Educational Support for Saudi Students with Learning Disabilities in Higher Education     

Mohaned G. Abed  Todd K. Shackelford 《Learning disabilities research & practice》2020,35(1):36-44

Disability laws in Saudi Arabia mandate that higher education institutions provide support for special needs learners in order to ensure educational opportunities equivalent to opportunities for their nondisabled peers. These institutions experience challenges, however, in providing the necessary support to undergraduate and postgraduate students with learning disabilities (LDs). We conducted an exploratory study to assess educational support requirements and affordances for undergraduate and postgraduate students with LDs attending institutions of higher education in Saudi Arabia. We completed semistructured interviews with 22 special needs learners diagnosed with a LD (16 undergraduate and six postgraduate). The findings suggest that additional support services are needed for undergraduate and postgraduate students with LDs attending Saudi institutions of higher education.  相似文献   

Exploring the use of the ICT in supporting dyslexic students’ preferred learning styles : A preliminary evaluation     

FatimaEzzahra Benmarrakchi  Jamal El Kafi  Ali Elhore  Sara Haie 《Education and Information Technologies》2017,22(6):2939-2957

Dyslexia is one of the most common learning disabilities. It is described as a disorder manifested by difficulty in learning to read despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence, and sociocultural opportunity. It affects relatively about 7–10 % of the population across most languages and cultures. In this study, we explore the potential benefits offered by the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to support dyslexic students by considering their preferred learning styles. In the current paper we administered the VAK and Honey & Mumford questionnaires to 28 Arabic students with ages between 8 and 10 years old. 8 students from dyslexic group and 20 students from control group were selected to assess and compare their preferred learning style. The implemented system focuses on dyslexia in Arabic language, especially in Arabic countries such as Morocco. Based on the results of the analysis of learning styles differences, we introduced an adaptive mobile learning to support and promote learning for dyslexic students. The aim of the study is to consider the relationship between dyslexia and learning style and to suggest a different learning way. Preliminary results show that the ICT has a valuable role in providing opportunities for learners with dyslexia to participate more fully in education.  相似文献   

Fish Oil Supplementation in Pregnancy and Neurodevelopment in Childhood—A Randomized Clinical Trial     

Laerke Sass  Elín Bjarnadóttir  Jakob Stokholm  Bo Chawes  Rebecca K. Vinding  Anna-Rosa C. Mora-Jensen  Jonathan Thorsen  Sarah Noergaard  Bjørn H. Ebdrup  Jens R.M. Jepsen  Birgitte Fagerlund  Klaus Bønnelykke  Lotte Lauritzen  Hans Bisgaard 《Child development》2021,92(4):1624-1635

A double-blind randomized controlled trial of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 LCPUFA) supplementation or matching placebo during third trimester of pregnancy was conducted within the COPSAC₂₀₁₀ mother-child cohort consisting of 736 women and their children. The objective was to determine if maternal n-3 LCPUFA pregnancy supplementation affects offspring neurodevelopment until 6 years. Neurodevelopment was evaluated in 654 children assessing age of motor milestone achievement, language development, cognitive development, general neurodevelopment, and emotional and behavioral problems. Maternal n-3 LCPUFA supplementation during pregnancy improved early language development and reduced the impact of emotional and behavioral problems. The n-3 LCPUFA supplementation was in boys associated with the earlier achievement of gross motor milestones, improved cognitive development, and a reduced impact of emotional and behavioral problems.  相似文献   

Education in modern Egypt     

M. K. Harby  M. El -Hadi Affifi 《International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue internationale l'éducation》1958,4(1):423-439

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Architectural Models of Adaptive Hypermedia Based on the Use of Ontologies     

Aammou Souhaib  Khaldi Mohamed  El Kadiri  Kamal Eddine 《美中教育评论》2011,(3):297-306

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VI. MARITAL CONFLICT,VAGAL REGULATION,AND CHILDREN'S SLEEP: A LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION          下载免费PDF全文

Mona El‐Sheikh  J. Benjamin Hinnant  Stephen A. Erath 《Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development》2015,80(1):89-106

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Temporal specificity of training: intra-day effects on biochemical responses and Olympic-Weightlifting performances     

Achraf Ammar  Hamdi Chtourou  Khaled Trabelsi  Johnny Padulo  Mouna Turki  Kais El Abed 《Journal of sports sciences》2015,33(4):358-368

The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of an Olympic-Weightlifting session training at three times of the day on the performance related to biochemical responses. Nine weightlifters (21 ± 0.5 years) performed, in randomised order, on three Olympic-Weightlifting training (snatch, clean and jerk) sessions (08:00 a.m., 02:00 p. m., 06:00 p. m.). Blood samples were collected: before, 3 min and 48 h after each training session. Haematological parameters and markers of muscle injury were assessed. Resting oral temperature and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were also assessed during each session. ANOVA showed that the performance was better (P < 0.001) at 02:00 p. m. with a less RPE (P < 0.01) compared to the morning and the evening sessions while there was higher (P < 0.05) oral temperature at 06:00 p. m. versus 08:00 a.m. and 02:00 p. m. Muscle damage changed immediately (without significant effect after 48 h) after the training sessions with lower values ??in the evening compared to the morning. In conclusion, the afternoon training is more effective than morning or evening sessions for weightlifters. Therefore, coaches and weightlifters should be advised to schedule their training session in the afternoon hour.  相似文献   

Problem‐based learning benefits for basic sciences education     

Amal A. El‐Moamly M.D.  Ph.D. 《Anatomical sciences education》2008,1(4):189-190

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Robust predictive control based on the Meixner-like model     

Safa Maraoui  Abdelkader Krifa  Kais Bouzrara 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》2019,356(12):6226-6254

This paper is devoted to the issue of a robust predictive control for linear discrete-time systems by using Meixner-like model. The Meixner-like functions are an extension of Laguerre functions and convenient when the system has a slow start or delay. To ensure the reduction of the parameter number in the Meixner-like model, the optimization of parameters characterizing the Meixner-like functions is proposed. This proposed robust predictive control copes with physical constraints and geometrical constraints due to parameter uncertainties, which are estimated by using the Unknown But Bounded Error (UBBE) approach, and leads to the min-max optimization problem.  相似文献   

Urban transportation network analysis from a thermodynamic perspective     

Mohamad Sleiman  Rachid Bouyekhf  Adbellah El Moudni 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》2019,356(1):351-381

The paper explores the application of thermodynamic formalism to model and control transportation networks. Specifically, by considering the vehicles as the abstract energy supplied to the system, we show in certain circumstances that certain thermodynamic concepts such as temperature, thermal capacity and thermal equilibrium can have the corresponding notions in transportation context. In addition, despite the lack of a natural principle in transportation context that corresponds to the second law of thermodynamic as we will show, the most important thermodynamic notion, which is the entropy, can be also defined in order to measure the disorder of transportation systems. It is then shown that the state when all lanes have the same occupancy corresponds to the thermal equilibrium arising in isolated thermodynamic system. This equilibrium occupancy leads to a minimum entropy corresponding to a minimal disorder. Besides, by taking the transportation entropy as the storage function, a robust dissipativity based control strategy is presented to reduce the disorder and render the system better organized. Finally, an example is worked out to illustrate the results.  相似文献