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Self-Determination And Its Relationship With Intrinsic Motivation Among Tenth-Grade Students In Karak, Jordan, Wejdan Abd Al-Aziz Karki

International Journal for Research in Education

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This study attempts to identify self-determination and intrinsic motivation amongst tenth-grade students in Karak. The study sample consisted of 724 students selected according to the stratified random sampling. In order to achieve the study objectives, the author used Self-Determination Scale (SDS) and the Intrinsic Motivation Scale (IMS) after verifying their validity and reliability. The results showed that the level of self-determination among tenth-grade students in Karak was medium with a mean of 3.33 and standard deviation of 0.71. The level of intrinsic academic motivation among tenth-grade students in Karak was medium with a mean of 3.66 and standard deviation …

The Effectiveness Of A Training Program To Development The Ability To Recognize Facial Expression Of Emotion In Student With Mild Intellectual Disabilities And Its Impact On Theire Social Interaction, Mohammad Kamal Abo El-Fetouh Ahmad Omar

International Journal for Research in Education

This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of the training program to development the ability to recognize emotions through facial expressions among students with mild intellectual disabilities, the sample of this study consisted of 16 students with mild intellectual disabilities from Alhasma institute for intellectual disabilities at Jazan region, between the ages of 9-12 years and range ratios IQ between 50-70, they were divided into two equal groups and homogeneous, one is Experimental group and another is controlled group. The researcher used the Experimental method and using several different tools. The main result is there is effectiveness of the using …

Predicting Ability For Mindfulness In Empathy Skill: A Study Of Undergraduate Students Of Abu Dhabi University, Samer Adnan Abdel Hadi

International Journal for Research in Education

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This study aims to investigate the predicting ability for mindfulness in empathy skills of a sample of students at the University of Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi and Al Ain branch). To achieve the study goals researchers used a mindfulness scale which consisted of four subscales (observation, Describing, act with awareness, accept without judgement), and empathy scale consisting of four subscales (fantasy, perspective-taking, empathy concern, personnel distress), with (400) male and female student samples from the University of Abu Dhabi.

Researchers calculated the means, and standard deviations from the study sample’s responses on the mindfulness scale and empathy scale. Stepwise …

Using The Creative Thinking Skills By The Teachers, راشد بن سيف بن ماجد العزري

International Journal for Research in Education

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The study aimed to determine to what extent the teachers of Grades 1-10 use creative thinking skills from the educational supervisors view. The sample of the study consisted of 88 educational supervisors. It used a questionnaire comprising 47 skills of the creative thinking skills divided into four main dimensions, which are; fluency, flexibility, originality and sensitivity to problem. The results indicated that the use of creative thinking skills by teachers was moderate from the educational supervisors view. The study results also showed that there was no significant differences in using creative thinking skills by teachers due to the major …