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How the experience of assessed collaborative writing impacts on undergraduate students' perceptions of assessed group work
( Routledge , 2016 , Article)A time-series analysis was used to investigate Arabic undergraduate students' (n = 50) perceptions of assessed group work in a major government institution of higher education in Qatar. A longitudinal mixed methods approach ... -
Impact of Cultural Competence and Education of a Preservice Teacher and Pedagogical Style
( RIGE , 2021 , Article)Purpose: This research study examined the impact of cultural competence and education of a preservice teacher and pedagogical style on the quality of teaching. The study's rationale was underlined by the prevalence of ... -
Introduction : Teaching EFL Writing in the 21st Century Arab World
( Palgrave Macmillan , 2016 , Book chapter)This co-authored book is a compilation of eight research-based chapters written by ten English as a Foreign Language (EFL) writing specialists, including the editors, working at university level in seven Arab countries. ... -
Language Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
( Qatar University , 2020 , Video)Qatar University’s (QU) Foundation Program (FP) and Deanship of General Studies in collaboration with the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) organized a webinar under the title “Language Education during ... -
Mental Health during the First-Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Examining Perceived Stress among Qatar University Students
( Scientific Research Publishing , 2021 , Article)Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic had a global impact on many different levels including but not limited to economic, morbidity, social… and mental health. Hence, a lot of focus was given to research mental health aspect ... -
Mentor teachers’ and student teachers’ perspectives toward teacher leadership
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2021 , Article)The current study adopted the Teacher Leadership Inventory (TLI) to understand the perceptions of mentor teachers and student teachers towards teacher leadership, and identify the variables which affected these perspectives. ... -
A model of the interrelationship between research ethics and research integrity.
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2024 , Article)The purpose of this article is to explore the interrelationship between research ethics and research integrity with a focus on the primary forms of research misconduct, including plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification. ... -
Off-grid solar powered charging station for electric and hydrogen vehicles including fuel cell and hydrogen storage
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)This paper designs an off-grid charging station for electric and hydrogen vehicles. Both the electric and hydrogen vehicles are charged at the same time. They appear as two electrical and hydrogen load demand on the charging ... -
Online Teaching Strategies of Language skills during Pandemic: A Case of Self-Efficacy of Teaching Faculty in Qatar Universities
( Hacettepe University , 2022 , Article)COVID-19 caused teaching to shifted online which emanated challenges for both teachers and students. To overcome such challenges, self-efficacy plays a vital role. The major objective of this study was to investigate the ... -
Postcolonial English varieties in the Arab World: a preliminary study
( Routledge , 2019 , Article)The present exploratory study seeks to answer the question of whether English used in the Arab World exhibits distinctive lexico-grammatical features, and hence can be classified as a postcolonial variety of English. The ... -
Psychotic-like experiences among university female students in Qatar: A qualitative-phenomenological study
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)Background and aims: Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are hallucinatory or delusional experiences that fall below the threshold of a diagnosable psychotic disorder. Although PLEs are common across the spectrum of psychiatric ... -
Qatari student writers’ metalinguistic understanding of transitions in L2 English written argument
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2024 , Article)Research in metadiscourse has foregrounded the multiple ways in which writers build a relationship with readers through internal dis¬course. Yet, few studies consider the relationship between the texts writers create and ... -
Research on Higher Education during the COVID-19 in the Gulf Cooperation Council: An Overview of Publications in the Journal Sustainability
( MDPI , 2022 , Article Review)This study analyzes the research associated with higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, offering an overview of papers published in Sustainability by utilizing the ... -
Secure cloud services: Matrix multiplication revisited
( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)This paper revisits the issue of secure outsourcing of services. It proposes a data scrambling approach of transforming private data into public without public key encryption in the cloud computing context. The approach ... -
Statistical Analysis of Car Data Using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA)
( Springer , 2023 , Conference Paper)Engineering statistics involves data concerning manufacturing processes such as: component dimensions, tolerances, type of material, and fabrication process control. In this work, some statistical analysis was done on a ... -
STEM learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar: Secondary school students’ and teachers’ perspectives
( Modestum LTD , 2022 , Article)This study examines how students and teachers perceive science, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM) learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data was collected through student and teacher surveys, conducted in 22 ... -
Students' reflective journaling: an impactful strategy that informs instructional practices in an EFL writing university context in Qatar
( Routledge , 2019 , Article)Reflective journals are used in the literature to promote students' learning, develop writing skills, assess students' reflection level, promote teachers' professional development, and gather research data. However, the ... -
Students’ voice in L2 English writing: A systematic review of literature
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The present systematic review assessed the existing and growing literature in metadiscourse and L2 English writing by focusing on using voice in students' writing. Empirical studies in this field were retrieved and coded ... -
A systematic review of research on artificial intelligence in higher education: Practice, gaps, and future directions in the GCC
( University of Wollongong , 2024 , Article)Acknowledging its potential on diversifying economy and attaining sustainable development, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, comprising of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and United Arab ... -
A systematic review of STEM education research in the GCC countries: trends, gaps and barriers
( Springer Open , 2022 , Article)Abundant research conducted in many countries has underlined the critical role of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in developing human capital in fields important to a nation’s global competiveness ...