Ahmad M. Mahasneh

Bio: Ahmad M. Mahasneh is an academic researcher from Hashemite University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Big Five personality traits & Attachment theory. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 22 publications receiving 165 citations.

The Effect of Project-Based Learning on Student Teacher Self-Efficacy and Achievement.

Abstract: The study aimed to investigate the effects of project-based learning on student teacher self-efficacy and achievement. This study used a quasi-experimental research design with pre-test and post-test control groups. The study sample consisted of 79 students, 42 in the control group and 37 in the experimental group. To collect data, two instruments were used: Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale and Academic Achievement Test. The results showed that statistically significant differences between experimental and control group in self-efficacy and achievement score due to the Project–Based Learning in favor of the experimental group. Based on the results, the researchers recommended adopting the Project– Based Learning in teaching and learning situations, besides conducting more studies to verify the use of Project –Based Learning versus traditional methods in Arab countries.

The Relationship Between Academic Procrastination and Parenting Styles Among Jordanian Undergraduate University Students

Abstract: This study aims to identify the level of academic procrastination among a group of students and its correlation with parenting styles. A sample of 685 male and female undergraduate students was chosen from many different faculties at the Hashemite University. Two questionnaires; academic procrastination and parenting styles, were administrated to members of the sample during the academic year 2013/2014. Results indicated that few students (7%) showed a high level of academic procrastination, over half of the students (67%) showed a medium level and approximately a quarter of students (26%) showed a low level of academic procrastination, there was no significant differences between male and female in academic procrastination scores. Final results indicated a significant positive correlation between academic procrastination and parenting styles.

The relationship between spiritual intelligence and personality traits among Jordanian university students.

Abstract: This study was aimed at identifying the level of spiritual intelligence and its correlation with personality traits among a group of Jordanian undergraduate students. A purposive sample of 716 male and female students was chosen from different faculties at the Hashemite University. Two questionnaires on spiritual intelligence and personality traits were distributed to members of the sample during the academic year 2013-2014. Results illustrated a medium level of spiritual intelligence in students, and indicated a positive and statistically significant relationship between spiritual intelligence dimensions (critical existential thinking, personal meaning production, transcendental awareness, and conscious state expansion) and personality traits (neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness), but no significant correlation between personal meaning production and transcendental awareness dimensions and neuroticism personality traits. Finally, regression analysis results indicate that critical existential thinking is the first predictor dimension of spiritual intelligence in terms of neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. In the light of the results of this study, many recommendations were written by the researchers.

Fear of failure among a sample of Jordanian undergraduate students.

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Fear of failure (FoF) is the motivation to avoid failure in achievement tests, and involves cognitive, behavioral, and emotional experiences. AIMS: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the level of FoF among students at The Hashemite University, Jordan. We were also interested in identifying the difference in the level of FoF between the sexes, the academic level, and grade-point average (GPA). METHOD: A total of 548 students participated in the study by completing the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory. Descriptive statistics (mean and SD), independent sample t-test, and one-way analysis of variance were used to analyze the data collected. RESULTS: The results indicated the overall mean FoF to be -0.34. There were also significant differences between male and female students' level of fear in experiencing shame and embarrassment. Significant differences were found between the four academic level groups in the following fear categories: experiencing shame and embarrassment, important others losing interest, and fear of upsetting important others. The results also showed significant differences between the GPA level groups in the following fear categories: experiencing shame and embarrassment, diminishing of one's self-esteem, having an uncertain future, fear of important others losing interest, and fear of upsetting important others. CONCLUSION: FoF may be an important consideration when trying to understand student behavior in the university. Moreover, the level of FoF differs between sexes, academic levels, and GPA levels. Language: en

Teachers' Self-efficacy as Determinant of Students' Attitudes toward School: A study at the School Level

Abstract: Teachers’ self-efficacy was examined as determinant of students’ attitudes toward school. Over 679 teachers and 1820 students in 23 Jordanian (primary and junior) schools were selected using simple random sampling. The instrument used in this study is Norwegian teachers’ self-efficacy scale which was developed by Skaalvik and Skaalvik (2007) and students’ attitudes toward school scale which was designed by the researchers. Results indicated that the level of teachers’ self-efficacy is moderate. Also, there is a significant correlation between teachers’ self-efficacy and students’ attitudes toward school. On the other hand, teachers’ self-efficacy a good predictor of students’ attitudes toward school. Finally, the results showed that no significant differences between male and female teachers in their level of self-efficacy.

A Secure Base Clinical Applications Of Attachment Theory

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Trust and Power

Abstract: nosis, and, like a skilled investigator, he traces down the problem’s deep roots. But in the end, the readers are left to grapple with contemporary implications on their own. ‘‘The word credit in the retail business is a sign to a dangerous road that has led many a merchant to disaster, but a road which must be traveled’’ (p. 77). These were the 1904 words of a certain J. E. R. Chilton, the founder of the Chilton Company, which was to become a leader in the computerization of consumer reporting and eventually was purchased by Experian. At the turn of the past century, it was the merchants who had no choice but to sell on credit, despite the costs they paid—either in unpaid or protracted bills or in efforts to minimize them. Today, it is the consumers who have no choice but to swap access for being surveilled, while the data are used to calibrate their future access through ‘‘classification situations’’ (Fourcade and Healy 2013). This engaging and richly documented book will no doubt be of great interest to scholars and students of consumer credit, credit surveillance, and financial identity in the United States.