Projects

year	Strategic Research Grants (HM)	HM Fund	Internal Research Grants (IG)	IG Fund	Deanship of Research Grants	RF Fund	Council Research Grants (CR)	TRC Fund (CR)	No. of Projects
2022	-	-	19	49.500	7	28.573	2	20.300	28
2021	1	34.000	10	27.714	3	8400	6	57.350	20
2020	-	-	8	26.550	3	8700	3	8200	14
2019	-	-	13	34.100	5	12.800	3	50.650	21
2018	2	90.000	11	28.750	2	5400	-	-	15
2016	-	-	9	64.570	-	-	1	73.750	10

Overview

The generous funds donated by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos are used to support long-term, multidisciplinary strategic research projects of importance to the Sultanate. The aim of such projects is to generate new knowledge and discoveries leading to substantial socio-economic benefits to the Omani society in the long run. Researchers are expected to obtain major results and identify anticipated direct benefits to prospective users. This type of research is expected to help the University build an infrastructure for “centers of excellence” in vital areas, in addition to making a solid contribution to the advancement of University’s academic programs. This type of research should generally go along with the Sultanate's long term planning goals.

Projects Title

SR	CODE NO.	RESEARCH’s TITLE	P.I.	DEP.	START	END	STATUS
1	SR/EDU/CUTM/18/01	Redesigning Teacher Education Programs Using National Performance Indicators, International Standards, and Exemplary Models: Towards Reshaping Teacher Education in Oman	Prof. Sulaiman Al-Balushi	CUTM	2018	2023	Running
2	SR/EDU/PSYC/18/01	Design of a New Achievement Indicator in Reading and Mathematics for the Ministry of Education Key Performance Indicators in Key Stage 1 Schools: Towards Improving Student Learning Outcomes in the Sultanate of Oman	Prof. Mahmoud Emam	PSYC	2018	2023	Running
3	SR/EDU/CUTM/21/01	Developing a National Training Framework of STEM-based Competencies in Oman: Impact on Teachers’ Content Knowledge (CK), Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK), Students’ Achievement, and Motivation	Dr. Mohammed Shahat	CUTM	2021	2024	Running

Overview

Faculty is encouraged to seek funding from The Research Council. Under this scheme, projects may be funded through open research grants or strategic grants. Open research grants are funds for academic research. They are considered a key driver of wealth and social progress and are instrumental in producing new knowledge leading to future applications, markets or social understanding. Strategic grants support strategic research activities and aim to gain or consolidate leadership in key areas. They must relate to themes identified by the Research Council as the most important fields of knowledge, where research capacity and excellence are particularly important to improve Oman’s ability to address the social, economic, public health and environmental challenges of the future.

Projects Title

SR	CODE NO.	RESEARCH’s TITLE	P.I.	DEP.	START	END	STATUS
1	RC/SR-EDU/CUTM/22/02	The impact of a virtual laboratory in teaching and learning Cambridge Mathematics series curricula on teachers' teaching performance, conceptual acquisition, and mathematical competence of their students	Dr. Khawla Al-Hosni	CUTM	2022	2024	Running
2	RC/SR-EDU/CUTM/22/03	Designing Suggested Units based on Entrepreneurial Education and Future Skills and Measuring their Impact on the Creative Solution to Problems, Entrepreneurial Thinking Skills, and Entrepreneurial Intentions among Tenth-Grade Students	Dr. Mohammed Shahat	CUTM	2022	2024	Running
3	RC/GRG-EDU/DEFA/21/01	Suggested measures for effective human resources diversity management in higher education institutions in the Sultanate of Oman according the sustainable development goals 2030	Dr. Omer Hashim	EDUC	2021	2023	Running
4	RC/GRG-EDU/CUTM/21/03	The professional identity of the Omani teacher and its impact on their image in the Omani society: Concepts and solutions	Prof. Ali Al Issa	CUTM	2021	2023	Running
5	RC/GRG-EDU/CUTM/21/02	The reality of using the learning in nature approach in alleviating the symptoms of autism during crises (Covid-19 as a model) from the point of views of parents of autistic children	Prof. Saif Al-Mamari	CUTM	2021	2023	Running
6	RC/RG-EDU/DEFA/21/02	A Roadmap to Enhance Academic Quality in Omani Universities Using the QS Ranking System: Towards Realizing Oman Vision 2040	Dr. Khalaf Al-Abri	EDUC	2021	2023	Running
7	RC/RG-EDU/DEFA/21/01	Online Micro-Credentials: A New Window to Up-Skill and Re-Skill Professionals in the Omani labour market	Dr. Aisha Al-Harthi	EDUC	2021	2023	Running
8	RC/RG-EDU/CUTM/21/01	Exploring Complexities of Learning Science and Mathematics in Multilingual Contexts: Towards Building a Resilient Learning Environment	Prof. Sulaiman AL-Balushi	CUTM	2021	2023	Running
9	RG/GRG-EDU/CUMT/20/02	The effects of enhancing the social and emotional aspects of the fourth grade students in science subject to developing their attitudes towards science and understanding the nature of science and academic achievement	Dr. Mohammed Shahat	CUTM	2020	2022	Finished
10	RC/GRG-EDU/DEFA/20/01	The Readiness of Higher Education Institutions in the Sultanate of Oman to Meet the Requirements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and to achieve Oman’s Vision 2040	Prof. Wajeha AL-Ani	EDUC	2020	2022	Finished
11	RC/GRG-EDU/CUTM/20/01	The impact of a mobile application based on Gamification approach on grade 8 students’ development of achievement motivation, attitudes towards self-learning, acquisition and retention of scientific concepts in the Sultanate of Oman	Prof. Sulaiman AL-Balushi	CUTM	2020	2022	Finished

Overview

Internal grants are derived from the University’s annual budget and other internal resources, as well as unconditional research donations made to the University by outside bodies, without stipulating specific restrictions on the research topic. Internal grants are used to support academic research which is expected to yield original results or findings that generate new knowledge and to develop concepts consistent with the research and educational objectives of the University. Results obtained are also likely to generate interest in a subsequent research project of a broader scope to be considered from other funds.

