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Kindergarten English Teachers' Perceptions Of Teaching Listening Strategies, Assessment Strategies And The Obstacles They Face, Ghada Yahya Ai Kilani

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Education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has received great interest withrespect to the best practices of twenty first century teaching and learning. The aim has been to adapt worldwide used methods in education. As a result Abu Dhabi Educational Council (ADEC) attracted English native speakers of language to support ADEC’s vision. The focus of this thesis is ADEC kindergarten English teachers’ perceptions of teaching listening strategies used to help English as foreign language (EFL) learners in practicing listening activities. The main purpose is to identify the tools and approaches involved in delivering these strategies and the forms of assessment …

Exploring The Perceived And The Actual Written Feedback Preferences Between Elf Students And Teachers In The Uae, Najah Asad Al Mohammedi

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أثر برنامج قائم على الوع الفونولوجي ف تنمية مهارة القراءة لدى طلبة الصف الثاني الأساسي – دراسة حالة, مها عطا جابر المدهون

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هدفت دراسة الحالة هذه إلى ل اٌس أثر برنامج لائم على الوع الفونولوجي في تنمية مهارة القراءة لدى طلبة الصف الثان الأساسي، ولد اشتملت العينة على ثمانية طلاب من طلبة الصف الثان الأساس المُسجل نٌ ف إحدى المدارس الخاصة الت تعتمد المنهج الأمريكي في بدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، وقد تم اختيار العينة بطريقة مقصودة لتخدم هدف الدراسة، ولد استخدمت الباحثة المنهج المختلط لتحم كٌ هدف الدراسة وذلك من خلال دمج الأدوات الكمية مع الأدوات الكيفية وتمثلت الأدوات الكمية في الاختبار المبل والبعدي ، أما الأدوات الكيفية فتمثلت في تحل لٌ الوثائق والفيديوهات و إجراء مقابلات مع أولياء أمور الطلبة المشارك …

English Teachers' Perceptions Toward Differentiated Assessment In Cycle Two At Al Ain Public Schools, Reem Moh'd Kamil Salhyyieh

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Investigating Cycle Two English Language Teachers' Perceptions About Reading Strategies And Limitation Factors Hindering The Use Of Strategies, Muna Salem Abdulla Saleh

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This study investigated the perceptions of the English teachers concerning their use of various reading strategies and identified the possible factors that limit them in applying the concerned strategies in the UAE Cycle 2 Grades (6-9). The study focused also on obtaining any significant conflict that may be appreciable between English non-native teachers (i.e., Arab) and English native teachers view with respect to their usage of reading strategies. The participants were drawn from Cycle 2 EFL English teachers (n=211). Two questionnaires were incorporated in collecting the required data; the first questionnaire aimed at gleaning the perceptions of the English teachers …

مَعَاييرُ التَّقويمِ اللُّغوي ومَدَى تطبيقها في الحلقة الثانية من التعليم الأساسي في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة, محمد حسين محمد محمد

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هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى تحديد معايير التقويم اللغوي و درجة تطبيقها في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، و تحديد ما إذا كان تطبيق هذه المعايير يختلف بإختلاف متغيري الوظيفة و الخبرة أم لا ؟ و تقديم تصور لعلاج واقع التقويم اللغوي، و ذلك من خلال الإجابة عن الأسئلة الآتية: 1- ما معايير التقويم اللغوي التي يجب أن يتم تقويم تعلم الطلاب في اللغة العربية بناءًعليها ؟ 2- ما واقع تقويم الطلبة في اللغة العربية وفق معايير التقويم اللغوي من جهة نظرمعلمي و معلمات اللغة العربية، و رؤساء الأقسام و مسؤؤولي التطوير و الجودة ؟ 3- ما الفرق في واقع تطبيق معايير …

The Uae English Teachers’ Perspectives On The Multi-Dimensional Role Of Cooperative Learning, Khayal Al Allaq

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This study explores teachers’ perspectives on the role of the structured application of cooperative learning in enhancing ESL students’ learning engagement, social awareness, and cultural responsiveness. The main objective of this thesis is to investigate English teachers’ perceptions on the way cooperative learning can foster learning engagement, social awareness, cultural understanding and the application of differentiation in the ESL classroom. To answer the research questions, the researcher employed a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to gain deeper insight into the topic. The initial stage of the study involved the collection of the quantitative data from the Cooperative Learning Questionnaire …

The Effect Of Using Flipped Classroom Instruction On Students’ Achievement In The New 2016 Scholastic Assessment Test Mathematics Skills In The United Arab Emirates, Khaled Mohammed Abdel Baki Mohammed Diab

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The flipped classroom instruction considered as the focus of many researchers and teachers in the recent years, many teachers around the word tried the flipped classroom instructions in different ways, different tools, to teach different subjects with different grades. Taking in the consideration, applying the flipped classroom teaching methods needs a lot of preparation and technological tools. This study utilized a quasiexperimental method research design to investigate the effect of flipped classroom instruction on students’ achievements in the new SAT 2016 mathematics skills (Heart of Algebra, Problem solving and data analysis, and Passport to Advanced Math) for the eleventh grade …

The Essence Of Professional Development Experience From The Perspective Of English Teachers In Private Schools In The Uae, Rabab Ali Atwi

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This study aimed at exploring the essence of professional development experience from the perspective of English teachers in private schools in the UAE. To achieve the goal of the study an explanatory mixed method design was used. In the first phase of the study, English teachers (n=200) responded to Professional Development Questionnaire of English Teachers (PDQET). The second phase of the study featured a qualitative method by interviewing a few participants (n=10) from the initial pool sample in the first phase of the study. The study also looked at the English teachers’ ranking of professional development models in terms of …

Primary Math Teachers’ Perceptions Toward Mathematics Weekly Computerized Test, Sirin Darmoch Nasrini

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This thesis is concerned with the computer base tests verses the traditional paper pencil in particular the perception of teachers toward the computer based test.

The main objective of this thesis is to examine the primary mathematics teachers’ perception toward the weekly computerized tests. And how does their gender of years of experience affect their perception toward this unique type of assessment. A mixed method of quantitative and qualitative is used to find out the results. A questionnaire and an interview are the instruments used in the research. The study found out that primary teachers are positive toward the weekly …

English Teachers' Perceptions Toward The Effectiveness Of Using Communicative Language Teaching (Clt) In Teaching Grammar At Al Ain Public Schools, Ahmad Salamah Issa Bani Taha

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This study investigates English teachers' perceptions toward the effectiveness of

using Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in teaching grammar at Al Ain

public schools. This study was conducted using a questionnaire to collect the

required data from the participants (n=180) regarding their perceptions toward the effectiveness of using CLT in teaching grammar. The results of this study revealed that English teachers at Al Ain public schools perceived CLT as an effective approach in teaching grammar (m= 3.83). The results have also shown that the participants prefer using communicative activities in teaching grammar when using CLT (m=3.69). As for the challenges, the …