A Proposed Strategic Plan for the Preparatory Year in the Light of Saudi Arabia Vision 2030

The purpose of this study was to prepare a proposed strategic plan for the preparatory year, which would provide the first-year university program, in the light of Saudi Arabia vision 2030. The researchers in this study used the analytical descriptive curriculum to suit the nature of the subject, and given the nature and objectives of the study, the researchers used the "purposeful sampling", through the identification of a group of experts, selected from the specialists and management experience in academic work, according to the following criteria: (Have experience, leadership in academic work, focus on who has experience in strategic planning and focus on who has experience in academic accreditation and quality). 36 experts responded, taking their views on the applicability of the proposed strategic plan to Saudi Arabia's environment and their development observations. The study provided a practical explanation of how the proposed strategic plan was prepared in accordance with the Pfeiffer model and the SWOT model, which were developed in a number of stages: Define the concept of the strategic plan, Form the strategic planning group on the basis of the preparatory year, Self-evaluation and self-study for the preparatory year in the light of the criteria of the National Centre for Assessment and Academic Accreditation (NCAAA) and environmental analysis of the preparatory year, gap analysis and define prioritization, Building the strategic plan, which includes the following stages: exploring the stakeholders' views on the vision, mission and current objectives of the preparatory year; formulating the vision, mission and strategic goals in the light of the results of the stakeholders survey and the views of the experts, after adjusting the formulation of the vision, mission and strategic goals in the light of the results of the stakeholders survey; alignment the proposed strategic goals of the preparatory year with each of the following: The strategic goals of Imam Abdul Rahman Ben Faisal University “IAU”, the criteria of the NCAAA, the National Qualifications Framework 2020 and the formulation of the final vision, mission and strategic goals in the light of the results of the survey of stakeholders and experts; formulation of sub-goals, blessings and performance indicators for each strategic goals, the implementation plan for apply of the strategy, follow-up and evaluation of the proposed strategic plan for the preparatory year.

Difficulties Faced by Special Education Teachers during COVID-19 Pandemic

The purpose of this research is to find out what difficulties special education instructors’ face when it comes to educating children with special needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants in this research were 30 special education instructors who were chosen through a purposive sampling procedure to serve as respondents. In order to identify the difficulties and challenges faced by special education instructors, both quantitative and qualitative techniques were used. In an attempt to comprehend the data, a descriptive analysis was performed. During the COVID-19 pandemic, special education instructors who worked with students who had learning impairments did not get any technology assistance in order to educate the students. According to the findings of the research, the instructional method for special learners has a suboptimal learning environment as a result of the absence of web-based instructional teaching. The survey's major findings identified 15 difficulties, with the most significant of these being 'insufficient e-learning resources', 'lack of training for online teaching', 'giving feedback to students', and 'making the students to attend online classes', as per survey respondents. According to the results, practitioners and curriculum designers may use the information to build and improve the special education system, teaching techniques, and technologically imbibed instructional learning among special education instructors.

Statistical Analysis on the Effects of Lockdown and Its Impact on Childhood Education During Covid-19

The spread of Coronavirus in faster pace has made the World Health Organization to declare the outpour as Pandemic. Due to the drastic increase in the number of cases reported, it is clear that lockdown is most helpful to stop the spread of the disease. Our research focusses on the protective measures to be taken to safeguard against the coronavirus, positive and negative impacts of lockdown in the education of children and its management measures. All the data for our study are taken from the websites of WHO, Centers of Disease Control & Prevention, US Food & Drug Administration, National Air Quality Index of India, NASA and ISRO. The research was made on the Air Quality Index of Ashok Vihar, Delhi on the normal day and during the lockdown day, through this study its clearly evident that there was an enormous reduction in environmental pollution. Even though the government officials and the health care professionals are taking much pain to save people from this virus it is the duty of every citizen to follow the instructions in fighting against this dreadful coronavirus.

Does Learning Emotion Associated with Psychological Factors among University Students

This study analyzed the relationship between psychographic factors and learning emotions among university students. The population and sample were drawn from undergraduate students in Saudi Arabia. Quantitative method using survey technique implemented in this study for data collection process from 209 students. The model fit was analyzed by using several data analysis techniques criteria’s. Results indicated that learning emotions significantly correlated with achievement motivation and leisure attitude. Furthermore, a significant correlation also found between the study variables for both genders. Based on these results, academicians and decision makers at university level, need to arrange counseling sessions for students to promote positive learning emotions as well as improving psychological outcomes.

Teaching Struggling Readers of English as a Second Language in the Malaysian Classroom

Teacher plays an important role in students’ reading growth through the implementation of various suitable instructional strategies in the classroom. This study contributes to the existing literature pertaining to the way the teacher worked with the students who were identified as struggling readers of English as a second language (henceforth ESL). This is a qualitative study involving one primary teacher as a research participant. Data was obtained from classroom observations, interviews and documents collection. Inductive analysis was carried out and the process incorporating a co-construction of meaning between the participant responses and the researcher’s own understanding. Two main themes emerged in the study namely “involvement” and “challenges”. In this paper, one of the themes namely “involvement” that incorporates “classroom environment” and “instructional methods” will be discussed. The findings of this study suggest that the Ministry of Education (henceforth MOE) can look into how support can be given to the teachers to assist them to have more effective teaching strategies in the ESL classroom.

