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Dynamic interactive learning systems
(Taylor & Francis, 2009)This paper reviews and discusses the notions of interactivity and dynamicity of learning systems in relation to information technologies and design principles that can contribute to interactive and dynamic learning. It ... -
Exploring Research Skills among Undergraduate Students of Private Universities in UAE
(IEEE, 2011)The purpose of this paper is to explore undergraduate research skills of students from private universities in the UAE. A survey was conducted in two private universities. These are Al-Ain university of Science & ... -
E-learning interactions, information technology self efficacy and student achievement at the University of Sharjah, UAE
(Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, 2011)The purpose for this study is to validate a model of student interactions (student-content, student-instructor and student-student interactions and vicarious interaction), information technology self efficacy and student ... -
Exploring the relationship among loneliness, self-esteem, self-efficacy and gender in United Arab Emirates College Students
(Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 2012)The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between loneliness, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and gender among United Arab Emirates college students. The respondents were 495 college students from ... -
Towards an Information Society: The State of the Arab Countries
(International Journal of Information Science, 2012)The purpose of this paper is to explore how the Arab countries are progressing in developing information society and how they differ in their efforts to build an information society. The researchers are interested to ... -
Digital Resources and Services: An Investigation of GCC Academic Libraries
(Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals, 2014)This paper seeks to examine and describe the provision of digital resources and services by academic libraries in the GCC countries. It specifically targets the top three or 18 academic institutions of six GCC countries ... -
Engaging students through blogs: Using blogs to boost a course experience
(Kassel University Press GmbH., 2015)Globalization is irreversible and the Internet is increasingly used to connect people and share information worldwide. The proliferation of digital information allows us to make choices about how we gather information and ... -
Multilevel mixed analysis and mapping on divorce problem in UAE
(Science Publications, 2016)Despite the wealth of research investigating the divorce problem in the developed countries, few and inconsistent studies investigated this problem at emirate-level in developing countries, such as United Arab Emirates ... -
Underlying Structure of E-Learning Readiness among Palestinian Secondary School Teachers
(EDP Sciences., 2016)This paper reports on the results of an exploratory factor analysis procedure applied on the e-learning readiness data obtained from a survey of four hundred and seventy-five (N = 475) teachers from secondary schools in ... -
Attitudes of Jordanian students toward managers’ leadership styles and their relationship to the national culture.
(CIBER Institute., 2017)This study explores the attitudes of a group of university students about managers' leadership styles and the cultural characteristics of the Jordanian society. The amount of research on the topic of leadership styles in ... -
Academic advising and maintaining major: Is there a relation?
(MDPI AG., 2017)The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of academic advising on changing or maintaining majors in university degrees. It is also a goal of the study to determine which semester students change their majors ... -
Cloud Computing issues for higher education: Theory of acceptance model
(Kassel University Press GmbH., 2017)This study investigates the readiness and basis for adoption of cloud computing for higher education in the United Arab Emirates using the Theory of Acceptance Model [1] and structured equation modeling. After the concept ... -
The effect of incidental learning on the comprehension of english affixes by Arabic-speaking EFL learners: Acquisition and application
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH., 2017)This study aims to examine the effect of incidental learning on the comprehension of 30 English affixes by 50 Arabic-speaking EFL learners in an attempt to determine which affixes are more easily comprehended. We adopt the ... -
The use of twitter and facebook in teaching mechanics of writing to Arabic-speaking EFL learners
(Kassel University Press GmbH., 2018)This study aims to compare the effect of Twitter and Facebook in teaching 20 Arabic-speaking EFL learners L2 mechanics of writing in an attempt to determine which tool is more effective. We adopted the experimental design ... -
The impact of Facebookers' posts on other users' attitudes according to their age and gender: Evidence from Al Ain University of Science and Technology
(MDPI AG., 2018)This study aims at exploring the reasons that drive many Facebookers to share negative posts on Facebook, with a special focus on their gender and age. It also aims at identifying the negative attitudes and feelings that ... -
The semantic change of positive vs. Negative adjectives in Modern English
(Sciendo, 2018)This study examines two types of semantic change, namely amelioration and pejoration, through comparing the positive/negative senses of 20 English adjectives over time in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). It also aims ... -
Investigating Knowledge Acquisition among Faculty Members
(Informing Science Institute, 2018)Aim/Purpose This study investigates the issue of knowledge acquisition among faculty members. Background The paper reports the use of knowledge acquisition tools and reading knowledge sources by faculty members. It also ... -
Fighting adult illiteracy with the help of the environmental print material
(Public Library of Science., 2018)Adult illiteracy is a major problem worldwide especially in developing countries. Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs working in this context are not very effective due to lack of motivation for the people who are not ... -
A comparison between moodle, Facebook, and paper-based assessment tools: Students' perception of preference and effect on performance
(Kassel University Press GmbH., 2018-03-25)Literature abounds with research on the benefits of technology and its effect on students’ performance and satisfaction. The use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as blackboard, eCollege, Moodle and others are ... -
Emirati women’s perceptions of polygamy according to age, employment, and educational level.
(Gyandhara International Academic Publications., 2019)Purpose of the study: The study investigates the Emirati Women’s perceptions of polygamy according to three variables, namely age, employment, and educational level. It also explores where there are possible reasons that ...