Mohammed Masoud Alshahrni, Nedhal Mofleh Al-Kawafeha
{"title":"Effectiveness of the Strategy of Thinking aloud in Developing the Ability to Solve Mathematical Problems among Gifted Students","authors":"Mohammed Masoud Alshahrni, Nedhal Mofleh Al-Kawafeha","doi":"10.20428/ijtd.10.19.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20428/ijtd.10.19.2","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of using the strategy of thinking aloud in teaching mathematics, and developing the ability of solving mathematical problems among gifted fifth grade students in Makkah. The sample consisted of (53) gifted students in the fifth grade in Makkah, who were divided into two groups: a control group consisting of 26 students and an experimental one consisting of 27 students. The members of the experimental group were taught the unit of \"applications of addition and subtraction\", using the strategy of thinking aloud, while the same unit was taught to the control group using the traditional method. An achievement test was developed, validated and administered before and after the treatment to measure the ability of solving mathematical problems among the participants. The results indicated that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups at the level of (a = 0.05) in the post-test in favor of the experimental group. The study concluded with a set of recommendations to curriculum planners and designers in order to reconsider the syllabus of mathematics and other subjects in various stages according to the strategy of thinking aloud. \u0000Keywords: strategy of thinking aloud, solving mathematical problems, talented students.","PeriodicalId":413991,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal for Talent Development","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131083853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Al-Hidabi, الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية – ماليزيا, Eshraq Abdulwaly Al Awdary, طالبة دكتوراه – السودان
{"title":"Students’ Counseling Needs at Gifted Schools in Khartoum State","authors":"D. Al-Hidabi, الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية – ماليزيا, Eshraq Abdulwaly Al Awdary, طالبة دكتوراه – السودان","doi":"10.20428/ijtd.10.19.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20428/ijtd.10.19.1","url":null,"abstract":"The study aimed at investigating the students’ counselling needs at gifted schools in Khartoum. The sample of the study consisted of 172 out of 258 students. 86 were male students and 86 were female students from three education districts namely Khartoum, Umdarman and Bahri. A questionnaire of 72 items was developed, standardized and distributed. Then, data was collected and analysed using SPSS package. The results showed that the counselling needs for the gifted sample vary. Health Counselling needs were high and the family counselling needs were second in ranking whereas the results of the rest dimensions namely school, social and professional counselling needs were low. The study concluded with a set of recommendations particularly in the area of health counselling needs as well as strengthening the cooperation between schools’ counsellors and parents. \u0000Keywords: Counselling Needs, Gifted students.","PeriodicalId":413991,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal for Talent Development","volume":"157 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131446400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Faisal Nawasreh, جامعة عجلون الوطنية – الأردن, Bothinaa Awais
{"title":"Ambition Level among Talented and Normal Students at Ajloun Area and the Relationship with Some Demographic Variables and Academic Achievement","authors":"Faisal Nawasreh, جامعة عجلون الوطنية – الأردن, Bothinaa Awais","doi":"10.20428/IJTD.10.18.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20428/IJTD.10.18.5","url":null,"abstract":"The study aimed to disclose the ambition level among a sample of talented and normal students at schools in Ajloun area, Jordan, and its relationship with some demographic variables such as gender, class, educational level of parents, the economic level, and academic achievement. To achieve the study objectives, the researchers used the ambition test that was prepared by Al-Esaway and applied by Alshraa (1998). The validity and reliability of the test were acceptable. The sample consisted of (87) talented students, and (158) normal students. They were selected using the stratified quota sampling method from high basic and secondary schools. The arithmetic means, standard deviation, ANOVA and the correlation coefficients were used to analyze the data. The results showed that ambition level among the talented and normal students was high, and there were no statistically significant differences at (α≤ 0.05) of the total ambition level degrees among talented and normal students. There were no statistically significant differences at the total ambition level degrees among the talented students regarding gender, class, the educational level of parents and the economic level of the family. However, there were statistically significant differences (α≤0.05) at the total ambition level degrees among normal students regarding both variables: the class variable in favor of 1st secondary grade, and the gender variable in favor of females. Further, there were no statistically significant differences at the total ambition level degrees at the educational level of parents and the economic level of the family. There was a positive correlation coefficient of the total ambition level between the normal students and their academic achievement. The results were discussed in the light of the theoretical framework and previous studies. Based on the study results, a set of recommendations was proposed. \u0000Keywords: ambition level, talented students, academic achievement.","PeriodicalId":413991,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal for Talent Development","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129718922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muneera Ghaplan, جامعة الخليج العربي, Huda Al-hindal, Najat Alhamdan, Mohammad Jamallail, جامعة الخليج العربي – سابقاً
