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Social Media And Covid-19 Rumors, Saly Saad Goudah Ibraheim May 2026

Social Media And Covid-19 Rumors, Saly Saad Goudah Ibraheim

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study is intended to identify the public's attitudes towards spreading misinformation about COVID-19 through social media sites in the Jizan region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Being a descriptive study, it depends on the survey approach. The field study was conducted using an intentional sample of those who follow the developments of the COVID pandemic through social networking websites. 300 users completed an online survey. The study found high public awareness of the meaning of umor,' its effects, the reasons for its proliferation, and the potential motives of its promoters. Study recommendations include the importance of confronting rumors …

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Arab Official Efforts To Raise Awareness Of Covid-19 - The Crisis And Emergency Risk Communication Model In The Uae, Rahima Aissani May 2026

Arab Official Efforts To Raise Awareness Of Covid-19 - The Crisis And Emergency Risk Communication Model In The Uae, Rahima Aissani

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aims to identify the contents of crisis communication used by the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to raise awareness of the dangers of coronavirus (COVID-19) and reduce its spread in three phases - preparation, initial and maintenance - following the Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication model. The study implemented content analysis for three elements from the crisis and risk communication components introduced by the UAE government. At the start of the coronavirus pandemic crisis, the UAE government quickly drew up a national plan to deal with the crisis under the leadership of the National Emergency Crisis …

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Teachers And The Regulation Of Students With Learning Disabilities, Tahani Soliman Al-Moneef, Abdulkarim Alhossein May 2026

Teachers And The Regulation Of Students With Learning Disabilities, Tahani Soliman Al-Moneef, Abdulkarim Alhossein

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aimed to identify the teachers’ perspectives toward the importance and effectiveness of the evaluation regulation of students with learning disabilities, to identify the differences among participants according to several variables (gender, major, years of experience), and to identify the most important suggestions for its development. This study used a descriptive survey approach. The study sample included (454) male and female teachers (214 male and female general education teachers and 240 male and female teachers of students with learning disabilities) in schools that provided services for students with learning disabilities. The results indicated that participants clearly understood the importance …

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Identity And Participation Among The New Saudis, Desouki Jalal Mohammed Hamed, Ibrahim Al-Husseini Abdel Moneim Hilal May 2026

Identity And Participation Among The New Saudis, Desouki Jalal Mohammed Hamed, Ibrahim Al-Husseini Abdel Moneim Hilal

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

An exploratory study was conducted examining the problem of identity and participation among Saudi youth in light of social transformations. The project combined the quantitative and the qualitative curricula and relied on a field study using an electronic questionnaire with a sample of 1318 male and female students from the University of Hail and the participation of 120 students in focus groups during the beginning of the 2020/2021 academic year. The research was based on a number of international and local studies and surveys, and its conclusions were compared with their outcomes. The study outlined a set of indicators that …

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Epistemic Cognitive Beliefs And Academic Help Seeking, Omar Atallah Al-Adamat May 2026

Epistemic Cognitive Beliefs And Academic Help Seeking, Omar Atallah Al-Adamat

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aims to identify the levels of Epistemic Cognitive Beliefs (ECB and the behaviour of Academic Help Seeking (AHS) among secondary school students in Jordan and detect the ability of ECB to predict AHS behaviour. It also aims to identify differences in the levels of ECB due to the variables of gender, academic branch and the interaction between gender and academic branch. The sample of the study consisted of 330 students who were in their second year of secondary school. To achieve the aims of the study, the ECB scale (Wang et al., 2013) and the AHS scale (White, …

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Academic Leaders In The View Of Distributed Leadership, Hissah Nasser Al Yahya May 2026

Academic Leaders In The View Of Distributed Leadership, Hissah Nasser Al Yahya

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

’The study aimed to recognise the reality of academic leaders performances in Saudi universities in the view of distributed leadership from faculty members’ perspectives, as well as to identify the difficulties and proposed requirements for improving the performance of academic leaders in this view. To achieve the objectives of the study, descriptive surveys and two questionnaires were used to collect data. The study was applied to 247 academic leaders and 373 faculty members. The study concluded that the performance level of academic leaders in the view of distributed leadership was high. The difficulty levels of developing the performance of academic …

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Physical Education Teachers And Their Knowledge Of Observation And Analysis Skills, Mohamed Dahy Abass Hassan May 2026

Physical Education Teachers And Their Knowledge Of Observation And Analysis Skills, Mohamed Dahy Abass Hassan

