Journal of Educational Sciences – Qatar University

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Hamzeh Abdallah Ayed Khwaileh — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

Parental Perspectives on Private Tutoring in Qatar: Results from the 2019 Qatar Education Study

Hessa Al-Thani , Abdellatif Sellami, Brian Washington Mandikiana — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

The present study sought to identify the factors likely to influence parental use of supplementary private tutoring in the State of Qatar. The study was guided by Hirschman’s concepts of exit, voice, and loyalty embedded in the theory of political science. Drawing on documented international research, a survey was developed to unpack the factors influencing parental use of private tutoring. The study involved 1.142 parents of students in grades 8, 9, 11 and 12 in both public and other (international, community, private Arabic) schools. Using binary probit regression analysis, results derived from this study disclosed five predictors of private tutoring usage among parents. These include the mother’s education level, the student’s school grade, the cost of education-related activities, the type of school a child attends, and the child’s absenteeism from school. The article discusses these results and raises issues that call for attention in local and international educational research. It offers important recommendations for policy and practice.

Modeling the Factorial Structure of Organizational Learning in Public Schools: An Empirical study in Al Batinah South in the Sultanate of Oman

Yasser F. Hendawy Al-Mahdy , Asya Alblooshi, Khalsa Salim Hamed AL-Harthi — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

The study aimed to assess the fit of a four-dimensional measurement model of organizational learning in schools, covering trust and collaborative climate, initiative-taking, shared and monitored mission, and professional development. It also examined teachers' perceptions regarding the extent to which these dimensions are practiced in public schools in Al Batinah South Governorate, Oman, and investigated differences based on gender . A quantitative approach was used, with structural equation modeling applied to data from 383 teachers. The results showed a good fit between the field data and the proposed model. The study also found a moderate degree of organizational learning practices across all dimensions, with statistically significant differences favoring female teachers. The study concluded with recommendations and directions for future research.

Challenges Facing Education in the Kindergarten Sector in Palestine and the Policies to confront them

Nafiz Ayoub Mohammad "Ali Ahmad" — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

The study aimed at identifying the challenges facing the kindergarten education sector and the policies used to address them. The study sample composed of (155) kindergarten teachers who work in the province of Salfeet in Palestine, the Sample were randomly selected from the study population. Also, a questionnaire consisting of four domains, in addition to demographic data, was distributed to the participants, The study relied on the quantitative descriptive analytical method.The results revealed that there is a high level of challenges and policies facing the kindergarten education sector in Palestine from the participants' viewpoint. Also, there were no statistically significant differences in the tool as a whole for the challenges and policies that are attributed to the variables (years of experience, academic qualification, specialization, and marital status). In addition, the results revealed that there were statistically significant differences in the tool as a whole for policies in the kindergarten education sector due to the variable years of experience in favour of the most experienced group (i.e., 16 years and over). One of the most important study's recommendations is the need to increase societal and family awareness of the kindergartens' importance and the mechanisms of dealing with children away from violence and exploitation.

The Availability of Topics of the Islamic Faith in Islamic Education Books in the Jordanian Curriculum

Majdi Suliman Al-Mashaleh — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

The current study aimed to determine the topics of Islamic faith that should be included in textbooks and their availability in Islamic education books in the Jordanian curriculum. The study followed the descriptive analytical approach to answer the study questions. The study sample amounted to (44) lessons, representing (9%) of the number of lessons in these textbooks. The analysis card was used as a tool for the study to analyze the study sample. The study showed the following results: The topics of belief can be divided into seven categories (the six pillars of faith, and general Islamic creed topics), and these seven main categories are followed by (63) sub-categories.It also showed that the category of the pillar of faith in God Almighty had the most lessons in textbooks (14) lessons, then the category of general Islamic creed topics came in the second degree (12) lessons, while the category of belief in angels had one lesson, and the category of belief in fate and destiny had two lessons. In addition, it showed that (53%) of the sub-categories of Islamic faith subjects are not available in textbooks, and that (14%) of these categories are partially available, while (33%) of these categories are fully available. The study recommended a set of recommendations consistent with the results of the study, including the use of the list of creed topics that the study reached when building and developing Islamic education books.

