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Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies

مجلة الدراسات التربوية والنفسية

JEPS

Sultan Qaboos University · ISSN 2218-6506 · eISSN 2521-7046

Articles
500
Authors
853
Years covered
2007–2024
Peer review
Peer reviewed
Frequency
Quarterly
Country code
Oman

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Volumes and issues
  • Volume 18, Issue 1 (1)
  • Volume 17, Issue 4 (7)
  • Volume 17, Issue 3 (7)
  • Volume 17, Issue 2 (7)
  • Volume 17, Issue 1 (7)
  • Volume 16, Issue 4 (6)
  • Volume 16, Issue 3 (5)
  • Volume 16, Issue 2 (7)
  • Volume 16, Issue 1 (7)
  • Volume 15, Issue 4 (6)
  • Volume 15, Issue 3 (9)
  • Volume 15, Issue 2 (9)

Articles 39

Research article

Omani School Students’ Attitudes toward Agriculture: Investigating the Role of Gender and Geographical Regions

Abdullah Ambusaidi, Mohammed Al-Saidi · Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies · 2019 · 10.53543/jeps.vol13iss4pp733-748

A 24-item questionnaire was designed to collect specific data in order to determine Omani students’ attitudes toward agriculture and, specifically, whether or not these attitudes differ according to gender and the geographical regions where students reside. A survey research method based on the use of a questionnaire w …

Research article

Students' Reluctance to Attend Office Hours: Reasons and Suggested Solutions

Sabah A. Abdul-Wahab, Nahed M. Salem, Kaan Yetilmezsoy et al. · Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies · 2019 · 10.53543/jeps.vol13iss4pp715-732

This paper focuses on investigating students’ reasons for their reluctance to attend faculty members’ office hours. Study participants included 500 male and female students from the Colleges of Engineering (n = 248) and Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) (n = 252) at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). The study followed a de …

Research article

Reducing off -Task Behaviors Using an Action Research Method with One-Case Study

Abeer Jaffal · Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies · 2019 · 10.53543/jeps.vol13iss4pp703-714

The purpose of this action research project was to discover what interventions would be most effective in decreasing the off-task behaviors of a student. Interventions used were use of a token system, changes in classroom environment and teacher attention. The sample selected for this research was a student in a second …

Research article

Residual-Based Person Fit Statistics over Test Sections

Rashid Almehrizi · Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies · 2019 · 10.53543/jeps.vol13iss4pp687-702

Most tests are composed of multiple sections (each section has group of items) such as different item formats, different content category, competencies, different difficulty levels, test dimensions, testlets, and interpretive exercise items. Students could show unexpected and unacceptable responses across these section …

Research article

The Impact of Drama Instruction on EFL Omani Fifth Graders’ Read-ing Comprehension

Ruqaya Al Rabeei, Salma Al-Humaidi, Saleh Al-Busaidi · Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies · 2019 · 10.53543/jeps.vol13iss4pp674-686

Drama instruction is one of the methods recommended in EFL literature. This study aimed to investigate the impact of drama instruction on EFL fifth graders’ reading comprehension. It also explored the students’ and the teacher’s perceptions of the use of drama in reading lessons. A total of 74 randomly selected student …

Research article

The Effects of Using Interactive Task-based Activities in Online Eng-lish Writing Classes

Soha Y. Masalmh, Mohammed A. Farrah · Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies · 2019 · 10.53543/jeps.vol13iss4pp658-673

This quantitative and qualitative study aims to scrutinize the effectiveness of utilizing interactive task-based activities to teach English writing in Bethlehem Secondary School for Girls. The experiment was conducted at the second semester of the academic year 2016/2017. Two scientific sections from the 11th grade pa …

Research article

Causes of English Major Student-Teachers' Classroom Participation Reluctance at Kuwait University

Wafaa S. Al-Yaseen · Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies · 2019 · 10.53543/jeps.vol13iss4pp643-657

Classroom participation plays an important role in developing students' oral fluency, and general understanding of the subject content. However, there is a noticeable participation reluctance among English major student-teachers in the College of Education at Kuwait University. The present study investigates the causes …

Research article

The Effectiveness of an Educational Program for Developing Tolerance Values and Resistance to Intellectual Extremism at Secondary Level in Jordan

Yaseen A. Al-Maqosi, Mohammed T. Al-Bataineh, Ahmed M. Al-Kilani · Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies · 2019 · 10.53543/jeps.vol13iss4pp628-642

This study aimed to establish an effective educational program based on the rights of non-Muslims in Islamic principles of the development of religious tolerance values and the intellectual resistance of extremism among high school students in Jordan. The study was conducted on a sample of 48 students in 11th grade fro …

Research article

Math and Science Post-basic Education School Teachers’ Use of As-sessment for Learning and Assessment of Learning Practices in Oman

Mahmoud F. Alquraan, Ahmed A. Al-Shaqsi · Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies · 2019 · 10.53543/jeps.vol13iss4pp615-627

The present study aimed at investigating math and science post-basic education school teachers’ use of Assessment for Learning (AfL) and Assessment of Learning (AoL) Practices in Oman from teachers’ points of view and as perceived by their educational supervisors. To achieve the objectives of this study, a 31-item of L …

Research article

The Effectiveness of Family Group Counseling Program Based on Structural Theory in the Parenting Skills and Family Parental Adjustment among Alternative Families

Siham Abueita, Hanadi A. Alniemat · Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies · 2019 · 10.53543/jeps.vol13iss3pp592-614

This study aimed to explore the impact of a family group counseling program in the parenting skills and family parental adjustment among alternative families that have included a child into their families through alternative care programs offered by the Ministry of Social Development. The study population which was sel …