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The Continuous Intention To Use E-Learning, From Two Different Perspectives, Rana Saeed Al-Maroof, Khadija Alhumaid, Said Salloum Dec 2020

The Continuous Intention To Use E-Learning, From Two Different Perspectives, Rana Saeed Al-Maroof, Khadija Alhumaid, Said Salloum

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During the recent vast growth of digitalization, e-learning methods have become the most influential phenomenon at higher educational institutions. E-learning adoption has proved able to shift educational circumstances from the traditional face-to-face teaching environment to a flexible and sharable type of education. An online survey was conducted, consisting of 30 teachers and 342 students in one of the universities in the United Arab Emirates. The results show that teachers’ and students’ perceived technology self-efficacy (TSE), ease of use (PEOU), and usefulness (PU) are the main factors directly affecting the continuous intention to use technology. Instructors’ technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) …

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Exploring Bem’S Self Perception Theory In Educational Context, Laila Mohebi, Fatima Bailey Dec 2020

Exploring Bem’S Self Perception Theory In Educational Context, Laila Mohebi, Fatima Bailey

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© 2020 Laila Mohebi, Fatima Bailey. This study offers a synthesis of critical elements of Bem´s self-perception theory in an educational context. Ultimately people understand their beliefs, attitudes and perceptions by understanding their own behaviour and the circumstances behind it. Thus, Bem’s theory is integral in gaining a better understanding of pre-service teachers’ perceptions regarding their TPACK (Technology, Pedagogy and Content Knowledge) dispositions and capabilities. This study explores various experiments. It highlights applications of the theory to the field of education and field experience. It provides a comparative analysis of cognitive dissonance theory and self-perception theory, as both are valuable …

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Digital Transformation In Higher Education: A Framework For Maturity Assessment, Adam Marks, Maytha Al-Ali, Reem Atassi, Abedallah Zaid Abualkishik, Yacine Rezgui Dec 2020

Digital Transformation In Higher Education: A Framework For Maturity Assessment, Adam Marks, Maytha Al-Ali, Reem Atassi, Abedallah Zaid Abualkishik, Yacine Rezgui

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© 2020 Science and Information Organization. All rights reserved. —Literature in digital transformation maturity is scarce. Digital transformation in higher education, especially after COVID-19 is seen as inevitable. This research explores digital transformation maturity and challenges within Higher Education. The significance of this study stems from the role digital transformation plays in today’s knowledge economy. This study proposes a new framework based on Deloitte’s 2019 digital transformation assessment framework with Petkovic 2014 mega and major higher education process mapping. The study triangulates the findings of multiple research instruments, including survey, interviews, case study, and direct observation. The research findings show …

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Judging Students' Understanding: The Idea Of Concept-Based Curriculum, Khadija Farhan Alhumaid Nov 2020

Judging Students' Understanding: The Idea Of Concept-Based Curriculum, Khadija Farhan Alhumaid

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Purpose of the study: This study aims to identify the method of applying the Concept-Based Curriculum, and to explain the strategies and requirements for its application by educators and teachers.; Methodology: Review and comparison different method that have been mentioned in the previous researches.; Results: The study deduces that focusing on the breadth of learning, as opposed to the depth, is vital in ensuring that knowledge is effectively organized for easier transferability into other contexts.; Applications of this study: The results of this study may help instructors to determine the range of potential benefits of using Concept-Based Curriculum to improve …

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On The Significance Of Students’ Appraisals Of Their Language Learning Experiences At University: A Phenomenological Approach, Amir Kaviani Nov 2020

On The Significance Of Students’ Appraisals Of Their Language Learning Experiences At University: A Phenomenological Approach, Amir Kaviani

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© 2020 Amir Kaviani. This study focusses on students’ appraisals of their language learning experiences at university. Forty students in the third and final academic English course at a university in the UAE participated in the study. The participants completed a written survey which was developed based on Scherer’s (1987, 2001, 2011, 2013) framework of appraisals, i.e. pleasantness, novelty, goal-conduciveness, coping potential and self-compatibility checks. The analysis of the qualitative data indicates that almost all of the participants evaluate their language learning experiences positively and consider the programme to be of great value in enabling them to achieve their academic …

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Teaching And Learning During A Global Pandemic: An Ecological Approach, Amir Kaviani, Rana M. Tamim, Hamed Ghaemi Aug 2020

Teaching And Learning During A Global Pandemic: An Ecological Approach, Amir Kaviani, Rana M. Tamim, Hamed Ghaemi

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Tolerance In Uae Islamic Education Textbooks, Mariam Alhashmi, Naved Bakali, Rama Baroud Aug 2020

Tolerance In Uae Islamic Education Textbooks, Mariam Alhashmi, Naved Bakali, Rama Baroud

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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The concept of “tolerance” has been thoroughly promoted within educational settings in light of the increasing need to foster co-existence and to nurture peaceful climates in societies. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Islamic education curriculum promotes the notion of tolerance as a core tenant across different grade levels. However, there is a gap in the literature investigating the approach and conceptualization of tolerance in UAE Islamic education curricula. This study employed qualitative content analysis of grade 10–12 textbooks to understand how the concept of tolerance is promoted and to identify the …