{"title":"The Impact of Using a Play-Based Program to Develop Leadership Skills among Gifted Kindergarten Children in Kuwait","authors":"Muneera Ghaplan, جامعة الخليج العربي, Huda Al-hindal, Najat Alhamdan, Mohammad Jamallail, جامعة الخليج العربي – سابقاً","doi":"10.20428/IJTD.10.18.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20428/IJTD.10.18.3","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the study was to verify the effectiveness of a play-based training program, and to measure its impact on the development of the leadership skills among gifted kindergarten children in Kuwait. The quasi-experimental approach was used. The research sample consisted of (30) children, who were divided into two groups: the first was the experimental group which included 15 children and on whom the training program was applied. The other group was the control group, which also included 15 children, and who were taught regular school curriculum. Thus, using a list of behavioral characteristics of children, gifted children were discovered. After assigning the degree of validity and reliability of the program on the Kuwaiti environment, it was applied over a period of (7) weeks, and the kindergarten child’s leadership skill scale, prepared by the researchers, was used to measure the impact of the program. There were statistically significant differences between the two groups (experimental and control) in acquiring leadership skills attributed to the play-based program in favor of the experimental group. The results also showed statistically significant differences between the two measures (pre and post measures) of the experimental group in acquiring leadership skills, in favor of post measures in all dimensions of the scale (initiative, self-confidence, social communication). There were no statistically significant differences between male and female kindergarten gifted children in the experimental group in acquiring leadership skills. This indicates the positive impact of a play-based program to develop leadership skills among gifted children in kindergarten. \u0000Keywords: training program, playing, leadership skills, gifted children, kindergarten.","PeriodicalId":413991,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal for Talent Development","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127100404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Awatif Albalawi, جامعة الملك فهد للبترول والمعادن المملكة العربية السعودية, moharab alsmadi, جامعة البلقاء التطبيقية الأردن
{"title":"Effectiveness of Mental Imagery Strategy in Developing Critical Reading Skills in English among Intermediate School Students in Tabuk","authors":"Awatif Albalawi, جامعة الملك فهد للبترول والمعادن المملكة العربية السعودية, moharab alsmadi, جامعة البلقاء التطبيقية الأردن","doi":"10.20428/IJTD.10.18.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20428/IJTD.10.18.7","url":null,"abstract":"The research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mental imagery strategy in developing critical reading skills in English language among students of intermediate school. To achieve the aim, the researcher adopted the quasi-experimental design and built a test of critical reading skills suitable for the third intermediate stage. The sample of the study consisted of (60) female students who were divided into a control group (30)and an experimental group (30). The study results showed that the students of the experimental group who studied the English language using the mental imagery strategy had more improvement than the control group members who studied the same subject in the regular way. Based on the study results, the researcher recommended developing critical reading skills and practices among the students and conducting training courses for teachers on the use of mental Imagery techniques in teaching English. It was also recommended to make use of the teacher’s guide, which was prepared in the current research, in the training workshops. \u0000Keywords: effectiveness, strategy, mental imagery, critical reading, intermediate school.","PeriodicalId":413991,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal for Talent Development","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134149049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hana Al-Fulfuly Al-Fulfuly, جامعة الإسراء – الأردن, Iqbal Mahadeen, وزارة التربية والتعليم الأردنية – الأردن
{"title":"Effect of Science Corner Activities in the Development of Some Mental Habits of kindergarten Children in Jordan","authors":"Hana Al-Fulfuly Al-Fulfuly, جامعة الإسراء – الأردن, Iqbal Mahadeen, وزارة التربية والتعليم الأردنية – الأردن","doi":"10.20428/IJTD.10.18.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20428/IJTD.10.18.8","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed at identifying the impact of Science Corner Activities on developing some mental habits among the Kindergarten children in Jordan. The study sample consisted of 42 male and female children from the second level in kindergartens in Jordan, whose ages range between (5-6) years old. The researchers used the semi-experimental design with its pre and post tests for the control and the experimental groups. In order to achieve the study objectives, the researchers used the following tools: Science Corner Activities and, a depicted test for some mental habits, prepared by the researchers. The study results showed that there were differences between the mean scores for the experimental group and the control group children regarding the test of some mental habits in favor of the experimental group. However, no differences were found between the mean scores of the male and female children regarding the test of some mental habits. The results also showed that there is no impact for the interaction between the gender and the activities in the test of mental habits. In the light of these results, the study concluded that Science Corner Activities are effective in developing some mental habits among the Kindergarten children. The study recommended preparing and training the Kindergarten teachers in a way that enables them to be a good example for the children in practicing the mental habits as well as training the children to employ the mental habits through the various activities. The study also recommended providing the educational elements in the Kindergarten setting so as to facilitate the learning process and make it as attractive as possible. \u0000Keywords: science corner activities, mental habits, kindergarten children.","PeriodicalId":413991,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal for Talent Development","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129183968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Aljaji, جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا, Dawood Abdulmalik Alhidabi, A. Al-hammadi, الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية بماليزيا, جامعة صنعاء
