May 2012

Mathematical profiles and problem solving abilities of mathematically promising students

  Mathematically promising students are defined as those who have the potential to become the leaders and problem solvers of the future. The purpose of this research is to reveal what problem solving abilities mathematically promising students show in solving non-routine problems and type of profiles they present in the classroom and during problem solving. The students participating in this study were chosen...

Author(s): Ibrahim Budak

May 2012

The effect of diglossia on Arabic vocabulary development in Lebanese students

  In this study, the researchers attempted to address the main hypothesis that diglossia may impede vocabulary growth of Lebanese bilingual students [in L1 Arabic], but they should eventually catch up in the upper cycle. A correlation design based on a two-stage random sample was used with 100 participants including pre-schoolers, first, second, fourth and fifth graders, answering a standardized, US normed...

Author(s): Olfat Darwiche Fedda and Ahmad Oweini