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High School Type as a Predictor of Student Academic Performance and Retention: A Case Study of Student Academic Performance and Retention in relation to High School type qualification in Undergraduate Business Program at an Off-Shore Campus in U.A.E
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-02)It has been observed that students from different high school types tend to show a difference in their academic performance after joining a program of study at a college or a university. The present research attempted ... -
How Does Anxiety affect Performance in a Foreign Language?
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2006-04)This study explores the dimensions of foreign language anxiety upon the foreign language performance of two ability groups of Arabic-speaking students in grades 11 and 12, and examines the relationship between anxiety ... -
How effective is phonological awareness training for preschoolers with speech and language difficulties? Exploring the perspectives of teachers working in preschool settings in Dubai.
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-05)Abstract Background: It is well documented throughout the literature that phonological awareness (PA) development in early education is a strong predictor of later reading success. Children with speech and/or language ... -
“I speak four languages, how many do you speak?” explores how children at the age of 4 and 5 become bi-literate writers in a trilingual government KG in Abu Dhabi
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-11)“I speak four languages, how many do you speak?” explores how children at the age of 4 and 5 become bi-literate writers in a trilingual government KG in Abu Dhabi, is a case study that explored how children in the Emirate ... -
ICT in Education in the UAE: An investigation into the use of ICT poster workshops on ‘Road Safety Campaigns’ with Male Emirati Students
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-05)Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is still considered as a stand-alone subject in many countries – the UAE included. However, ICT has become vital and decisive in establishing a skilled workforce and empowering ... -
The Identification Process & Tools for Gifted and Talented Students: Research on Five inclusive government schools in Ajman to study the areas of identification process tools utilized to screen for gifted and talented students in primary schools
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-05)With the increase focus on innovation and creativity, the Giftedness Education has become embedded with the UAE government’s future strategies. The United Arab Emirates has announced year 2015 as a year of innovation. This ... -
Identifying Leadership Styles that Influence Students’ Learning Environment
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-12)This study aimed to identify leadership styles that influence the students’ learning environment. Specifically, the study attempted to answer the following questions: 1. What is the socio-demographic profile of faculty/teachers ... -
IEP Process from Theory to Practice: A Case Study in an Inclusive Public School in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-03)The dissertation examines how IEP is used to support the education of students with disabilities included in public schools in Dubai. Although the Federal Law 29/2006 aimed at including children with disabilities in all ... -
Impact of a Cognitively Modified Instruction on Vocabulary Acquisition of Second Language Users of Grade 2: A study conducted in a private American school in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-09)Human cognition is structured to automatically build schemas when learning is presented in a systematic way. Taking care of element interactivity during the instructional planning can help reduce the cognitive load of ... -
The Impact of a Teacher Induction Programme on the Retention of Teachers: A Study in a Private School in Abu Dhabi
(2021-03-22)Retaining teachers has become one of the greatest challenges in the educational sector worldwide. The reasons behind teachers' increasing rates of turnovers can be related to many key factors such as work conditions and ... -
The Impact of Activity Based Learning on Students’ Achievement. A study Among 12 Grade Science and Environment Student in a public School in Oman
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-06)In recent years, there has been an ongoing debate about the impacts of using activity based learning strategies instead of traditional learning strategies in the classroom, what is more appropriate to increase student’s ... -
The Impact of Adopting Positive Education and Wellbeing Culture on Learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in a Private and Mainstream School in Dubai: An Exploratory Case Study During Uncertain Times, a Perspective from Dubai, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-07)The impact of positive education and wellbeing culture on learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Dubai-based inclusive schools has been an active area of education research. While it has been ... -
The Impact of Arts Integration on the Learning and Social Abilities of Students with Disabilities: An Approach to an Inclusive Classroom
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-11)Arts Integration (AI) is known as an effective teaching method which contributes to students’ engagement and learning in the classroom. It is flexible and can be altered or modified to fit an individual student’s needs. ... -
The Impact of Authentic Leadership on Staff Engagement: A Study Conducted in Private Schools in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-10)This study aims to identify the role of authentic leadership in driving staff performance in the UAE, with a specific context to Dubai schools. The study has some crucial objectives involving the investigation of the ... -
The impact of Blended Learning in Teaching and Learning during the COVID-19
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-06)The purpose of this study was to find out the impact of blended learning in teaching and learning in the light of COVID-19 in a private school in the UAE. The study was carried out to investigate critically, the usefulness ... -
The impact of blended learning on learners’ academic performance and emotional well-being
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2023-02)This research seeks to investigate the learners’, teachers’, and school management's perceptions of blended learning. The study has adopted the mixed method approach to explore the effectiveness of blended learning ... -
Impact of changing educational policies due to COVID-19 on the role of school principals in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-06)Keeping in view the fact that COVID-19 has transformed the education system, current study intends to explore the attitude of principals and administrators towards educational reforms and their upgradation in reference to ... -
The Impact of Citizenship Education in Nurturing Students’ Positive Behaviours: Exploring the Perceptions of Students in a Private School in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-11)The major focus of this study is to analyse the impacts of citizenship education (CE) in enhancing positive behaviour among students in Dubai. A research gap exists in finding the role of CE in the UAE; therefore, this ... -
Impact of Cognitive Developmental Theories on the Teaching and Learning Process at a Private US curriculum school in Dubai, UAE.
(2019-09)Human development theories pursue to figure out how and why children change and develop over time. Human development theories present the framework to allow the educators to understand, explain and predict children’s’ ... -
Impact of Combined Explicit Reflective Nature of Science and Inquiry-based Instruction on Middle and High School Students’ Conceptions of the Nature of Science
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-09)The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of a combined explicit reflective NOS and inquiry-based instruction on middle and high school students’ conceptions of nature of science. The existing literature has not ...