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Educating the Gifted and Talented in the UAE: Status and Recommendations
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2006-01)
The United Arab Emirates is a recently founded country which has made an impressive progress in most of the areas concerning economy, industry, finance and education. However, gifted education seems not yet developed. ...
‘Fire Fighting’ or ‘Fire Lighting’? A Critical Evaluation of the Inclusion of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders attending Mainstream International Primary Schools in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2008-07)
This study aims to investigate and critically evaluate the current status of inclusion for pupils with ASDs within the mainstream international primary sector in Dubai, UAE, and determine whether this might be more ...
Segregation and Inclusion: A comparative analysis of three different educational settings for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2009-09)
With the increase in the number of mainstream schools providing education for
students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) in the United Arab Emirates
(UAE), it is important to study the benefits of such settings in ...
Meeting the Needs of Mathematically Adolescent Gifted Students in Mixed-Ability Classrooms in the Private Education Sector of UAE: A Case Study
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2007-12)
Gifted education is not considered a very recent field in America and Europe but it is probably still in its premature stages in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With its official foundation in 1971, the UAE is considered ...
An Analysis of the Common Grammatical Errors in the English Writing made by 3rd Secondary Male Students in the Eastern Coast of the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2008-06)
Having students to produce an organized, neat and error-free piece of writing has always been the life long dream and the ambition of all EFL teachers.
The purpose of this study is to explore the common types of grammatical ...
Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice of Inclusion in the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2007-12)
Inclusion is an international phenomenon and a world wide movement which means catering for students with special needs within the regular classroom with the appropriate support. Educating a student with special needs in ...
Evaluation of CALL Software on Learning of English Grammar
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2006-12)
The study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of a computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) programme in Al Ain University of Science and Technology (AAUST) in the UAE. It attempts to evaluate Tense Buster ...
Phonological and orthographic knowledge: an Arab-Emirati perspective
(The British university in Dubai (BUiD), 2005-09)
This paper analyses the misspellings of a group of first year male Arab-Emirati college students from the phonological and orthographical point of view. Based on a list of 80 words, the problems inherent in their spelling ...
Do Public Schools in UAE foster critical thinking as one of the main objectives of education?
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2008-06)
The goal of incorporating critical thinking process in students is to develop individuals
who value knowledge and learning, who can think for themselves, evaluate every piece
of information, and to contribute in building ...
A Case Study of a Child with ASD in a Regular Preschool in the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2005-12)
The case study examines the progress of a child with ASD who is included in a regular pre-school in a city in the UAE ( United Arab Emirates) without specialized support. An insight into the context to this child’s inclusion ...