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Al-Qirim, Nabeel; Rouibah, Kamel; Serhani, Mohamad Adel; Tarhini, Ali; Maqableh, Mahmoud; Khalil, Ashraf; Gergely, Marton – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
This research develops a model to investigate the influence of different determinants on student's Academic Performance (AP) in UAE University (UAEU). The model consists of Big Five personality traits (BigF) and other learning-orientation strategies. The importance of this research to the UAE's context stems from the fact that determinants of AP…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Personality Traits
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Serhani, Mohamed Adel; Bouktif, Salah; Al-Qirim, Nabeel; El Kassabi, Hadeel T. – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
Program review has been recognized as a common practice amongst universities worldwide. This exercise usually ensures that programs are up to date, meet high quality standards, continuously responding to changes, and hence, adheres to continuous improvement practices. It is a cycle that involves different stakeholders ranging from program chairs…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Quality, Standards, Program Evaluation
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Al-Qirim, Nabeel; Rouibah, Kamel; Tarhini, Ali; Serhani, Mohamed Adel; Yammahi, Aishah Rashid; Yammahi, Maraim Ahmed – Education and Information Technologies, 2018
This research investigates the personality characteristics of Information Technology students (CIT) in UAE University (UAEU) and how such features impact their IT learning. To achieve this objective, this research attempts to explain the impact of the Big-5 factors on learning using survey research. Results from 179 respondents suggested that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality, Student Characteristics, College Students
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Al-Qirim, Nabeel; Tarhini, Ali; Rouibah, Kamel; Mohamd, Serhani; Yammahi, Aishah Rashid; Yammahi, Maraim Ahmed – Education and Information Technologies, 2018
This research examines the learning preferences of students in UAE University (UAEU). The uniqueness of this research emanates from the fact that no prior research examined this area from the UAE's perspective. Thus, this research embarks on the fact that student learning strategies vary from one country to another due to many factors. This…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies
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Karajeh, Huda; Maqableh, Mahmoud; Rajab, Lama; Mohammad, Hiba; Khatib, Tahani; Al-Qirim, Nabeel; Tarhini, Ali – Education and Information Technologies, 2018
This study examined impact of a social media networks course on student use of SNSs performance. Moreover, it examined the associations among course design, course materials, learning experiences and a social media networks course. Survey instrument is used to examine the relationships in the proposed model. A total of 380 questionnaires have been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, College Students, Networks
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Al-Qirim, Nabeel; Mesmari, Ahlam; Mazroeei, Khawlah; Khatri, Shamma; Kaabi, Zuwainah – Education and Information Technologies, 2017
This research is part of a research trilogy that investigated issues impacting Interactive White Board Technology (IWBT) adoption and use in a higher education institution. The other two research studies in this trilogy used (1) focus group approach and (2) survey research to identify such impacting factors. One major insight from these two…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Higher Education, Educational Technology, Information Technology
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Al-Qirim, Nabeel – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
This research explores teaching-faculty's adoption and usage of the Interactive White Board Technology (IWBT) in UAE University (UAEU). The research findings suggested two perspectives concerning IWBT usage by teaching-faculty in UAEU. The first theme is concerned with IWBT's basic features where the IWBT proved its superiority when compared to…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Technology Uses in Education, Usability, Management Information Systems
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Al-Qirim, Nabeel – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
This research investigates Teaching Faculty's (TF) adoption and usage of the Interactive or Smart White Board Technology (SB) in UAE University (UAEU). The developed theoretical framework is based on the technological innovation theories and is made of different socio-technical factors. Using survey research targeting UAEU's TF, the research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Integration, Visual Aids, Educational Technology