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

Knowledge and information related to qualitative kinetic analysis involve personal experiences, which are of great importance in physical education. Teachers conduct qualitative analysis, which is concerned with the observation and analysis of skill performance, evaluation, diagnosis, and the provision of feedback to students. The present study aimed to identify the knowledge of the skills of observation and analysis accumulated by physical education teachers in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The researcher used the descriptive method, which was well suited to the nature of the research. A sample of 194 teachers was chosen from physical education teachers …

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The Role Of Social Intelligence In Overcoming Shyness Among The Gifted, Abdulhamid A. Alarfaj, Jwaher A. Alamulhem, Abdullah M. Aljugaiman May 2026

The Role Of Social Intelligence In Overcoming Shyness Among The Gifted, Abdulhamid A. Alarfaj, Jwaher A. Alamulhem, Abdullah M. Aljugaiman

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study attempts to identify the manifestations of extreme shyness among students, shed light on the effect of counselling interventions in reducing the level of non-positive shyness, and highlight behavioural indicators that may lead to improved social interaction. The study researchers utilised a systematic approach to study a female gifted student with a high level of shyness that prevents her from engaging in normal social interaction. The study participant is a gifted student designated gifted as indicated by the Mawhiba scale in 2019-2020, and she was deliberately chosen for the purpose of this four-week case study. Multiple resources and a …

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Saudi School Education During The Covid-19 Pandemic - The Madrasati Platform, Fawzia Omer Abdullah Alubthane May 2026

Saudi School Education During The Covid-19 Pandemic - The Madrasati Platform, Fawzia Omer Abdullah Alubthane

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aimed to evaluate the Madrasati Electronic Platform (MEP) from female teachers’ perspectives in public schools in Riyadh. It also investigated whether students’ educational level or teachers’ computer skills significantly affected teachers’ views. The study applied the mixed-method approach, whereby a questionnaire was distributed to a random sample of 384 teachers, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with five teachers. Quantitative data were analyzed via appropriate statistical methods, while thematic analysis was used to interpret the interviews and comments. The quantitative and qualitative results indicated that MEP and its tools are effective and appropriate. Technical problems, internet interruptions and difficulties …

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The Consistency Level Of Digital Skills Curricula With Saudi National Standards, Abdullah Alfayez May 2026

The Consistency Level Of Digital Skills Curricula With Saudi National Standards, Abdullah Alfayez

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The study aimed to identify the consistency level of Digital Skills curricula content for 5th-grade students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the national standards for the development of general education curricula in the field of digital technology learning. The study used a descriptive approach (content analysis) and a content analysis card. The card was extracted from the national standards document for digital technology learning (reinforcement level 4–6) (Education and Training Evaluation Commission, 2019). The results "indicated that the consistency level of the "Digital Concepts and Applications, "the "Computational Thinking and Programming," and the "Digital Citizenship standards with the …

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Meta-Motivation And The Big Five Personality Factors, Hesham Abd-Alrahman Hussin Shanaa, Ezzeddin Daoud Mahmoud May 2026

Meta-Motivation And The Big Five Personality Factors, Hesham Abd-Alrahman Hussin Shanaa, Ezzeddin Daoud Mahmoud

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The present study aims to identify the five major factors of personality and their relationship to meta-motivation among university students. The two researchers used the correlational descriptive approach, and the study population consisted of 5260 male and female students pursuing a bachelor's degree from Palestine Technical University. The two researchers chose the sample by a simple random method, which consisted of 377 students split between 133 males and 244 females. The results showed that the extraversion factor, one of the five major personality factors, is the most prevalent factor among students of Palestine Technical University, whereas the neurotic factor is …

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Modern Arab Women And Traditional Morality, Gamil Mohammed Alamrani May 2026

Modern Arab Women And Traditional Morality, Gamil Mohammed Alamrani

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study uses a descriptive–analytical methodology, based on a postmodern deconstructive feminist approach, to analyze the struggle of modern Arab women fighting against patriarchal biases, violence, and the hypocritical morality system that dominate most tribal Arab societies. Applications for the study are taken from major Arab contemporary novels that continue to create strong independent female characters to expose the misogynistic nature of selected traditional tribal Arab societies. Many of these characters challenge the existing tribal moral codes that incite physical and psychological violence against women who are suspected of violating accepted social and cultural codes of family honor. The study …

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Saudi Youth And Risky Behaviours, Desouki Jalal Mohammed Hamed, Ibrahim Al-Husseini Abdel Moneim Hilal May 2026