The Level of Feeling of Psychological Security among Sultan Qaboos University Students according to the variables of Sex and College

Khulood Salim Mohammed Ba Hashwan , Ehab Mohammed Omara — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

This study aimed to reveal the level of psychological security among students of Sultan Qaboos University. The sample of the study consisted of (972) male and female undergraduate students at Sultan Qaboos University enrolled in the fall semester 2022. The study sample was selected using the available method, and a tool was applied. The tool (psychological security measure) was applied on the study sample, Then, SPSS statistical packages were used to analyze the results of the study, and the results showed an average level of psychological security among Sultan Qaboos University students, and the absence of statistically significant differences between the average ranks of male and female degrees of Sultan Qaboos University students in the level of psychological security in general, as the value of (Z = -0.108) was at the level of significance 0.914, as well as the absence of statistically significant differences in psychological security in general among college students of Humanities and of scientific colleges at Sultan Qaboos University, where the value of (Z = -0.436) was with a significance level of 0.663. The study recommended achieving psychological security in society through identifying and recovering the areas where the respondents lack psychological security the most, and conducting more studies that show the relationship between psychological security and other relevant variables. The study recommended achieving psychological security in society, by knowing the places where the respondent lacks psychological security the most, trying to fix them, and conducting more studies that reveal the relationship between psychological security and some academic variables.

Effects of Sample Size and Response Rating Scales on Estimating Almehrizi Generalized Alpha Reliability Coefficient for Different Scaled Scores

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

The study aimed to examine the effect of sample size and response rating scales on estimating Almehrizi generalized alpha reliability coefficient for different scaled scores using real data for students' attitudes towards mathematics in TIMSS2019 for test administration in 2019. The sample consisted of 5117 male and female fourth-grade students in Sultanate of Oman. To achieve study objectives, three data sets were created through manipulating the response rating scales to obtain three types of response rating scales (four response categories which was the original scale – three response categories - two response categories). For each response rating scale, 100 subsamples were randomly selected using three sample sizes (30 for small sample size – 200 for medium sample size – 1000 for large sample size). In addition, five scaled scores were computed for the three types of rating scales: raw scores, standardized scores, percentile scores, and two TIMSS scaled scores. Almehrizi's generalized Alpha Coefficient was computed for each of these scaled scores for all data sets. Finally, these reliability coefficients were compared to answer research questions using descriptive statistics, bias and RMSE. Results revealed that the Almehrizi’s Generalized Alpha Coefficients for all data sets showed high accuracy, as they were very close to the reliability coefficient values for the original data set for all scaled scores. Both bias and RMSE values were very close to zero indicating accurate estimation even for small sample size (30). The study recommended utilization of this coefficient to estimate reliability for different scaled scores in research and assessment tools.

The Relationship Between Digital Skills Levels and Academic and Career Aspiration Level among University Students

Jawhara Darwish Abueita, Rany Mustafa Eitah — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

The study aimed to identify the academic and professional aspiration levels and the digital skills levels. To reveal the relationship among Al-Balqa Applied University students through the descriptive correlative approach, the aspiration scale was developed, and the reliability and validity were verified. The study sample consisted of (62) students, 29 of which studied scientific majors and 33 studied literary majors. The results revealed that the aspiration level among students was high. There were no significant differences between the students' aspirations and students' digital skills levels recording their specializations. There were differences in the aspiration level according to digital skills levels. The highest level of aspiration was for the highest class in digital skills, followed by the average level in digital skills, and then the low level in digital skills. The study revealed a significant relationship between the level of acquiring digital skills and the academic and professional aspiration levels among students, meaning that the more their digital skills developed, the more their professional academic aspiration levels increased. The study concluded that there was a relationship between the students' aspiration and their inquiry to develop their digital skills. This was due to their awareness of the importance of developing their digital skills to become qualified to keep pace with technological development, obtain better job opportunities, and advance in their work.

