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Factors Influencing Faculty Members’ Behavioral Intentions To Use Flipped Classrooms In Saudi Arabia At Taif University, Abier Jaber Akiry
Factors Influencing Faculty Members’ Behavioral Intentions To Use Flipped Classrooms In Saudi Arabia At Taif University, Abier Jaber Akiry
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
This study explores the differences among faculty members at Taif University in Saudi Arabia regarding their behavioral intentions toward the use of flipped classrooms. This study investigated the relationship between the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) constructs and the behavioral intention of faculty members. Gender was studied as a potential moderator of the relationship between each of the three predictors (performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and social influence) and the outcome (behavioral intention). Quantitative methods were used to collect data from 197 survey respondents. Findings showed that performance expectancy and effort expectancy were the only statistically significant …
Using Community Of Inquiry To Examine The Effect Of Station Rotation Strategy In Elementary Mathematics, Ahmad Alshahrani
Using Community Of Inquiry To Examine The Effect Of Station Rotation Strategy In Elementary Mathematics, Ahmad Alshahrani
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
Problem-based learning (PBL) has been implemented to encourage students to learn through problem-solving in the KSA. However, this method does not address students’ capability to apply the knowledge learned and a new learning approach are needed. The current study examined the effects of using a station rotation strategy on students’ achievement, attitude, and educational presence using a sample of 50 male sixth-grade mathematics students in the KSA, using the Community of Inquiry (CoI) as a framework. The findings demonstrated that there were statistically significant, positive effects of the station rotation strategy on student achievement, student attitude, and student education presence …
Examining Teachers' Use Of Adaptive Diagnostic Assessment To Improve Mathematics Teaching And Learning, Dalal H. Alfageh
Examining Teachers' Use Of Adaptive Diagnostic Assessment To Improve Mathematics Teaching And Learning, Dalal H. Alfageh
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
This qualitative case study examined teachers’ perceptions and use of adaptive diagnostic assessment for improving teaching and learning of elementary level mathematics. Specifically, this case study was conducted at some of the leading primary schools in a Midwestern school district. TPACK theory was used as the theoretical framework for this case study to provide an understanding of how the teaching and learning of mathematics occurs in the classroom and the changes that occur due to the implementation of adaptive diagnostic assessments. A survey, individual interviews, a focus group, and journal reflections were used for data collection. The findings of this …
The Impact Of An Immersive Virtual Reality Learning Environment With Computer-Aided Design And Three-Dimensional Modeling Through Stem Middle-School Education Programming, Danielle Eve Schneider
The Impact Of An Immersive Virtual Reality Learning Environment With Computer-Aided Design And Three-Dimensional Modeling Through Stem Middle-School Education Programming, Danielle Eve Schneider
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
Immersive virtual reality as a tool in the middle-school classroom is a promising avenue to aid in cognitively challenging tasks requiring access to visual processes. As these tools become ever present in society, the expectation of school districts to include them into classroom curricula has become challenging, as there is inconsistent data connecting to beneficial learning outcomes. Middle-School STEM classrooms experience an exceptional challenge in the expectation to build strong spatial reasoning skills on rudimentary geometry concepts. It is with that in mind that many 21st-century technology classrooms turn to immersive virtual reality, such as Oculus Rift, as a tool …
An Exploration Of The Technological, Technological-Pedagogical, And Technological And Instructional Challenges That Saudi Faculty Face In Their Transition To Online Education, Mshael Aldakheel
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
The rapid pace of globalization has contributed to the expansion of fully online programs and course offerings over the past decades. Additionally, the current COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the move to online instruction worldwide. Various challenges have become evident when transitioning to online education. Thus, this qualitative case study explored the technological challenges, technological pedagogical challenges, and technological content challenges that faculty members at a higher institution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) faced while transitioning from fully face-to-face instruction to fully online instruction. Three research questions were addressed. Findings indicated participants experienced challenges pertaining to the role of the …
Comparing Students’ Academic Achievement And Attitudes In Undergraduate Flipped And Non-Flipped Classrooms: A Mixed-Methods Study, Rabab Alareifi
Comparing Students’ Academic Achievement And Attitudes In Undergraduate Flipped And Non-Flipped Classrooms: A Mixed-Methods Study, Rabab Alareifi
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
Today’s classrooms are filled with a diversity of students of different cultural backgrounds, languages, and socioeconomic statuses, and these differences can impact the students’ learning styles and outcomes. To meet their individual needs, the focus of educational institutions has been on transforming the role of teachers from lecturers to “guides on the side” by developing student-centered active learning strategies and employing effective instruction.A flipped classroom model of instruction is student centered and grounded in the constructivist theory of learning and serves as a potential instructional model to achieve these goals. Recently, a movement has emerged in higher educational institutions in …