Unregistered Polygamous Marriage of Civil Servants and its Implication for Wives’ Financial Problem, Social Fate and Loss of Children’s Welfare

Unregistered polygamous marriage carried out by civil servants has serious implication for wives’ financial problem, social fate and loss of children’s welfare. The Marriage Law allows polygamy with very strict requirements. In the Government Regulation governing civil servant polygamy, justice is the main requirement in polygamy, because it really determines welfare in polygamy families. Based on the results of in-depth interviews and participant observation by using the constructivism paradigm and socio-legal approaches, it was found that unregistered polygamous marriages carried out by civil servants have implication for the disciplinary punishment of employees, so the polygamists got the sack. This implies their family economic problems, because there is not enough income to meet the needs of family life. Finally, neglect and divorce occur. Wives and children will be victims. Hence, it is necessary for the government to regulate particular policies for the polygamists of civil servants, to save their wives and children’s life. Firing the polygamists is not such a solution, but will instead create more complicated problems for their families.

Application of Mathematical Problem Solving Sheets in Polya's Learning Strategy in Social Arithmetic Material

This research is motivated by the students 'mathematical problem solving ability is still low, because mathematics learning in the classroom is not built to hone problem solving skills and the student worksheets used do not help students in honing students' mathematical problem solving skills, so the writer applies Polya's learning strategy with the help of problem solving sheet on social arithmetic material. This study aims to describe the steps of implementing Polya's learning strategy with the help of problem solving sheets in solving mathematical problems in social arithmetic material and to test mathematical problem solving skills by applying Polya's learning strategies with the help of problem solving sheets is it better than not implementing learning strategies Polya. This research was conducted using a quasi experimental method, with a population of all students of class VII Junior High School 3 Cisauk, Indonesia. The sample was selected using purposive sampling technique, namely students of class VII-6 and grade VII-7. Collecting data on students' mathematical problem-solving abilities using the final test (posttest). The results showed that Polya's learning strategy with the help of problem solving sheets on social arithmetic material was implemented properly and in accordance with Polya's steps. Based on the statistical test, it shows that the mathematical problem solving ability of students whose learning applies Polya's learning strategy with the help of problem-solving sheets is better than students whose learning does not apply Polya's learning strategy on class VII social arithmetic material at SMP Negeri 3 Cisauk, Indonesia.

The Professional Competence of Special Education Teachers

The current research sheds the light on: 1- Professional competence of special education teachers. 2- The differences in the professional competence of special education teachers according to the variable: gender (males - females) To achieve the aims of this research, the researchers followed the fundamental steps according to which the process of building educational and psychological standards goes, so the professional competence scale that consists of (45) items was built in its final form. After completing the construction of the research tool, the application was applied to a sample as members of the educational staff (teachers) of special education classes in government schools in Babylon Governorate in its various districts for the academic year (2020-2021). Statistical data were processed using the statistical package (SPSS) and the research reached the following results: 1- Watching artworks in a visual scene. 2- There are no statistically significant differences at the level (0.05) in occupational according to the gender variable. The research concluded with proposals in the Mediterranean.

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak on the Performance of Sign Language Interpreters

In general, stress affects the efficiency of workers’ performance. With the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic outbreak, sign language interpreters experience increased stress due to various factors. This study aims to determine the stressors faced by sign language interpreters during the pandemic. To achieve this goal, we prepared a questionnaire consisting of 15 paragraphs covering psychological, health, cognitive, linguistic and environmental aspects. Then, we surveyed 57 sign language interpreters in the Arab region. In the analysis, we calculated the average performance levels in addition to the differences between participants’ average scores. We also divided the stress levels into three categories: simple, moderate and severe. Results indicated that the stress was medium on average and no statistically significant differences in the performance average in accordance with the study variables (gender, experience and workplace).

Islamic Oreint's Ordinary Schools and their Impact on Intellectual Life (5th - 6th AH)

The establishment of Al –Nidhmai schools which its name associated with Al Nidham Al-Mulk the vizier of the Seljuk Empire in the second half of the fifth century. It was not a passing scientific event, but rather a number of prominent scientific incidents that occurred in the Islamic Orient through the wide scientific fame, in addition, they contributed to emerge an elite of scientific and religious leaders who had a prominent role in enriching the scientific movement with many works. Ordinary schools received direct attention by vizier of Nidham Al-Mulk, who provided them with the reasons for their longevity of many Religious endowments, contributed to important transformations and effects in the fields of intellectual and social life. He made it to be famous for scholars, jurists, and scholars, they were referred to it from the different Islamic regions.