Papers by Wessam al-Chibani
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013
This study was set to explore the leadership styles among school principals as measured by the Le... more This study was set to explore the leadership styles among school principals as measured by the Leadership Orientations Questionnaire (LOQ) developed by . The LOQ has two forms: one is self-rated by principals, and the other is addressed to school teachers to rate their principals on two dimensions: behaviour and leadership. This study is divided into two parts. The subjects involved in part one of the study were 8 school principals and 158 school teachers drawn from four schools of which three were private fee-paying in Mount-Lebanon and one public school situated in Beirut, while the subjects involved in part two of the study were 2 school principals and 40 school teachers from two different schools. The study used the LOQ and a structured interview to gather data on the leadership styles of school principals. Pilot study results showed that this kind of research was comparable to Bolman and Deal's (1991) study and useful to gain understanding of the leadership style of school principals as received by both the principals themselves and school teachers. Both quantitative and qualitative data analyses were conducted. Main results showed that the principals rating was the most as human resource frame. As to teacher ratings of the principals in relation to leadership frames, the principals were rated the highest on structural frame in Section I and Section II. Moreover, the results of part two were similar to those of part one of the study. The study concluded with recommendations addressed to school principals, teachers, education policymakers, and researchers interested in furthering the understanding of leadership styles in educational contexts in Lebanon. Such styles have clear implications on how school affairs are internally managed.
The role of the Writing Center at Notre Dame University ‐ Louaize, Lebanon is to help students de... more The role of the Writing Center at Notre Dame University ‐ Louaize, Lebanon is to help students develop their writing skills by offering one-on-one tutoring. Specifically, Writing Center tutors meet with students by appointment to provide them with direct feedback on their work. Because this is a relatively new center with a limited capacity, tutors may not always be able to provide students with one-on-one appointments. According to Al Chibani, Ghosn Chelala, and Hindi (2011), collaborative networking can be used to motivate students by providing direct feedback to students on their writing. This paper explores how such an approach may be received and utilized at the NDU Writing Center. The findings indicate that this approach would be positively received and can ameliorate the problem of feedback clarity and limited capacity.
This paper is based on the findings of a teaching training project the authors conducted in a sem... more This paper is based on the findings of a teaching training project the authors conducted in a semi-subsidized school in an underprivileged area in the Beqaa, where most of its population is of a low economic status, and they are in dire need for financial and economic improvement. Study participants were nine teachers who met weekly three hours for three consecutive months. The study investigated the impact of teacher training programs on teachers’ knowledge of new teaching methodologies adapted from the American context. The findings show that the teaching program was beneficial since it introduced the teachers to different new teaching methodologies and allowed them to shift from classical classroom methodologies to non-classical ones. Moreover, the program influenced all of the participants’ teaching skills in terms of introducing them to different theorists, which helped while developing lesson plans and taking into consideration students with special needs. This was reflected t...
English as an Academic Lingua Franca in Periodicals
Bulletin of Toraighyrov University. Philology series, 2020
The given article considers the relevance of the English language and the level of its functionin... more The given article considers the relevance of the English language and the level of its functioning as an academic lingua franca in Kazakhstani periodicals. Authors particularly dwell on English language articles published in scientific and methodical journal Eurasian Journal of Philology: Science and Education recommended by the Committee for Control of Education and Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (CCES MES RK) in the period from 2010 to 2019 years. Due to the quantitative method, the high tendency of publishing English language articles has been identified in the journal Eurasian Journal of Philology: Science and Education. As a result it is evident that in the academic setting English is sharply becoming the lingua franca as a means of exchanging scientific data and fixing the main results of research. The largest number of English-language articles were presented in the section of Linguistics. However, the statistical data enables u...
As the importance of feedback on student learning is well established, in English classes instruc... more As the importance of feedback on student learning is well established, in English classes instructors are particularly concerned with how to provide feedback on student writing assignments. Feedback is traditionally paper-based; it may be highly structured (i.e., scoring rubrics and keywords) to loosely structured (i.e., instructor commentary). Selecting new and more effective approaches for provision of feedback merits further exploration. This paper explores shifting to screen-capture and audio feedback in video form for freshman writing classes, with a particular interest in student perception of this approach along with impact on student performance and the possibility of facilitating extensive feedback.
The International Conference on Information Communication Technologies in Education: ICICTE, Rhodes, Greece, 2012
is to help students develop their writing skills by offering one-on-one tutoring. Specifically, W... more is to help students develop their writing skills by offering one-on-one tutoring. Specifically, Writing Center tutors meet with students by appointment to provide them with direct feedback on their work. Because this is a relatively new center with a limited capacity, tutors may not always be able to provide students with one-on-one appointments. According to Al Chibani, Ghosn Chelala, and Hindi (2011), collaborative networking can be used to motivate students by providing direct feedback to students on their writing. This paper explores how such an approach may be received and utilized at the NDU Writing Center. The findings indicate that this approach would be positively received and can ameliorate the problem of feedback clarity and limited capacity.
