeling they were treated with dignity and respect …

We Are...Marshall, November 25, 2020, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

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A Study Of The Phenomenon Of The Quasi-Peach Blossom Spring And The Poetry In The Late-Qing Dynasty, Qihua Sun, Shijin Luo

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The image of "The Peach Blossom Spring" created by Tao Yuanming (365?-427) became a motif since the Liang dynasty in Chinese ancient literature. The reception of the Peach Blossom Spring had shown two dimensions of the nothingness and the concreteness during the Tang and Song dynasties. However, toward the late Qing dynasty, the gradual appearance of quasi-Peach Blossom Springs and the poeticization of them, perhaps due to the social turmoil, especially brought by the Taiping Civil War. The understanding of the unrealistic vision of the Peach Blossom Spring and the wish for it during the turmoil constructed the mindset of …

Structure Of Population Activity In Primary Motor Cortex For Single Finger Flexion And Extension, Spencer A. Arbuckle, Jeff Weiler, Eric A. Kirk, Charles L. Rice, Marc Schieber, J. Andrew Pruszynski, Naveed Ejaz, Jörn Diedrichsen

Brain and Mind Institute Researchers' Publications

Copyright © 2020 the authors How is the primary motor cortex (M1) organized to control fine finger movements? We investigated the population activity in M1 for single finger flexion and extension, using 7T functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in female and male human participants and compared these results to the neural spiking patterns recorded in two male monkeys performing the identical task. fMRI activity patterns were distinct for movements of different fingers, but were quite similar for flexion and extension of the same finger. In contrast, spiking patterns in monkeys were quite distinct for both fingers and directions, which is …

Cortico-Subcortical Functional Connectivity Profiles Of Resting-State Networks In Marmosets And Humans, Yuki Hori, David J. Schaeffer, Atsushi Yoshida, Justine C. Cléry, Lauren K. Hayrynen, Joseph S. Gati, Ravi S. Menon, Stefan Everling

Brain and Mind Institute Researchers' Publications

Copyright © 2020 the authors Understanding the similarity of cortico-subcortical networks topologies between humans and nonhuman primate species is critical to study the origin of network alternations underlying human neurologic and neuropsychiatric diseases. The New World common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) has become popular as a nonhuman primate model for human brain function. Most marmoset connectomic research, however, has exclusively focused on cortical areas, with connectivity to subcortical networks less extensively explored. Here, we aimed to first isolate patterns of subcortical connectivity with cortical resting-state networks in awake marmosets using resting-state fMRI, then to compare these networks with those in humans …

Applications Of Non-Invasive Neuromodulation For The Management Of Disorders Related To Covid-19, Abrahão Fontes Baptista, Adriana Baltar, Alexandre Hideki Okano, Alexandre Moreira, Ana Carolina Pinheiro Campos, Ana Mércia Fernandes, André Russowsky Brunoni, Bashar W. Badran, Clarice Tanaka, Daniel Ciampi De Andrade, Daniel Gomes Da Silva Machado, Edgard Morya, Eduardo Trujillo, Jaiti K. Swami, Joan A. Camprodon, Katia Monte-Silva, Katia Nunes Sá, Isadora Nunes, Juliana Barbosa Goulardins, Marom Bikson, Pedro Sudbrack-Oliveira, Priscila De Carvalho, Rafael Jardim Duarte-Moreira, Rosana Lima Pagano, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Yossi Zana

Publications and Research

Background: Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) morbidity is not restricted to the respiratory system, but also affects the nervous system. Non-invasive neuromodulation may be useful in the treatment of the disorders associated with COVID-19.

Objective: To describe the rationale and empirical basis of the use of non-invasive neuromodulation in the management of patients with COVID-10 and related disorders.

Methods: We summarize COVID-19 pathophysiology with emphasis of direct neuroinvasiveness, neuroimmune response and inflammation, autonomic balance and neurological, musculoskeletal and neuropsychiatric sequela. This supports the development of a framework for advancing applications of non-invasive neuromodulation in the management COVID-19 and related disorders.

Results: …

The Achievements Of And Inspirations From The Psychology Of Tragedy, Ersu Ding

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The Psychology of Tragedy (1933) by Zhu Guangqian is a monumental work in the history of Chinese theories of tragedy. Written from the unique perspective of a Chinese scholar and moving with ease among major Western theories of tragedy, its author had raised therein a good number of great insights that are still valid today. Zhu Guangqian's greatest contribution to the theory of tragedy lies in his modification of Aristotle's theories of "catharsis" and "hamartia", legitimating the plot of innocent suffering and introducing into the mix of tragic feelings such important concepts as love and regret. Probably due to his …

Letter - A Thanksgiving Message, Christopher Callahan

Presidential Communications

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"Affect" Or "Effect"?, Ashli Villarreal

Word for Word 2020

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Development Of The Pet-Related Events And Tasks Scale (Pets), Courtney Bolstad

Theses and Dissertations

Depression is a common, debilitating disorder that is often treated using behavioral activation (BA), which includes identification and scheduling of pleasant activities. Owning a pet appears to be a viable source of pleasant activities, though current BA tools do not extensively consider these activities. The present study aimed to develop the Pet-Related Events and Tasks Scale (PETS) to determine what activities of pet ownership are pleasant and may be used in BA. Various methods were used to generate items (i.e., focus groups, surveys, and adaptation of existing event schedule items) and revise the developing PETS (i.e., cognitive interviews and expert …

Fall Newsletter 2020 (Issue 9), Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

Inside This Issue

• CSUSB introduces winter intersession
• Essential workers discuss the dangers and fears of everyday life
• Opinion: Benefits to wearing masks
• Opinion: Teaching acceptance to better the mental health of autistic youth
• Students receive more guidance about grant writing
• Restrictions of virtual learning during a pandemic
• Vox pop: What are your thoughts on the credit/ no credit option for this semester?
• Advice: Six tips and tricks for finals week
• CSUSB gamers celebrate the third annual Coyote Cross-Up
• Vox pop: What are you thankful for?