Browsing College of Education by Type "Conference Paper"
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A Qualitative Study of Student Perceptions, Beliefs, Outlook and Context in Qatar: Persistence in Higher Education
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Qatar has gone through an educational reform in year 2000; its educational and particularly schooling system went through a major overhaul from K-12 reaching higher education providers. The major reasons for the educational ... -
Adjustment to College in the United States: Perceptions of Qatari Students
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Given the rapid growth of Qatar's economy over recent decades, workforce demand for highly-skilled Qatari nationals has increased (Berrebi, Martorell, & Tanner, 2009; Qatar General Secretariat for Development Planning, ... -
An Exploratory Study of Teachers' Perceptions of Prosocial Behaviors in Preschool Children
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Children's social development is generally facilitated in the context of the unique, socialization experiences that they encounter at school and at. Such experiences are likely to manifest themselves in prosocial behaviors ... -
Analysis of students perspectives and results achieved for first online classes delivered in diploma program, college of education (pilot project)
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)College of Education in Qatar University has started a pilot project to improve the quality of learning by delivering one third of Diploma Program courses online. Diploma Program has been previously frozen for one year due ... -
Analytical view of statistics and probability curriculum standards in Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)Ten years ago, Qatar initiated an education reform based on curriculum standards that draw on international expectations of what students should know, understand, and be able to do at each stage of their schooling. The ... -
Autism in the Gulf States: Why social robotics is the way forward
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we assess the current situation in the Gulf States with respect to autism awareness and diagnostic facilities, and emphasize the need for epidemiology studies in light of prevalence statistics available for ... -
Bridging the gap: Using design based activities to develop problem-solving skills in Qatari high school students
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)A substantial number of secondary school students are accepted into engineering schools without adequate exposure to key engineering based skills, such as analytical thinking, problem solving, critical thinking and design. ... -
Characteristics, benefits, challenges, and socio-cultural factors of implementing pbl in qatar
( Aalborg University , 2020 , Conference Paper)While project-and/or problem-based learning has been implemented in higher education worldwide for several decades, both modes of PBL remain a new phenomenon in Qatar. Over the past few years, several research projects ... -
Conditions for Student-Centered Teaching and Learning: Relationship Between Classroom Processes and School Achievement of Curriculum Standards
(2011 , Conference Paper)Qatari educational curriculum standards emphasize student-centered classrooms where students actively engage in inquiry and problem solving. Classrooms characterized by these elements should emerge as more successful on ... -
Culture as a driver for the design of social robots for Autism spectrum disorder interventions in the Middle East
( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we discuss the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Gulf region. We examine the importance of providing state-of-the-art ASD interventions, and highlight social robots as therapeutic tools ... -
Effect Of Learner-centered Professional Development On Teaching Behaviors In Qatari Elementary Math And Science Classrooms
( QScience , 2014 , Conference Paper)In late 2002, Qatar established key elements of educational reform, known as "Education for a New Era", including curriculum standards, emphasis on problem-solving through student-centered teaching; standards-based ... -
Enhancing the performance of post-failure restoration schemes in multi-tenant networks
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)Failure in the physical network can cause a temporal or permanent unavailability of some resources, which can lead to a quality of service (QoS) degradation and loss of revenue. While much work has been dedicated to the ... -
Face And Object Perceptual Deficits In Schizophrenia
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)Clinical studies in the face perception literature report that schizophrenics have a deficit in face identification. However, it is not clear whether this deficit is a part of a general cognitive impairment or is specific ... -
Facebook: A potential educational tool in higher education
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)Introduction: Facebook is the most frequently visited social media networking site worldwide (Ryan & Xenos 2011). Mason and Rennie (2007: 199) reasoned, "shared community spaces and inter-group communications are a massive ... -
Improving Reading: From Teacher Development to Student Reading
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)On multiple international assessments of student learning including the IEA's TIMSS and the OECD's PISA, Qatar students have performed poorly on both reading and science when compared with international peers. To counter ... -
Investigating the perceptions of social sciences teachers' practices in Qatari preschools
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)This paper investigates the perceptions of social sciences teachers' practices in Qatari preschools and their relationship to child development in the four domains of development: social-emotional, physical, intellectual, ... -
Investigating the Relationship Between Professional Development and Student-Centered Learning Environments in Qatari Math and Science Elementary Classrooms
(2012 , Conference Paper)While considerable study of the organizational structures and outcomes of Qatari educational reform in Education for a New Era initiatives has been planned and implemented (see Rand, 2007), little attention has been placed ... -
Investigation of the Learning Environment in Higher and Lower Performing "Education for a New Era" Schools
(2010 , Conference Paper)Recently, Qatar established key elements of educational reform including curriculum standards; emphasis on student-centered teaching; charter school establishment; standards-based assessment; English as the language of ... -
Managing Knowledge and Identity across the Boundary of Academic and Commercial Science
( Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited , 2022 , Conference Paper)In the last few decades, institutions of higher learning are being transformed from ivory towers to become engines of regional and national economic development and ‘knowledge businesses’ increasingly focused on producing ... -
Reflections of scientific literacy team members related to use of reading strategies
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)The efficacy of reflection in improving teaching practices has long been recognized. Deconstructing reflective conversations provides a window into thinking; tracking changes in those conversations over time can reveal the ...