Investigating The Determinants Of Mobile Computer Acceptance By Special Education Teachers, Rashed Alsulami
Investigating The Determinants Of Mobile Computer Acceptance By Special Education Teachers, Rashed Alsulami
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
The development of special education teaching has recently been shifting to highlight the importance of integrating technology to this essential field of education. The integration process, however, requires teachers to “buy in” to facilitate implementation and use of such methods for improving instructional practice. Thus, there is a need to investigate factors that affect special education teachers’ acceptance of using mobile computer devices as an instructional tool. The purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants that predict Saudi Arabian special education teachers’ behavioral intention of using mobile computer devices as an instructional tool in their classrooms, as well …
The Effect Of Digital Game-Based Learning On Students' Motivation In Math Classes, Rania Abdulkareem Kokandy
The Effect Of Digital Game-Based Learning On Students' Motivation In Math Classes, Rania Abdulkareem Kokandy
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
Students often see mathematics as a hard subject because they have to rely on logic, mathematical theories of equations, proofs, and some of math concepts that are difficult to understand, which contributes to students’ poor performance and low motivation to learn math. Therefore, the purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the effects of using digital math games on fourth-grade elementary students' motivation to learn math in Saudi Arabia. This study also focused on the effects of gender differences on their motivation to learn math. Data for this a quasi-experimental research were collected from 200 students using a pre- …
The Use Of Technology In Bilingual Elementary Settings To Involve Hispanic Families, José Antonio Moya Roda
The Use Of Technology In Bilingual Elementary Settings To Involve Hispanic Families, José Antonio Moya Roda
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
Research has shown that parental involvement serves as a protective factor for students whose families lack financial and educational resources. Hispanic parents often find barriers at school that prevent them from participating in school-based activities such as communication problems, lack of time to go to the school at prescribed times, and cultural norms about classroom visits. With social networking services (SNS) like SeeSaw, which are similar to traditional social media like Facebook, now available to schools, Hispanic parents have the opportunity of observing the students in their educational context through videos and photos posted on these SNSs. These opportunities are …
Left To Their Own Devices: Parents’ Mediation Of Children’S Technology, Rike Neubert
Left To Their Own Devices: Parents’ Mediation Of Children’S Technology, Rike Neubert
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
The current study examined the link between digital device use and learning among 3rd through 8th graders. Specifically, it examined whether parenting strategies aimed at enabling or restricting device use can mediate the link between children’s time on device and learning outcomes. Moreover, this study examined whether certain vulnerability factors within a child’s ecological system, such as ADHD Symptoms, parents’ own digital literacy, and parents’ relationship with the school, might weaken or strengthen the success of parental mediation strategies in the association between time on devices and learning. Findings aimed to inform growing equity questions around varying levels of digital …
Relationship Between Student Personality Traits And Continuance Intention To Use Massive Open Online Courses (Moocs), Rakez Mahmoud Al-Ararah
Relationship Between Student Personality Traits And Continuance Intention To Use Massive Open Online Courses (Moocs), Rakez Mahmoud Al-Ararah
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
Recently, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have started to play an important role in e-learning initiatives and have become increasingly popular among e-learning communities. However, the dropout rates of students in MOOCs have become an issue that needs to be studied by MOOC providers, researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders (Daneji, Ayub, & Khambari, 2019). The current study employed the Five-Factor Model (FFM), and the Expectation-Confirmation Model (ECM) to examine the effect of personality traits on learners’ continuance intention to use MOOCs via Edraak in Jordan. This study also explored gender differences in the posited relationships.An online survey was distributed to 6,000 …
The Effects Of Mini-Lectures On Students’ Academic Achievement In An Adaptive E-Learning Environment: A Mixed-Methods Case Study, Antonella Scarpiello
The Effects Of Mini-Lectures On Students’ Academic Achievement In An Adaptive E-Learning Environment: A Mixed-Methods Case Study, Antonella Scarpiello
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
This mixed-methods case study examines the effects of adaptive e-learning approaches focused on the connection between instructional material, structured as mini-lectures learned by following adaptive e-learning pathways, and student academic achievement. Specifically, it analyzes mini-video lectures' effectiveness in helping students understand challenging concepts and improve their overall performance. This study demonstrates that the interactive and student-controlled nature of mini-videos, embedded in an adaptive platform, provides students with personalized learning that places them at the center of their educational experience and significantly improves their classroom performance. The quantitative outcomes reveal that students have positively responded to adaptive e-learning strategies and activities …