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Interior Design Teaching Methodology During The Global Covid-19 Pandemic, Lina Ahmad, Marco Sosa, Karim Musfy Jul 2020

Interior Design Teaching Methodology During The Global Covid-19 Pandemic, Lina Ahmad, Marco Sosa, Karim Musfy

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© 2020, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia. All rights reserved. In March 2020, the World Health Organization officially announced the COVID-19 outbreak as a global Pandemic (WHO, 2020). During this time, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) introduced national preventative measures to slow the spread of the deadly virus by announcing the closure of schools and higher education institutions, and the commitment of online learning. Teaching faculty at the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises (CACE) at Zayed University were suddenly facing the challenge of teaching design through a distance learning approach. As educators of interior design, the authors were part …

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القيم التربوية في آيات الميراث, Mohamed Sharei Abouzeid, Alaelddin Hussein Rahhal Jun 2020

القيم التربوية في آيات الميراث, Mohamed Sharei Abouzeid, Alaelddin Hussein Rahhal

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This study highlights the pedagogical values of the verses of inheritance in the Noble Quran for its importance in people's lives, where a problem arose from some people's perception that dividing the inheritance is an injustice an inequal to some groups, so it was necessary to connect it to the Sharia purposes related, and answer the expected question; What are the pedagogical values that are included in the Inheritance verses. The study relied on the methodology of induction, analysis and deduction, by referring to the authenticated sources; texts of the Holy Qur’an, various interpretations, especially those concerned with jurisprudence in …

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Mobile Learning Features Preferred: An Examination Of Students In The United Arab Emirates, Jason D. Johnson, Cara Williams Jun 2020

Mobile Learning Features Preferred: An Examination Of Students In The United Arab Emirates, Jason D. Johnson, Cara Williams

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The purpose of the current study was to examine the preferred mobile learning features higher education Emirati students use to make sense of mathematics and to determine if these Emirati students valued a mobile device as an essential tool to learn mathematics. Both students and instructors used the Texas Instruments Nspire: Computer Algebra System (CAS) App in a semester mathematics course. The app has such features as enter expressions in proper mathematics notation, import images, dynamically linked notes, share work across platforms (emails, iTunes, Dropbox, etc.), and save documents to mobile device. Participates included sixty-three undergraduate students enrolled in a …

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Lean-Green Manufacturing Practices And Their Link With Sustainability: A Critical Review, Wadhah Abualfaraa, Konstantinos Salonitis, Ahmed Al-Ashaab, Maher Ala'raj Feb 2020

Lean-Green Manufacturing Practices And Their Link With Sustainability: A Critical Review, Wadhah Abualfaraa, Konstantinos Salonitis, Ahmed Al-Ashaab, Maher Ala'raj

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© 2020 by the authors. The current rapidly changing and highly competitive market has put companies under a great pressure towards adopting sustainable practices, in terms of keeping a healthy balance among economic, environmental and social performances. In this context, the lean-green manufacturing approach, which combines lean practices focused on customers' demand, and green practices focused on reducing the business' environmental impact, has gained popularity. Nevertheless, the lean-green manufacturing is still a relatively new practice, lacking a clear and structured research definition, and of significant evidence of successful cases in the practice. In this paper, a literature review is conducted …

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Causes And Risk Factors Of Hospitalization Among Under-Five Children In Kassala, Eastern Sudan, Ahmed A. Hassan, Zainab Taha, Mohammed A. Abdulla, Abdelaziem A. Ali, Ishag Adam Jan 2020

Causes And Risk Factors Of Hospitalization Among Under-Five Children In Kassala, Eastern Sudan, Ahmed A. Hassan, Zainab Taha, Mohammed A. Abdulla, Abdelaziem A. Ali, Ishag Adam

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© 2020 Ahmed A. Hassan, Zainab Taha, Mohammed A. Abdulla, AbdelAziem A. Ali, Ishag Adam. BACKGROUND: According to the World Health Organization estimation, African Region deaths of all under-five deaths in 2015 were over 5 times higher in comparison to the European Region. AIM: The study aimed to estimate the prevalence, investigate the possible causes and risk factors associated with under-five children’s hospitalization in Kassala, Eastern Sudan. METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2015 to March 2016. The data were collected by interviewing mothers. RESULTS: A total of 297 mother-child pairs participated in the study. The mean …

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Reforming Undergraduate Statistics Education In The Arab World In The Era Of Information, Rafiq Hijazi, Ibrahim Alfaki Jan 2020

Reforming Undergraduate Statistics Education In The Arab World In The Era Of Information, Rafiq Hijazi, Ibrahim Alfaki

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© 2020, © 2020 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. This article is the first to thoroughly investigate the state of undergraduate statistics education in the Arab world. It discusses evidence with respect to the quality of education in general and statistics education in particular. Based on a survey of statistics programs in Arab universities, several issues pertaining to curriculum structure, pedagogical practices, and matching learning outcomes with labor market needs are discussed. The survey results reveal a gap between the undergraduate statistics programs in Arab universities and the international curriculum guidelines. This gap signals …

