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Teacher Effectiveness: A Case Study Using Value-Added method to measure teacher effectiveness in one UK Curriculum School in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-07)This study aims to identify whether value-added is a valid way of measuring a teacher’s effectiveness. The research will investigate whether effective teaching has an impact on value-added. Results from international ... -
Teacher Motivation: A Case Study on What Motivates Expatriate Teachers at an English Medium Private School in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-05)While there have been many studies on what motivates students, research regarding motivating factors for teachers, particularly those that are expatriates, is limited. The lack of research in this area gave rise to this ... -
Teacher Perceptions of the New Mathematics and Science Curriculum: A Step Towards STEM Implementation in Saudi Arabia
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-02)Universally, STEM education is one of the most growing areas in educational reform. Sadly, it has been introduced in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia without a clear description of its meaning, purpose and framework of application. ... -
Teachers’ Attitudes and Perceptions towards the Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education and the Effect of Training upon ICT Uptake
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-06)The teachers’ attitude toward ICT is crucial in the implementation of computers as a teaching aid. The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers’ attitudes towards the use of ICT and the effect of training upon ICT ... -
Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Inclusion of Learners with Disabilities at American Private Early Childhood Education in Dubai: An Investigative Study
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-08)Inclusion has been defined as an international phenomenon that emphasizes the need to provide Special educational services to learners with Disabilities known as (people of determination in Dubai) within the mainstream ... -
Teachers’ Empowerment and the Self-Study Process: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study of Teachers’ Perceptions and Lived Experiences of New England Association of Schools and Colleges Self-study within US-Curricula School in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-02)This dissertation investigates whether NEASC self-study as part of the accreditation process empowers teachers, contributes to improving self-efficacy, and encourages reflective deliberation. The study explores the lived ... -
Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Instructional Delivery Modalities, and the Role of School Leaders: a Study among Selected Private Schools in Abu Dhabi.
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-07)Teachers’ job satisfaction has always been a priority for educational leaders and policymakers. It directs the institution’s productivity and leaves different prints on teacher retention, absenteeism, burnout, academic ... -
Teachers’ Perceptions about Dyslexia and Intervention with Students at Risk of Dyslexia in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Schools
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-08)Research proved that raising the phonological and phonemic awareness among students may help students at risk not to be future dyslexic.Moreover, teachers awareness play a vital role in identifying students with dyslexia ... -
Teachers’ Perceptions towards the Content of Secondary School Islamic Studies Curriculum in relation to Vocational Islamic Education Values in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-06)Moral education is a fundamental component of Islamic Studies Curriculum therefore, Islamic values in relation to Vocational and Technical Education are best taught through Islamic Studies. This is an integrated way of ... -
TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVE ON ENGAGED TEACHING: STUDY FROM AN AMERICAN CURRICULUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN DUBAI
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-10)Researchers, instructors, and policymakers have focused more on student engagement as a solution to enhance achievement, reduce student boredom, and encourage motivation. To advance student engagement, educators and school ... -
Teaching Arabic as a Second Language in International School in Dubai A case study exploring new perspectives in learning materials design and development
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-04)Teaching Arabic as Second/Foreign Language (TASL/TAFL) is still, in many parts of the world, based on intuition and unprincipled methods. Many textbooks and materials designed for this purposes still use outdated pedagogy ... -
Teaching English Grammar to Arabs: An Exploratory Study into the Context of University Undergraduate EFL Classrooms in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-04)This study examines university teachers’ beliefs about grammar teaching in EFL undergraduate university classrooms in the UAE. It looks at the importance of grammar instruction in this context, the optimal method of teaching ... -
Teaching English Language Vocabulary to ESL Learners via mobile phone applications short message service (SMS): An Investigation Based on Arabic-speaking Learners
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2014-03)Vocabulary is the corner stone in learning English language that affects the four skills of the language (reading listening, speaking and writing). Accordingly, this dissertation investigates students’ low achievement in ... -
Teaching Leadership in UAE Business and Education Programmes: A Habermasean Analysis within an Islamic Context
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-04)The thesis uses Habermasean critical theory, focussing on his theory of knowledge and human interests and communicative action model in particular, to investigate leadership curricula in selected UAE business and education ... -
Teaching New English Vocabulary Items by Using Collocations in English as a Second Language classes at a Private University.
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-10)Teaching English vocabulary has not been given a sufficient attention in English as a second language classes. The perspectives on how to teach English words have altered since 1970s. As far as learning a second language ... -
A Theory of Islamic Education for Primary and Secondary Levels: Implications for Curriculum Development
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-01)This study attempts to bridge the gap between theory and practice in the field of Islamic education. The twofold purpose of this study is to develop a theory of Islamic education as a means of strengthening the theoretical ... -
Thinking Strategies Used While Engaged in Solving the Tower of Hanoi, the River-crossing and Find the Pattern Puzzles
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-01)This study investigates thinking strategies of 100 students belonging to five age groups, namely, third graders, eighth graders, undergraduate sophomores and graduates. This study hypothesizes that the younger groups ... -
To What Extent Do Secondary Schools in Northern Emirate (Fujairah) Prepare Students with Special Needs for Inclusion in Higher Education?
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-05)Secondary Education remains a challenge due to the way of teaching that focuses mainly on delivering a bulk of information in traditional ways. Large numbers of students are allocated to each teacher in the classroom. This ... -
To what extent does the usage of Educational Technology affect student performance at a public secondary school in Ras Al-Khaimah?
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2023-03)The study aimed to evaluate how the use of advanced school technologies can improve secondary student performance at the Ras Al-Khaimah Public School in the UAE. To achieve this objective, the study used a mixed-methods ... -
To What Extent is Humanistic Language Teaching Incorporated in the Instructional Practices of the Foundation Teachers in Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT)-Fujairah, UAE? A Case Study
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2014-05)This study explores the extent to which humanistic language teaching (HLT) is implemented in the Foundation Program in Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), Fujairah campus. The study also examines the degree to which HLT ...