{"title":"Developing the Love of Learning Scale for Adult Students","authors":"R. Aljaji, جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا, Dawood Abdulmalik Alhidabi, A. Al-hammadi, الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية بماليزيا, جامعة صنعاء","doi":"10.20428/IJTD.10.18.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20428/IJTD.10.18.4","url":null,"abstract":"The study aimed at developing the love of learning scale for adults. The scale consisted of 15 situations to measure three dimensions namely intimacy, passion, and commitment towards learning. The scale was standardized on a sample of 111 university male and female students from the 4th level of the Faculty of Education, Sana’a University, Yemen. The validity and reliability of the scale was (0.81) based on Cronbach’ Alpha. The results of the study showed that the level of the love of learning was of average level. \u0000Keywords: love of learning, scale development, adult students","PeriodicalId":413991,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal for Talent Development","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131077122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nisreen AlOfeshat, وزارة التربية والتعليم الأردنية – الأردن, Saraa AlSulaiby, Mohammad Saleem Al Zboon, الجامعة الأردنية – الأردن
{"title":"Role of Jordanian Universities in Developing Creativity in Students through Intelligent Learning Styles","authors":"Nisreen AlOfeshat, وزارة التربية والتعليم الأردنية – الأردن, Saraa AlSulaiby, Mohammad Saleem Al Zboon, الجامعة الأردنية – الأردن","doi":"10.20428/IJTD.10.18.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20428/IJTD.10.18.6","url":null,"abstract":"The study aimed to identify the role of Jordanian universities in developing creativity in students through intelligent learning styles. The study population was undergraduate students in Jordanian public and private universities for the academic year 2017/2018. The study sample consisted of 538 students. To achieve the study objective, the descriptive method was used. The results of the study showed that the role of Jordanian universities in the development of creativity in their students through intelligent learning styles came to a medium degree. The results indicated that there were statistically significant differences in the role of Jordanian universities in developing creativity in their students through intelligent learning patterns due to gender in favor of females. For the college variable, the difference was in favor of science faculties, while differences came to the variable type of university, in favor of private universities. \u0000Keywords: creativity, smart learning patterns.","PeriodicalId":413991,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal for Talent Development","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129534624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effectiveness of Using Digital Stories in Developing Listening Skills among Ninth Grade Female Students in Jordan","authors":"Ghada Mansi, – جامعة المجمعة – السعودية","doi":"10.20428/IJTD.10.18.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20428/IJTD.10.18.1","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to identify the impact of using digital stories in developing listening skills for ninth grade female students in Jordan. To achieve the study objectives‚ the researcher used the experimental method where the sample was chosen in an indiscriminate way, and consisted of (64) students selected from Khawla Bint Alazwr Girls school. They were divided into two groups: the experimental group which consisted of (32) students, and the control group which consisted of (32) students. A test of listening skills was the data collection tool. The tool was checked for its validity and reliability. A pretest was administered to the two groups (both experimental and controlled) to insure their homogeneity. After using the digital stories‚ a posttest was applied to the two groups. Then the data was treated statistically. Results of the study showed significant differences at (α= 0.05) in favor of those students who were taught using digital stories. Keywords: Digital stories, Listening skills.","PeriodicalId":413991,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal for Talent Development","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124752980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of Self-report Scale for the Personal Traits of Gifted Students in Algerian Secondary School","authors":"Saida Attar, جامعة تلمسان – الجزائر","doi":"10.20428/IJTD.10.18.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20428/IJTD.10.18.2","url":null,"abstract":"This study shed light on the development of self-report scale for the personal traits of gifted students in Algerian secondary school. It used the style of self-report which is based on the phenomenological trend. The dimensions of this scale were determined in the following traits: motivation, emotional stability, positive self-esteem, internal control, and deep learning style. In order to extract the psychometric properties of the scale, a scale of (62) items was applied on (54) distinguished students of the secondary level. After the statistical analysis of these items, (45) distinct items were selected to create the tool, which was also checked for its validity using the split half method where the correlation coefficient of the scale validity was (0.881). As for the reliability of the tool, the alpha coefficient rate of the internal consistency was (0.873). In conclusion, these results are satisfactory for considering this scale as a valid tool to explore gifted students. \u0000Keywords: Scale, Self-report, The gifted, Traits, Students.","PeriodicalId":413991,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal for Talent Development","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133318445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}