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Ai Techniques For Covid-19, Adedoyin Ahmed Hussain, Ouns Bouachir, Fadi Al-Turjman, Moayad Aloqaily Jan 2020

Ai Techniques For Covid-19, Adedoyin Ahmed Hussain, Ouns Bouachir, Fadi Al-Turjman, Moayad Aloqaily

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© 2013 IEEE. Artificial Intelligence (AI) intent is to facilitate human limits. It is getting a standpoint on human administrations, filled by the growing availability of restorative clinical data and quick progression of insightful strategies. Motivated by the need to highlight the need for employing AI in battling the COVID-19 Crisis, this survey summarizes the current state of AI applications in clinical administrations while battling COVID-19. Furthermore, we highlight the application of Big Data while understanding this virus. We also overview various intelligence techniques and methods that can be applied to various types of medical information-based pandemic. We classify the …

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A Case Study On Improving Reading Fluency At A University In The Uae, Jenny Eppard, Sandra Baroudi, Aicha Rochdi Jan 2020

A Case Study On Improving Reading Fluency At A University In The Uae, Jenny Eppard, Sandra Baroudi, Aicha Rochdi

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© 2020 Eskisehir Osmangazi University. Students native to the Arabian Gulf region often struggle with reading skills. The purpose of this study was to explore the reading habits and reading culture of Emirati undergraduate students and to investigate the use of a particular reading strategy (Listening While Reading) on undergraduate Emirati students reading rate and comprehension. This case study was conducted through a mixed method research design. It was carried out with sixty-one SLL (second language learners) undergraduate students. By assigning them into two groups, the experimental group (28 students) was given books with an auditory component, while the control …

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The Use Of English And Linguistic Hybridity Among Emirati Millennials, Sarah Hopkyns, Wafa Zoghbor, Peter John Hassall Jan 2020

The Use Of English And Linguistic Hybridity Among Emirati Millennials, Sarah Hopkyns, Wafa Zoghbor, Peter John Hassall

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© 2020 The Authors. World Englishes published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd For Emirati millennials, multilingualism is both typical and expected. Although Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the official language of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Emiratis mainly use Khaleeji (Gulf Arabic) dialects at home. English is the lingua franca and common medium of instruction with approximately 100 other languages also being spoken in the nation. While top-down language policies overtly favor English and MSA, which appear on signage, in educational contexts, and online as two ‘pure’ languages placed side-by-side, language ‘on the ground’ is considerably more complex than …

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Machine Learning Techniques For Quantification Of Knee Segmentation From Mri, Sujeet More, Jimmy Singla, Ahed Abugabah, Ahmad Ali Alzubi Jan 2020

Machine Learning Techniques For Quantification Of Knee Segmentation From Mri, Sujeet More, Jimmy Singla, Ahed Abugabah, Ahmad Ali Alzubi

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© 2020 Sujeet More et al. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is precise and efficient for interpreting the soft and hard tissues. Moreover, for the detailed diagnosis of varied diseases such as knee rheumatoid arthritis (RA), segmentation of the knee magnetic resonance image is a challenging and complex task that has been explored broadly. However, the accuracy and reproducibility of segmentation approaches may require prior extraction of tissues from MR images. The advances in computational methods for segmentation are reliant on several parameters such as the complexity of the tissue, quality, and acquisition process involved. This review paper focuses and briefly …

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Effective Assessment Of Workplace Problem-Solving In Higher Education, Maurice Danaher, Kevin Schoepp Jan 2020

Effective Assessment Of Workplace Problem-Solving In Higher Education, Maurice Danaher, Kevin Schoepp

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© 2020 Informing Science Institute. Aim/Purpose Within higher education, graduating students who are able to solve ill-structured, complex, open-ended, and collaborative, workplace problems is rec-ognized as paramount. Because of this, there is a need to assess this skill across the curriculum. Background This paper addresses this issue by assessing problem-solving across a computing curriculum using an assessment instrument shown to be reliable and valid. Methodology The method is based upon the implementation of the assessment instrument that uses a scenario-based asynchronous discussion board measuring the ability of student groups to solve workplace problems. The sample are computing stu-dents from the …

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Professional Learning For Islamic Education Teachers In The Uae, Mariam Alhashmi, Jase Moussa-Inaty Jan 2020

Professional Learning For Islamic Education Teachers In The Uae, Mariam Alhashmi, Jase Moussa-Inaty

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© 2020 Christian Education. Islamic education (IE) is currently receiving increased attention and undergoing major changes at the international level. A few studies have investigated the structured professional development programmes provided to IE teachers. However, the area of autonomous IE teacher professional learning continues to be under-researched. Based on Al-Zarnuji's framework of lifelong learning, the authors interviewed IE teachers to investigate the practices, attitudes, and influencing factors regarding IE teacher professional learning in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study shows that IE teachers are eager to engage in teacher-driven learning experiences. The directions for the IE teachers’ intended growth …

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