Attitude of Male and Female Secondary Stage Students Towards Women Science Careers in Alhasa Region in Saudi Arabia

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-158
Author(s):  
ALIA AL-JONDI
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Science Careers ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Secondary Stage

A study of attitudes toward Western culture among Saudi university students

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-56
Author(s):  
Anderson Hagler
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
University Students ◽  
Western Culture ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
The West ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Saudi Students ◽  
Instrumental Motivation ◽  
Clear Majority

This paper analyzes the attitudes Saudi university students hold toward Western culture. Saudi participants completed an open-ended questionnaire about attitudes toward Western culture, consisting of five open-ended questions. This paper presents questionnaire responses from 210 university students in Saudi Arabia (male and female). This paper finds that most of these students are integratively motivated and therefore show a positive disposition toward Western culture. It also shows a correlation between instrumental motivation and students who study on science and engineering tracks. The study shows that a clear majority of students like some aspect of the West or Western culture. The study concludes that these Saudi students are predisposed to interact favorably with the West.

scholarly journals Seasonal changes in group size and composition of Arabian sand gazelle Gazella subgutturosa marica Thomas, 1897 during a period of drought in central western Saudi Arabia

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Low Cunningham ◽  
Torsten Wronski
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Group Size ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Continuous Monitoring ◽  
Group Structure ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Adult Sex Ratio ◽  
Gazella Subgutturosa ◽  
Mixed Groups

Abstract Group size variations of the Arabian sand gazelle Gazella subgutturosa marica were studied during a period of drought at the Mahazat as-Sayd Protected Area in central western Saudi Arabia. Significant differences in median group sizes were observed between all seasons except summer. Single animals were observed mainly during summer while group sizes exceeding 10 individuals were observed mainly during winter. Solitary male and female groups were typically observed during winter and mixed groups mainly during the autumn rutting period. Most mixed groups were two to four times larger during winter than summer. The adult sex ratio (male: female) for all seasons combined was in parity and highest during autumn (1:1.23), probably as a result of prolonged drought conditions. The variability in group structure related to environmental conditions may be one factor permitting G. s. marica to adapt to hyper-arid habitats and climatic regimes in central western Saudi Arabia. The value of continuous monitoring of the gazelle population is emphasised for this drought prone region.

scholarly journals YouTube as a Learning Tool to Improve Students’ Speaking Skills as Perceived by EFL Teachers in Secondary School

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Thamer Binmahboob
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
English Language ◽  
School Students ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Secondary Stage ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Language Instructors ◽  
Analytical Approaches ◽  
Speaking Skills

YouTube has been shown to be a rich source for teaching speaking in EFL contexts. However, the use of YouTube is developing speaking skills is still understudied in the Saudi EFL context. The full use and awardees of YouTube resources are not well articulated by many EFL teachers in Saudi Arabia. This study attempted to examine the perceptions of English instructors of using YouTube to improve the speaking skills of the students in the secondary stage in Saudi Arabia. The English instructors’ attitudes towards YouTube and the best ways to use YouTube in the class were examined. The descriptive and analytical approaches have been applied in order to design the research. For data collection, a questionnaire has been designed to addresses the research topic. It was distributed on a sample of English language instructors (30 EFL instructors) in the secondary stage in Riyadh city in Saudi Arabia. The findings of the study showed that English language instructors see that YouTube is a highly beneficial instructional tool in improving the speaking skills of the secondary school students. It was found that the instructors have positive attitudes towards YouTube. They expressed that YouTube lessens the students’ anxiety and allow the students to learn faster, retain attention for a long time and motivates the students to learn the language. On the other hand, the findings showed that YouTube can be used in different ways in the class such as asking the students to comment on a particular video or to give some details, discuss, pose questions and give answers. YouTube gives a real chance for the students to interact in the class and to speak freely and get improved in pronunciation. The study recommended using YouTube as an integral instructive tool in English language classes.

scholarly journals The relation between the geometrical thinking level and the spatial ability level among female secondary students in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: العلاقة بين مستوى التفكير الهندسي ومستوى القدرة المكانية لدى طالبات المرحلة الثانوية بالمدينة المنورة

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aisha Jumahiaan Atallah Al - Juhani
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Ability Level ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Secondary Stage ◽  
Spatial Consciousness

The study  aimed  to find out the relation between the geometrical thinking level and the spatial  ability level among female secondary students in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The researcher chose a random sample of (60) Student from secondary stage, scientific stream.  In addition, researcher employed descriptive research design through developing a test to examine the spatial ability level and using (Van Hiele) test to measure the geometrical thinking level because of its suitability for the environment of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The frequencies, percentages, and Pearson Correlation Coefficient were conducted in the statistical analysis by the researcher.   The results of the current study were the following: The geometrical thinking level was not high and the majority of participants were in the second level of geometrical thinking which is the analytical level. And the spatial ability level was not high and the majority of participants were in the first level spatial ability which is the spatial consciousness level. The study also showed a positive statistical relation between geometrical thinking level and the spatial ability level. The researcher suggested some recommendations at the end of research such as paying attention to develop the geometrical thinking level among the participants through using various teaching methods as directed discovery to solve problems, keeping away the routine performance which depends on the memorization of theories, and using the activities which improves the spatial ability level.    

scholarly journals The Challenges of Homographs among EFL Learners of the College of Foreign Languages

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 01-08
Author(s):  
Latifa Alghamdi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Learning Problem ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
And Performance

The purpose of this study was to investigate the erroneous use (misuse) of homographs among EFL learners of the College of Foreign Languages to determine the misuse of homographs among EFL learners, find out the ability of EFL learners to distinguish homographs, and enrich learners with different usage of some words included in the homographs. The sample of the study consisted of 30 participants, 15 each of male and female students, randomly selected from 7th – 8th levels of the College of Foreign Languages in Albaha University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The participants were assigned to (2) different experiments. A homograph definition was given to them at the beginning of the experiments to make sure that they were equivalent and homogenous. Two different tests were undertaken by the students and the results were obtained. The findings revealed a significant deficiency of students in the first experiment in which they were required to give multi-meanings for each homographic word. This led to the conclusion that there is a serious learning problem as seen in the students’ competence and performance.

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