Collaborative computing: a toolset for student motivation in esl courses
The concern of educational leaders for finding ways to motivate students to achieve learning goal... more The concern of educational leaders for finding ways to motivate students to achieve learning goals is addressed in this problem based learning (PBL). Much research on education and teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) addresses the need for effective instructional approaches to engage and motivate students with a view to enhancing learning. Specifically, this project focused on building understanding how collaborative computing may be used with recommended teaching approaches in ESL courses to enhance student engagement and motivation. This was done with a view to incorporating a new component into the NDU ESL syllabus which may become effective when all stakeholders participate in its formation. To learn more about how students may be engaged and motivated in ESL courses, an extensive Knowledge and Information Search was conducted. The views of NDU students and teachers pertaining to ESL courses within a blended milieu utilizing computer networking are also considered. This ...
For the last two years, the researchers have been investigating the teachers’ perception of diffe... more For the last two years, the researchers have been investigating the teachers’ perception of different learning approaches in universities to construct a list of indicators for identifying the teachers’ knowledge of different constructivist theories, to observe and examine the teachers’ application of constructivist learning approaches, taking university classes as a case study, to observe and examine the teachers’ use of technology as one of the methodologies, and to provide recommendations for future research in integrating different teaching methodologies in university classes in the United States of America. The sample of this study is a selected mid-sized and mid-eastern state university in America, and the participants are five university teachers teaching five different university classes of several levels.
Despite recent improvements in pedagogy, schools located in underprivileged area still lack the b... more Despite recent improvements in pedagogy, schools located in underprivileged area still lack the basic teaching requirements; thus, improvement should be acquired. Classical teaching should be only mentioned in history. The classrooms should be based on student-centeredness where the teacher facilitates the learning process without imposing any knowledge on the students. This paper is based on the findings of a teaching training project the authors conducted in a semi-subsidized school in an underprivileged area in the Beqaa where most of its population is of a low economic status and they are in dire need for financial and economic improvement. As for the sample of this study, 6 teachers were met on weekly basis and observed while teaching 90 grade 1 students. The purpose is to train the students and teachers in underprivileged school in rural areas in Lebanon to spread awareness of the importance of reading in Cycle 1 and in order to enhance the reading methodologies of the teachers for better students' learning in English Language. The findings show that the teachers gained new and different theories about learning approaches. The teachers' awareness and comprehension about effective teaching and learning skills in relation with the constructivist learning approaches were promoted. The teachers were able to integrate different teaching approaches in the English daily lesson plan encouraging critical thinking skill development, applied different constructivist learning approaches in the English classroom. It was concluded that the training workshop series achieved its objectives and the teachers were introduced to new reading methodologies.
Leadership Styles of School Principals in Lebanon: Multiple case Study
"This study was set to explore the leadership styles among school principals as ... more "This study was set to explore the leadership styles among school principals as measured by the Leadership Orientations Questionnaire (LOQ) developed by Bolman and Deal (1991). The LOQ has two forms: one is self-rated by principals, and the other is addressed to school teachers to rate their principals on two dimensions: behaviour and leadership. This study is divided into two parts. The subjects involved in part one of the study were 8 school principals and 158 school teachers drawn from four schools of which three were private fee-paying in Mount- Lebanon and one public school situated in Beirut, while the subjects involved in part two of the study were 2 school principals and 40 school teachers from two different schools. The study used the LOQ and a structured interview to gather data on the leadership styles of school principals. Pilot study results showed that this kind of research was comparable to Bolman and Deal's (1991) study and useful to gain understanding of the leadership style of school principals as received by both the principals themselves and school teachers. Both quantitative and qualitative data analyses were conducted. Main results showed that the principals rating was the most as human resource frame. As to teacher ratings of the principals in relation to leadership frames, the principals were rated the highest on structural frame in Section I and Section II. Moreover, the results of part two were similar to those of part one of the study. The study concluded with recommendations addressed to school principals, teachers, education policymakers, and researchers interested in furthering the understanding of leadership styles in educational contexts in Lebanon. Such styles have clear implications on how school affairs are internally managed. "
Pedagogika
This study explores the effectiveness of professional development workshop series training progra... more This study explores the effectiveness of professional development workshop series training programs on the university professors’ teaching applications in terms of skills and methodologies introduced after one year from the date of the program and explores the professors’ implementation of the theories. The findings showed that most participants pointed that their teaching concepts shifted from a traditional method of teaching to a nontraditional one due to the professional growth program.