Saudi Youth And Risky Behaviours, Desouki Jalal Mohammed Hamed, Ibrahim Al-Husseini Abdel Moneim Hilal

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The study examined the problem of risky behavior, its prevalence among Saudi youth, and the degree of their awareness of it. These behaviors were determined on the basis of academic scientific studies and reports of the relevant international organizations. They consisted of: dangerous driving, smoking, drug addiction, violence, Unsafe healthy behavior, food, and physical activity. The researchers adopted the quantitative and qualitative approaches using the electronic questionnaire and the SPSS 21 statistical system at the quantitative level, and the Focus Groups tool at the qualitative level, on a sample of 625 individuals in Hail. The study concluded that Saudi youth …

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The Awareness Of Cyber Security In Distance Learning, Manal Hassan Muhammad Ibrahim May 2026

The Awareness Of Cyber Security In Distance Learning, Manal Hassan Muhammad Ibrahim

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The present paper aims to investigate the effectiveness of a training program in improving the awareness of cyber security in distance learning among female primary school science teachers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To achieve the study objectives, the researcher used the quasi-experimental approach based on the one-group experimental design; the study tool was the cyber security awareness scale. The sample consisted of 30 teachers. The pre-application of the cyber security awareness scale was performed, then teachers were trained on the proposed program during the first semester of 2020–2021. At the end of the experiment, the post-scale was conducted. …

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The Use Of Arabic Loanwords In Teaching Writing Skills For Hausa Learners Of Arabic, Nasiru Mainasara, Abdulhalim Mohammad, Abdulrauf Hassan May 2026

The Use Of Arabic Loanwords In Teaching Writing Skills For Hausa Learners Of Arabic, Nasiru Mainasara, Abdulhalim Mohammad, Abdulrauf Hassan

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The educational curriculum requires improvement. As such, it is essential for educational designers to enhance it to address the challenges faced by the second language learners, in the hope of creating more effective teaching and learning environment. One of the modern techniques employed to improve the educational curriculum is the technique of using loanwords of Arabic for the teaching of second language. The goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of utilizing Arabic loanwords in the Hausa language to simplify the teaching of writing skill in Arabic as well as to collect feedback from student. To achieve this, …

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Improved Professional Life For People With Intellectual Disabilities - An Induction Programme, Atef Abdullah Bahrawi May 2026

Improved Professional Life For People With Intellectual Disabilities - An Induction Programme, Atef Abdullah Bahrawi

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aimed at identifying the effect of the training and orientation program in improving the quality of the professional lives of trainees with intellectual disabilities. The study was conducted on a sample of 21 Intellectual Disability Trainers. They were nominated for training in the King Faisal University Rehabilitation Project during the academic year 2019–20. The study tool was used to determine the quality of their professional lives while the training and preparation program measured the quality of the professional lives of the trainees with intellectual disabilities, prepared by the researcher, where the validity of the tool was calculated and …

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Analysing Islamic Curricula In View Of Digital Citizenship, Sameerh Ahmed Alzahrani, Moradi Ammar Alshakrah May 2026

Analysing Islamic Curricula In View Of Digital Citizenship, Sameerh Ahmed Alzahrani, Moradi Ammar Alshakrah

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study is aimed at determining the inclusion scope of the nine digital citizenship dimensions within the content material of a jurisprudence course at the high school level in Saudi Arabia. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researchers designed a digital citizenship checklist listing the dimensions that must be included in the high school jurisprudence course. The list encompassed the following nine areas: digital arrival, digital-physical fitness and morals, digital rights and responsibilities, digital telecommunications, digital laws, digital health and safety, digital trade, and digital security. A descriptive content analysis was used to examine the data. Based on …

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Feminist Awareness Of The Self And The Other - A Critical Enquiry Into Short Stories, Wasfi Yassin Abbas May 2026

Feminist Awareness Of The Self And The Other - A Critical Enquiry Into Short Stories, Wasfi Yassin Abbas

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The aim of this research is to provide a cultural reading of formations of feminist awareness of the self and the other in the short story collection (Just Like any Bucket) of the Egyptian storyteller (Rihab Ibrahim). The purpose of the research is to reveal the extent to which a person can reconcile with the self, the ability to accept a different 'other', and the image of the narrative male, which requires the narrative deconstruction and reconstruction of the stories. The research draws on the cultural reading method, posing several questions and attempting to answer them. The research concludes that …

