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Using Grades in Core Curriculum Chain Courses as Predictors of Academic Performance in Subsequent Courses: A Study at Qatar University
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SAGE Publications Inc.
, 2023 , Article)
The study aimed to investigate students' final grades in a linked course or chain course to determine any effect on students' academic performance in their next linked course. Courses with high D, F, and W grades were ...
The effects of attendance and high school GPA on student performance in first-year undergraduate courses
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2021 , Article)
Research has established that class attendance and High School Grade Point Average (HSGPA) play a significant role in student academic success in higher education. The study uses census data and records of 969 undergraduate ...
Using a PBL authoring tool to train teachers in designing an online PBL unit
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Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Problem-based learning (PBL) is proposed as one of the most well-known alternatives to subject-based learning in educating graduates to become independent workers, critical thinkers, problem solvers, lifelong learners, and ...
Problematizing Accreditation for Teacher Education
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2023 , Article)
This essay aims to problematize US accreditation of teacher education. Foucault’s notion of problematization is used as a theoretical framework to explain how accreditation emerged in the past as a solution to perceived ...
Globalisation, policy transferring and indigenisation in higher education: the case of Qatar’s education city
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Routledge
, 2023 , Article)
Qatar’s transition from a hydrocarbon-based to a knowledge-based economy spurred the development of Education City, which houses several International Branch Campuses and one home-grown university, Hamad bin Khalifa ...
Examining Qatar’s private and public-school teachers’ readiness for teaching about sustainability
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Routledge
, 2023 , Article)
Understanding teacher readiness for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) instruction is crucial. This study investigated Qatar’s preparatory and secondary public and private school teachers’ perceived readiness to teach ...
Making the strange familiar and the familiar strange: A critical reflection on teacher educators and the coronavirus crisis
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Springer International Publishing
, 2022 , Book chapter)
This chapter uses the framework of making the strange familiar and the familiar strange to discuss the sudden shift from face-to-face to online instruction in higher education during the coronavirus crisis. Educators should ...
CAEP Accreditation: Educational Neocolonialism and Non-US Teacher Education Programs
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2022 , Article)
Under the facade of globalization, educational neocolonialism occurs through the transferring of educational theories and practices from the global north to the global south, potentially challenging and undermining indigenous ...
The idolatry of accreditation in higher education: enhancing our understanding
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Routledge
, 2022 , Article)
Worldwide accreditation systems for higher education are used by institutions and programmes to demonstrate their legitimacy to deliver quality education. Although there are many perceived benefits and criticisms of ...
Policy borrowing and developing knowledge economies in GCC countries: a critique from a Human Capital Theory perspective
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Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
, 2021 , Article)
Globalization presents Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries with opportunities for economic growth and transformation, as many of these nations face economic challenges such as the need for a diversified knowledge-based ...