Servant Leadership and its Relationship with the Administrative Reativity of Female Employees: A Field Study on the Department of Education in Hafr Al-Batin Governorate

Adel Ayed Alshammari , Anawar Ayed M. Alanazi — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

The study aimed to reveal the degree of practice of servant leadership by female heads of departments in the Department of Education and its relationship to the administrative creativity of female employees. Its data were collected through a questionnaire that was built and designed based on the literature and previous studies, and its validity and reliability were confirmed. The results showed that the degree to which female heads of departments practiced the dimensions of servant leadership from the point of view of female administrative employees in general was high, as indicated by the arithmetic mean (3.94) and standard deviation (0.767). It also showed that the reality of the administrative creativity of female employees from their point of view was high, with an arithmetic mean of 3.89 and a standard deviation of 0.938. The results also showed that there is a strong correlation between all dimensions of servant leadership with all dimensions of administrative creativity, and that servant leadership directly affects the level of administrative creativity. Based on these results, the study recommended a number of recommendations, the most important of which are: Enhancing the style of servant leadership for all heads of departments in education departments in the Kingdom, and empowering female employees through their participation in decision-making and solving problems that arise at work.

The level of Digital Intelligence of Field Training Candidates at the College of Education at Sultan Qaboos University and its relationship to their attitudes towards Digital Citizenship

Fawziya Saif Ali Al-Saidi, Saif Nasser Al-Maamari — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

The study investigated the level of digital intelligence of pre-service teachers at the College of Education at Sultan Qaboos University and its relationship to their attitudes towards digital citizenship. Two tools were developed to achieve the objectives of the study: the digital intelligence scale of 32 items, and the digital citizenship scale of 30 items. The study sample consisted of (61) male and female students. The results of the study showed that the level of digital intelligence for the study sample was low, while the level of attitude towards digital citizenship was moderate. Additionally, there were differences in the level of digital intelligence and the trend towards digital citizenship in favor of males, and there were no differences in the level of digital intelligence due to the number of social networking accounts, except for the digital usage dimensions, in favor of those who own 5 or more accounts and the digital rights dimension, in favor of those who own 3 to 4 accounts. Statistically significant differences were found in the level of attitude towards digital citizenship in all dimensions except for the digital ethics, in favor of those who own 5 or more accounts. The findings also indicated a weak positive direct correlation between the level of digital intelligence and the attitude towards digital citizenship. The study recommended that pre-service teacher preparation and in-service professional programs include courses in digital intelligence and digital citizenship, in order to enhance the knowledge, skills, and values of digital intelligence and digital citizenship.

The Effect of the Difference in the Emotional Charge of the items in an Attitude Scale on its Psychometric Properties

Sukiena Mahmoud Sulieman Rawashdeh — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

This study aimed to identify the effect of the difference in emotional charge of the items in an attitude scale on its psychometric properties, to find out the reasons for the existence of differences in the psychometric properties and students’ performance attributed to the difference in the emotional charge of the items of the attitude scales, and to help researchers build highly accurate scales, and choose the paragraphs with the appropriate emotional charge to build the items of their attitude scales. To achieve the purpose of the study, the researcher built a measure of attitudes towards academic specialization, and the scale was limited to (40) items distributed on three dimensions: attitudes towards the importance of academic specialization in life, attitudes towards academic specialization courses, and attitudes towards academic specialization as a profession. The researcher designed four models for the scale; the first model was composed of all items with a charge: high and low emotional charge; the second model had only high emotional charge items, while the third model had only low emotional charge items, and the fourth model had moderate emotional charge. The four models were applied to a random sample of (750) male and female students from Yarmouk University, the results showed that there are statistically significant differences in the averages of the difficulty parameter estimates for the items, in favor of the second model (with a high emotional charge only), and there are statistically significant differences in the averages of the discrimination features, due to the difference in the emotional charge of the items, and confirmed the indicated results that the first model is higher in the validity and reliability coefficients of the scale.

Table of Content

Hamzeh Abdallah Ayed Khwaileh — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

Table of Content

Hamzeh Abdallah Ayed Khwaileh — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

Editorial Foreword

Hamzeh Abdallah Ayed Khwaileh — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

Editorial Foreword

Hamzeh Abdallah Ayed Khwaileh — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

Editorial Board

Hamzeh Abdallah Ayed Khwaileh — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

Editorial Board

Hamzeh Abdallah Ayed Khwaileh — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300

Front Matter

Hamzeh Abdallah Ayed Khwaileh — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0300