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The Arabic Negative Cycle - An Example Of Historical Changes In The Arabic Language, Mohammed Alluhaybi May 2026

The Arabic Negative Cycle - An Example Of Historical Changes In The Arabic Language, Mohammed Alluhaybi

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study considers negation in 47 modern Arabic varieties. The types of negation investigated are standard negation and nonverbal negation. The study reveals that negation in Arabic is undergoing a cycle in addition to the Jespersen’s Cycle, which has already been identified by several studies. In the first stage of this additional cycle, a single negator is used to negate both verbal and non-verbal clauses. In the second stage, this negator is attached to a personal pronoun to negate non-verbal clauses only. In the third stage, a new single morpheme is coined and generalised to negate any non-verbal clause. In …

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Improving Oral Expression Among Arabic Students In Nigeria Using The Dialogue Strategy, Usman Muhammad, Ab Halim Mohamad, Abdul Rauf Hassan, Mohd Azidan Abdul Jabar May 2026

Improving Oral Expression Among Arabic Students In Nigeria Using The Dialogue Strategy, Usman Muhammad, Ab Halim Mohamad, Abdul Rauf Hassan, Mohd Azidan Abdul Jabar

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study evaluated the effectiveness of dialogue strategy on improving the oral expression skills of Arabic students at Nigerian colleges of education in Niger State. A quasi-experimental approach was adopted to analyse two groups: a control group consisting of students from College of Education Kontagora and an experimental group consisting of students from Minna College of Education. The intervention period was in the second semester of the academic year 2018–19. A sample of 80 students was distributed into two groups of 40 students. A test and evaluation scale for oral expression skills was developed. A t-test was employed to determine …

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Gamification As A Strategy For Enhancing Participation In E-Learning Environments, Khalid Mutlaq Almalhy May 2026

Gamification As A Strategy For Enhancing Participation In E-Learning Environments, Khalid Mutlaq Almalhy

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The study aimed to explore the effects of a proposed gamification strategy in eLearning environments through integrating roles of school community )members (school principal, educational supervisor, teacher, student, and parent in order to improve their levels of participation in eLearning. A mixed methods research approach was used: Quantitative data were collected by means of a questionnaire distributed to a sample of 41 faculty members specializing in educational technology in Saudi public universities, while qualitative data were collected through interviews with eight experts in the same field. The results showed that all factors had a medium impact, except for the impact …

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Developing The Phonological Awareness Of Pupils With Learning Difficulties - Montessori Activities, Eman Abdullah Alhelal, Fahad Ahmed Alnaim May 2026

Developing The Phonological Awareness Of Pupils With Learning Difficulties - Montessori Activities, Eman Abdullah Alhelal, Fahad Ahmed Alnaim

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aimed to explore the impact of Montessori activities on developing the phonological awareness skills of second-grade primary school pupils with learning difficulties and also aimed to examine any academic and developmental difficulties. A qualitative approach with the case study design was used to achieve the study objectives. The study sample consisted of three female pupils, a teacher specialised in teaching learning difficulties, and a primary class teacher. A variety of tools were designed and used: a test to reveal phonological awareness skills, an intervention program based on the Montessori method for developing phonological awareness, observations, interviews, and document …

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College Majors And Their Harmony With Students Multiple Intelligences, Eiad Abdulhalim Mohammad Alnajjar May 2026

College Majors And Their Harmony With Students Multiple Intelligences, Eiad Abdulhalim Mohammad Alnajjar

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aims to explore the harmonisation of scientific specialisation for undergraduate science students using multiple intelligences (MI), their relationship to academic achievement (GPA) and the students’ attitudes towards science. The sample consists of 198 male and female students chosen randomly from different year groups in the departments of physics and chemistry at Al-Qunfudah College at Umm Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia. The study used a tool to survey MI and a questionnaire to measure the sample’s attitudes towards science. The researcher obtained the students’ GPAs from the college administration department. The results showed that the ranking of intelligences for …

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Social Media Use By The Youth And Journalists - Saudi Society, Lotfi Ziadi May 2026

Social Media Use By The Youth And Journalists - Saudi Society, Lotfi Ziadi

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The appearance and development of new media, and the proliferation of social media, reduced distances and removed barriers between sender and receiver. Social networking sites have also made substantial changes to the features and methods of traditional media and journalistic practices. In response, social media platforms have become important sources of information for many traditional journalists. Our research sought to decipher the bilateral relationship between social networking sites and traditional Saudi media and Saudi youth, as well as the relationship between Saudi journalists and media professionals and social media sites, by adopting a quantitative and qualitative analysis as a research …