Screencasting: supportive feedback for EFL remedial writing students
International Journal of Information and Learning Technology
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore screencasting as a computer-mediated feedback app... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore screencasting as a computer-mediated feedback approach for Arabic native (L1) speakers taking an English as a foreign language (EFL) college remedial writing class. Design/methodology/approach This case study focused on an EFL remedial writing class consisting of eight Lebanese, Arabic L1 students at a private university in Lebanon. Students received screencast feedback through Jing® for one essay intended to assist them with subsequent revision. The multimodal screencast videos included indirect corrections, annotations, and oral commentary guided by a rubric. Students then completed a perspectives survey on screencast feedback. The instructor also led an informal group discussion to allow for further elaboration of students’ responses. Findings Students reported that screencasting’s multimodality provided for better engagement and support of learning preferences. They also perceived screencast feedback to be clearer and more useful t...
Pedagogika, 2016
This study was set to assess and analyze the status of two private university quality measures su... more This study was set to assess and analyze the status of two private university quality measures such as the quality audit, control, and ranking in Lebanon. In addition, it was set to discuss and evaluate the programs given by these universities. Finally, it was set to synthesize and analyze different tools that could be applied on the quality services these universities have. The sample of this study is two private universities in Lebanon where interviews were conducted separately with 6 deans, 6 chairpersons, and 6 coordinators. In addition to the universities, plenty of information was taken directly from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of the Republic of Lebanon. Thus, qualitative data analyses were conducted. Main results showed that one of the main aims of both universities is to get new students registered and have better quality of education. They always take into consideration the quality audit, control, and ranking, which allow them to be ranked from the top ...
Collaborative computing: A toolset for student motivation in ESL courses
The Effect of Professional Growth Programs on University Professors Teaching Conceptions
INTED2016 Proceedings, 2016
International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, 2014
The Writing Center at Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) is a place where students can improve a... more The Writing Center at Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) is a place where students can improve and develop their writing skills by working one-on-one with tutors. This study compares between the progress performance of students who come regularly to the Writing Center to work one-to-one with the same tutor and use the online tutorial services to students who don’t visit the Writing Center, but only depend on the traditional classroom instructions and direct instructor’s comments and feedback on the writing. This study is divided into two parts. As a start, 80 students were asked to write two in-class essays on two different days. Each of these essays was considered as draft one. Then, in the first part of the study, 58 students sat twice per week one-on-one with the same tutor in order to seek help before writing draft two for the two essays. 29 students met face-to-face with the tutors and the other 29 students worked on-line with the tutors. Whereas, the other 22 students were as...
International Academic Forum, 2018
Despite recent improvements in pedagogy, schools located in underprivileged area still lack the b... more Despite recent improvements in pedagogy, schools located in underprivileged area still lack the basic teaching requirements; thus, improvement should be acquired. Classical teaching should be only mentioned in history. The classrooms should be based on student-centeredness where the teacher facilitates the learning process without imposing any knowledge on the students. This paper is based on the findings of a teaching training project the authors conducted in a semi-subsidized school in an underprivileged area in the Beqaa where most of its population is of a low economic status and they are in dire need for financial and economic improvement. As for the sample of this study, 6 teachers were met on weekly basis and observed while teaching 90 grade 1 students. The purpose is to train the students and teachers in underprivileged school in rural areas in Lebanon to spread awareness of the importance of reading in Cycle 1 and in order to enhance the reading methodologies of the teachers for better students' learning in English Language. The findings show that the teachers gained new and different theories about learning approaches. The teachers' awareness and comprehension about effective teaching and learning skills in relation with the constructivist learning approaches were promoted. The teachers were able to integrate different teaching approaches in the English daily lesson plan encouraging critical thinking skill development, applied different constructivist learning approaches in the English classroom. It was concluded that the training workshop series achieved its objectives and the teachers were introduced to new reading methodologies.
The International Conference on Information Communication Technologies in Education: ICICTE, Crete, Greece, 2013
As the importance of feedback on student learning is well established, in English classes instruc... more As the importance of feedback on student learning is well established, in English classes instructors are particularly concerned with how to provide feedback on student writing assignments. Feedback is traditionally paper-based; it may be highly structured (i.e., scoring rubrics and keywords) to loosely structured (i.e., instructor commentary). Selecting new and more effective approaches for provision of feedback merits further exploration. This paper explores shifting to screen-capture and audio feedback in video form for freshman writing classes, with a particular interest in student perception of this approach along with impact on student performance and the possibility of facilitating extensive feedback.
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