The professional and personal characteristics of basic school teachers in the Irbid / Jordan Kasbah from the teachers ’point of view Abstract

The study aimed to identify the professional and personal features of primary school teachers in the Irbid / Jordan Kasbah from the teachers ’point of view, and the study adopted the descriptive survey approach, and to achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire was developed to measure the professional and personal characteristics of school teachers and its validity and reliability were ascertained. 3670) male and female teachers, distributed among (1897) teachers, and (2773) female teachers, and the study sample consisted of (354) male and female teachers who were selected in the available way, and the results of the study showed that basic school teachers\u27 practice of professional and personal characteristics in the Irbid The teachers ’eyesight came with a (high) degree. The results revealed that there were no statistically significant differences in the occupational and personal characteristics of basic school teachers due to the variable (scientific qualification), and the presence of statistically significant differences in the variable (gender), and came in favor of (females), and the results also showed the presence of statistically significant differences in the practice of Basic school teachers have professional and personal characteristics attributed to the variable (years of experience) and the differences came in favor of (from 5 to less than 10 years). The researchers recommend the necessity of continuing professional and personal characteristics of basic school teachers in the Irbid city in general, by studying the causes and factors that enhance the level of Stick to it

The effect of credit facilities granted by Jordanian Islamic banks on the money supply: Analytical study for the period from 2011-2020

The research aims to know the concept and types of credit facilities and their relationship to money supply, and to explain the concept of Islamic banks and their reality in Jordan, and the nature and types of financing formulas used by Jordanian Islamic banks in the facilities granted by them, and their impact on generating bank money, through a presentation of statistical analysis models for the independent study variables represented by Credit facilities, the factors affecting them, and the extent of their impact on the dependent variable represented in the money supply. This research concluded that Islamic banks are part of the banking system, which accepts deposits and grants credit facilities and contributes to the process of monetary expansion, but the impact of these credit facilities granted by Jordanian Islamic banks remains limited, as monetary expansion is linked to many banking legislations that It affects the volume of the money supply, such as the compulsory cash reserve ratio and the legal liquidity ratio, in addition to the commodity nature of these financing formulas used by Islamic banks, as they make the process of deriving money and expanding credit linked to production, which helps balance between the commodity stream and the cash stream, which limits the process of monetary expansion

The Degree of Commitment of Secondary and Basic Public School Teachers in the Wadi Al-Seer District –Jordan- to the Ethics of the Profession from the Point of View of their Managers

The study aimed at identify the degree of commitment of teachers of secondary and basic public schools in the Wadi Al-Seer District to the ethics of the profession from the point of view of their directors, and the study relied on the descriptive survey approach. (222) directors and managers, and the study sample consisted of (202) directors and managers, and the results of the study showed that the degree of teachers ’commitment to the ethics of the profession from the point of view of their managers came to a (high) degree. The results revealed that there are significant differences in the degree of teachers ’commitment to the ethics of the profession due to the variable (sex) and came in favor of (females), and the presence of significant differences in the variable (scientific level), and it came in favor of (higher diploma), and researchers recommend that the Ministry of Education pay attention to And education in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan by strengthening the professional ethics of teachers by emphasizing them as part of their evaluation and promotion

The degree of practice of building language skills in schools affiliated with the Education Directorate of the Kasbah of Mafraq from the point of view of first-grade teachers

This study aimed The degree of practice of building language skills in schools affiliated with the Education Directorate of the Kasbah of Mafraq from the point of view of first-grade teachers, and its relationship to gender variables, academic qualification, and years of experience. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher developed a questionnaire in four skills, consisting of (44) items divided into four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The study members consisted of (60) male and female teachers who study the first basic grade in the Directorate of Education of the Qasbah Al Mafraq Brigade in the second academic year of the year. (2020/2021). The results of the first question showed a high degree of practice in the skill of listening, while the rest of the skills were of a moderate degree. Skills and in the total degree, the differences came in favor of higher studies, and there were statistically significant differences due to the effect of years of experience in all skills and in the total degree, and the differences came in favor of more than (10) years

The Degree of the Teaching Competencies among Social Studies Teachers in Jordan during the Corona pandemic

This study aimed to discover the degree of teaching competencies among social studies teachers in Jordan during the Corona pandemic. The study sample was consisted of (68) teachers for social studies in the governorates of Ma\u27an, Data were calculated through a questionnaire that the researcher built and verified its validity and reliability. In addition, (8) male and female teachers of the study members were interviewed. The results showed that teaching competencies of social studies teachers were middle and there was a negative impact of distance learning on the teaching competencies of social studies teachers during the Corona pandemic. In light of this result, the researcher recommended conducting training courses to develop the teaching competencies of social studies teachers after the end of the Corona pandemic

