Bashir Essa Abu-Hamour

Zayed University · Education Studies

This study examined the psychometric proprieties of the Arabic version of the "Rapid Automatized Naming and Rapid Alternating Stimulus (RAN/RAS) Tests" for Jordanian students. A sample of 286 students (five to seventeen years old) was recruited from four public and four private schools in Jordan. Results indicated that the RAN/RAS Tests had high re...

This study aims at examining the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Spelling Curriculum Based Measurement (S-CBM) for Jordanian students. A sample of 233 students (six to eight years old/grade 1 to grade 3) has been recruited from three private schools in Jordan. Results indicate that the S-CBM which has scored using Correct Lette...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the Fun Way program, and the Copy, Cover, and Compare (CCC) strategy on mastering the basic multiplication facts/times tables for students with MLD in Jordan. A total sample of 69 5 th grade students participated in the study. This study presents a comparison study of three groups: t...

The Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) factors of the Woodcock-Johnson Arabic Tests were studied with a group of children with dyslexia (n = 37), children with Intellectual Disability (ID) (n = 37), and average children (n = 37). A total sample of 111 Jordanian children with mean age of 116 months participated in the study. The purpose of this study was tw...

The Cattell–Horn–Carroll (CHC) factors of the Woodcock–Johnson (WJ) Arabic Tests of Cognitive Abilities were studied with a group of students at risk of Math Disability (MD) (n50) and average students (n50) between second and fourth grades. Specifically, several statistical analyses were conducted using the seven CHC factors identified by the WJ Ar...

The major purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of learning difficulties (LDs) among primary school students (Grade 1 to Grade 3) in Jordan. A total of 306 students were randomly selected and tested using the Arabic version of the Woodcock-Johnson Basic Achievement Tests that measure reading, spelling, and calculation skills. The...

This study investigated the level of practices and training regarding asthma and its management among public primary school teachers in Jordan. A total sample of 57 teachers were selected to complete the survey and for the follow-up interviews. The results indicated that all teachers have positive attitudes toward including students with asthma in...

The Executive Functions (EFs) cognitive ability was studied with a group of gifted children (n=27), children at risk of learning disabilities (LDs) (n=27), and control/average children (n=27). These children were enrolled in Kindergarten 2 and had 63 months mean age. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate group differences on EFs measure. S...

يواجه الميدان التربوي العديد من التحديات التي تختص بالطلبة ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة في الوطن العربي عامة والأردن خاصة، من أبرزها نقص الاختبارات التي تكشف عن هذه الفئة من الطلبة، وتحديد احتياجات كل منهم سواء أكانوا من الذين يقل أداؤهم عن الطلبة العاديين أم يزيد؛ ما يجعل تطوير أدوات قياس رسمية صادقة وثابتة أمراً ملحاً للغاية، بهدف ربط هذه الأدوات ببرامج...

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى التحقق من صدق وثبات وملاءمة النسخة العربية من اختبارات الوودكوك جونسون للذكاء والتحصيل الأكاديمي (WJ III; Woodcock, McGrew and Mather, 2001, 2007; Woodcock, McGrew, Mather, and Schrank, 2003, 2007) مع الطلبة الأردنيين. تعدّ اختبارات الوودكوك جونسون من أكثر الاختبارات استخداماً في العالم وذلك لخصائصها المميزة في قياس القدرات الم...

This study investigated the attitudes of parents in Jordan towards the inclusion of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in public schools and what the parents believed to be the most important prerequisite of child-based skills for successful inclusion. A total of 148 parents were selected to complete the survey. The researchers explored w...

This study examined the applicability, reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the curriculum-based measurement word identification fluency (CBM WIF) measure in Jordanian students. A sample of 75 first-grade students, 50 average readers and 25 with reading difficulties, were recruited from two public primary schools. Results indicated tha...

This paper reports the findings of a study which aimed to explore the learning and behavioral characteristics of students with Learning Disabilities (LDs) in Jordan. Specifically, variables that related to challenging behaviors, school's type, and gender differences were investigated. Four resource room teachers in public and private schools were a...

The purpose of this article is to provide a brief background about special education system in Jordan and particularly describes the present types of programmes and legislation provided within the country to students with special needs, as well as integration movement. Jordan has historically provided a limited number of educational opportunities f...

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of the Curriculum Based Measurement of Spelling (CBM-S) and direct spelling instruction on students’ achievement in spelling. A total sample of 95 third-grade students participated in the study. This article presents a comparison study of three classrooms: CBM-S and direct spelling instruction, CB...

This study explores the attitudes of higher education (HE) faculty members towards inclusion of students with disabilities at one large public University in Jordan using a survey approach. A total of 170 faculty members completed the survey. The most important findings of this study are: (a) regardless of the academic discipline, the majority of fa...

This study facilitates the use of Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) to investigate the effect of short vowels on oral reading fluency (ORF) and silent reading comprehension in Arabic orthography. A total sample of 131 fifth-grade students (89 skilled readers and 42 poor readers) participated in the study. Two kinds of CBM probes were administered:...

This case study examines the impact of intensive research-based instruction on the reading development of a bilingual adolescent male with a history of reading failure. The study demonstrates the value of using normative-based assessments for accurately diagnosing a specific learning disability and curriculum-based measures for monitoring the effec...

The proper assessment of math computational skills is essential for monitoring progress, predicting achievement, and identifying students with disabilities. The current study extends previous research on assessment of curriculum-based measurement in mathematics(M-CBM). The purpose of this research was to examine the effects of the M-CBM computation...

This study examines the problem of underachievement among gifted high school students. Low achievers were compared to high and moderate achievers on their motivation, self-regulation, and attitudes toward their school and teachers. Participants were all highly able students from grades 10 and 11 in an academically selective gifted high school in Au...

This study examined the applicability of the Arabic version of the Curriculum Based Measurement Maze (CBM Maze) for Jordanian students. A sample of 150 students was recruited from two public primary schools in Jordan. The students were ranked into high, moderate, and low achievers in terms of their performance in the Arabic course. Then all of them...

The Woodcock-Johnson Tests (WJ III) is a valid and reliable assessment tool of both cognitive abilities and achievement among children and adults. It is based on the most current theoretical model of intelligence, Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory. The broad CHC abilities measured on one or more of the WJ Tests are: Long-Term Retrieval (Glr), Audit...

This study explored four hypotheses: (a) the relationships among rapid automatized naming (RAN) and processing speed (PS) to irregular word, non-word, and word reading; (b) the predictive power of various RAN and PS measures, (c) the cognitive correlates that best predicted irregular word, non-word, and word reading, and (d) reading performance of...