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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 ...
Challenges to Teachers Implementing Sustainable Development Goals Frameworks in Qatar
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2023 , Article)
Teachers play an essential role in teaching sustainable development to students. Consequently, understanding the challenges that hamper effective instruction is crucial. This study explored the challenges preparatory and ...
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 ...
Problematizing constructive alignment in higher education in gulf cooperation council countries
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Routledge
, 2023 , Article)
Constructive alignment (CA) has developed into one of the most significant concepts in higher education since its establishment in the late 1990s. CA is a powerful instrument for curriculum design that aligns learning ...
Using social capital to develop South African principals and schools
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Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
, 2022 , Article)
One feature of deprived communities is a lack of social capital. Yet, research reports that social capital contributes to poverty reduction and positively impacts schools and student educational outcomes. In South Africa, ...
Education transferring and decentralized reforms: The case of Qatar
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Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
, 2022 , Article)
Nations transfer educational reform models for the systematic improvement of education. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Gulf Cooperation Council states, which have implemented primarily Western decentralized reform ...