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Divisions And Differences In Qualitative And Quantitative Research - A Critical View, Fahad Mohammed Alammar May 2026

Divisions And Differences In Qualitative And Quantitative Research - A Critical View, Fahad Mohammed Alammar

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

Despite the importance of qualitative research within the social sciences, a close observer of scientific research will notice a tendency towards quantitative research in our educational institutions and Arabic-refereed journals. This bias is usually justified based on the pretext that qualitative research is less rigorous and scientific than quantitative research. This tendency has led to a scarcity of qualitative research compared to quantitative research, thus depriving society of the benefit of the rich data qualitative research could provide. As a result, this research has investigated the causes of this phenomenon within its historical and philosophical contexts. It has also reviewed …

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Gender-Wise Perception Of Students Towards Blended Learning In Higher Education - Pakistan, Saira Soomro, Arjumand Bano Soomro, Tarique Bhatti, Yonis Gulzar May 2026

Gender-Wise Perception Of Students Towards Blended Learning In Higher Education - Pakistan, Saira Soomro, Arjumand Bano Soomro, Tarique Bhatti, Yonis Gulzar

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

Blended learning (BL) is a recent trend among many options that can best fit learners’ needs, regardless of time and place. This study aimed to discover students’ perceptions of BL and the challenges faced by them while using technology. This quantitative study used data gathered from 300 students enrolled in four public universities in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The findings show that students were comfortable with the use of technology, and it has a positive effect on their academic experience. The study also showed that the use of technology encourages peer collaboration. The challenges found include: neither teacher support …

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Pre-Service Teachers And Student Assessment - Saudi Arabia, Sherif Abdullah Ahmed Abdelrasoul May 2026

Pre-Service Teachers And Student Assessment - Saudi Arabia, Sherif Abdullah Ahmed Abdelrasoul

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

Evaluation is highly important in improving learning. Therefore, trainee teachers must be taught to evaluate effectively before commencing teaching. This research aimed to study the difficulties teachers in the field of art education face while evaluating students’ work. A descriptive analytical method was used to study a cohort of 63 students from the Department of Art Education at the College of Education at Jazan University. The researcher used a questionnaire consisting of nine paragraphs to collect information and data, which was presented to a committee of specialists to ensure its validity. The Cronbach alpha coefficient was used to calculate the …

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Psychological Resilience And Well-Being - Saudi Arabia, Atayf Mohammed Ahmed Humedi May 2026

Psychological Resilience And Well-Being - Saudi Arabia, Atayf Mohammed Ahmed Humedi

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The aim of the research was to explore the relationship between psychological resilience and the subjective well-being among female students in high school, in the development housing area of the Jazan region. Additionally, we explored the possibility of predicting subjective well-being stemming from )psychological resilience. The total number of participants (female students selected from high school were 390; the girls were chosen from five developmental housing areas: Ramadh, Alhasmh, Alkarish, Alsehi, and Alrewan. A descriptive method was used for this research; two scales were used: psychological resilience scale (prepared by Najah Kobisi in 2017) and a subjective well-being scale (prepared …

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Enhancing Creativity In The Arts Field Through Developing Students Innovative Capabilities, Yassir M. Mahgoub May 2026

Enhancing Creativity In The Arts Field Through Developing Students Innovative Capabilities, Yassir M. Mahgoub

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aimed to enhance creativity in the field of arts through improving its participants’ innovative capabilities (i.e., the self-development of creative and critical thinking). The study was conducted on a sample of students and used descriptive analytics and an experimental approach. The students were required to approach the problem on three levels: the first level was to analyze the concept of innovative capabilities, the second level was to solve the problem of influences to enhance creativity, and the third level was the development of innovative capabilities. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the performance of …

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Psychological Identity And Family Upbringing, Abdulrahman Khalid Alabdulwahed, Madher Mohammad Attiat May 2026

Psychological Identity And Family Upbringing, Abdulrahman Khalid Alabdulwahed, Madher Mohammad Attiat

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a counselling program to support psychological identity in the light of parental socialisation for a sample of first-year secondary school students. The sample (347) included students randomly selected from eight schools that represented all secondary schools in Dammam and 34 students who showed symptoms of identity disorder. These students were divided into two groups: one experimental group (17) and one control group (17). The research tools consisted of the Psychological Identity States Scale and the Parental Socialisation Styles Scale (their validity and reliability were verified) and a counselling program to improve cases …

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