The social cohesion in the basketball players from the perspective of the Coaches of the Companies League

The current study aimed to identify the social cohesion in the basketball players from the point of view of the coaches of the company’s league for the year 2019, according to the variables of the number of years of training and the number of training courses owned by the coach. The study was conducted on a sample of 20 coaches who are the total population of the study. And applied a measure of the researcher\u27s design to measure the social cohesion of the team from the point of view of coaches. The researcher used the descriptive approach in his survey, and the SPSS program was used to analyze the data. The results of the study showed that the factors of the instructions and laws of the team, satisfying the individual needs and the attractiveness of the individual in the group (personal factors), are the most influential factors in the cohesion of the sports team from the point of view of the coaches. There were no statistically significant differences at α≤05 level to the responses of the two groups of trainers on all factors and paragraphs in the study instrument, where there are no statistically significant differences between the responses of both groups. The researcher also recommended the need to promote the existence of instructions and laws of the team, satisfying the individual needs and the attractiveness of the individual in the group (personal factors) because of its significant positive impact on the cohesion of the sports team. Keywords

The Effect of Missing Data Handling Methods and its Volume on Detecting Differential Item Functioning of Test Items

The study aimed at investigating the effect of different methods for handling missing data and its volume on detecting differential item functioning (DIF) for items of test according to the gender variable using the generalized Mantel Haenszel test (GMH). To achieve the aims of the study, the responses of Jordanian eighth grade students to the items of the Mathematics test in the International Study (TIMSS, 2015) were obtained. The sample of the study consisted of 2261 students, who responded to four test booklets (1, 7, 9, 13). Several methods were used for handling missing data (missing data as nominal, corrected item mean substitution, expectation- maximization algorithm, multiple imputation, and chained equations), GMH was also used to detect DIF depending on the gender variable after each treatment method. The effect of the volume of missing data (5%, 10%) on the percentages of questions that showed DIF was also shown. The results indicated that there were no statistically significant differences at (α = 0.05) between the ratios of items that showed DIF across different missing data processing methods. In contrast, the five methods agreed on the existence of a statistically significant relationship at (α= 0.05) between the presence of DIF in favor of females in the field of algebra and in favor of males in the field of numbers. As for the volume of missing data, the findings revealed that there were no differences in the percentage of questions that showed DIF in favor of males or females due to the volume of missing data of 5% or 10%

The level of Perceived Social Support among Battered Syrian Refugee Women

The purpose of the study is to investigate the level of perceived social support among battered Syrian refugee women. To achieve the aims of the study the survey descriptive approach was used, by using the perceived social support scale after checking validity and reliability. The sample of the study consisted of (300) battered Syrian refugee women. The findings of the study showed that the level of perceived social support at an average level on all domains and the total score. Further, there were no significant statistical differences for the domains of perceived social support attributed to (years of marriage, residence nature, and abuse type) among battered Syrian refugee women. There were no significant statistical differences between the means of (encouraging others) domain among battered Syrian refugee women attributed to monthly income. The findings showed that there were significant statistical differences for the domains of (social support network, emotional support, financial support, and evaluative support battered Syrian refugee women attributed to monthly income variable. Based on the findings the study recommended several recommendations such as; providing programs explaining the methods of social support and how to use those programs. Key Words

A History of Credit Programs Supporting Agricultural Mechanization in the Philippines

This article is part of the seminar-workshop on the “Consequences of Small Farm Mechanization on Production, Employment and Incomes in the Philippines” sponsored jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Economic and Development Authority, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies and the International Rice Research Institute held on December 1-2, 1983 at Tagaytay City. It provides history of the credit programs related to agricultural mechanization from 1950 to 1980. Analysis indicates that the demand for farm machineries are mostly credit supply-led despite the effects of international and local events.agriculture sector, credit program, credit access, impact analysis, mechanization

The Philippines: External Shocks, Adjustment Policies and Impact on Selected Development Concerns, 1973-1985

With the objective of designing and implementing more effective policies and programs in the light of external shocks, this paper assesses the impact of economic crisis and adjustment policies on basic economic and social concerns particularly on vulnerable income groups. The development path implied in this article is a strategy that is expansionary within the limits set by external finance and other policy considerations.vulnerable groups, adjustment policies