Projects Title

SR	CODE NO.	RESEARCH’s TITLE	P.I.	DEP.	START	END	STATUS
1	IG/EDU/TECH/22/03	Design, Development and Evaluation of a Professional Development Program: Empirical Framework for Teaching Omani Graduate Students to Design Online Courses	Dr. Rouhollah Khodabandelou	TECH	2022	2023	Running
2	IG/EDU/TECH/22/02	Developing Prototype Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) with Articulate Storyline: Designing Instructional Design Course for Lecturers in the Sultanate of Oman	Dr. Abdul Halim Mohamed	TECH	2022	2023	Running
3	IG/EDU/TECH/22/01	Designing and developing electronic faculty appraisal System (eFAPPS)	Dr. Shubair Abdullah	TECH	2022	2023	Running
4	IG/EDU/PSYC/22/04	Marital Happiness: Does it change over time? Factors contributing to it among couples in Oman	Dr. Manal Al-Fazari	PSYC	2022	2023	Running
5	IG/EDU/PSYC/22/03	Visual Motor Integration in Early Adolescence: A cross-gender evaluation of the Full Range Test of Visual-Motor Integration using Rasch analysis in Three Arab Countries	Dr. Ehab Omara	PSYC	2022	2023	Running
6	IG/EDU/PSYC/22/02	A structural predictive model of academic observation for universities students in the Sultanate of Oman in the light of reasons related to the student, society and university and treatment suggestions	Dr. Yousef Abu Shindi	PSYC	2022	2023	Running
7	IG/EDU/PSYC/22/01	Disability severity as a mediator in the relationship between teachers’ agency, grit, and resiliency and attitudes towards inclusive education in Oman	Dr. Aisha Al-Harthi	EDUC	2021	2023	Running
8	RC/RG-EDU/CUTM/21/01	Exploring Complexities of Learning Science and Mathematics in Multilingual Contexts: Towards Building a Resilient Learning Environment	Prof. Mahmoud Emam	PSYC	2022	2023	Running
9	IG/EDU/PHED/22/02	Evaluation of mental rotation task in static and dynamic balance conditions with object-based and egocentric transformations in badminton vs volleyball players	Dr. Samiha Amara	PHED	2022	2023	Running
10	IG/EDU/PHED/22/01	A proposed framework to develop the physical education curriculum in the light of Oman's 2040 vision: Strengthening the national identity through the inclusion of Omani kinetic folklore	Dr. Khalifa Al Jadidi	PHED	2022	2023	Running
11	IG/EDU/ISPR/22/01	The sea and related legal rules in the Omani fiqh encyclopedias	Prof. Anke Bouzenita	ISLM	2022	2023	Running
12	IG//EDU/ECED/22/01	The reality of the practices of parents and teachers in the language development of children in early childhood in the Sultanate of Oman	Dr. Amur Alaisri	ECED	2022	2023	Running
13	IG/EDU/DEFA/22/03	Towards a Contextual Understanding of School Principal Agency in Public Schools in Oman: Leading during the COVID-19 Pandemic	Dr. Yara Hilal	EDUC	2022	2023	Running
14	IG/EDU/DEFA/22/02	Towards a better alignment between educational administration and leadership research, and policy and practice in Oman: building capacity and developing a research agenda	Dr. Waheed Hammad	EDUC	2022	2023	Running
15	IG/EDU/DEFA/22/01	The principal investigator declares that he/she has prepared this proposal and that the ideas contained in it are original and that all provided information is accurate and correct	Dr. Khalaf Al-Abri	EDUC	2022	2023	Running
16	IG/EDU/CUTM/22/04	The student attitudes of sultan Qaboos university and the university of Mostanganem in Algeria towards the adoption of distance e- learning and their proposal to activate it in higher education after the Corona pandemic	Dr. Maimona Al-Zedjali	CUTM	2022	2023	Running
17	IG/EDU/CUTM/22/03	Private Tutoring in Oman: Is it Constructive or Destructive?	Dr. Abdo Al-Mekhlafi	CUTM	2022	2023	Running
18	IG/EDU/CUTM/22/02	Pre-service art education and physical education teachers’ 10perceptions towards knowledge integration between plastic arts and school sports curricula and the challenges that impede its achievement in the Sultanate of Oman	Prof. Mohammed Al-Amri	CUTM	2022	2023	Running
19	IG/EDU/CUTM/22/01	The Effect of using digital educational models for scientific inquiry in visual arts on developing visual thinking skills, and fostering self-efficacy beliefs among students of basic education in Oman and their attitudes towards it	Dr. Yasser Fawzi	CUTM	2022	2023	Running
20	IG/EDU/ARTS/22/01	A project of transforming the literature of Omani stories and folk songs into visual interactive graphics drawing: Consolidating the concepts of Omani identity and culture	Prof. Fakhriya Al Yahyai	ARED	2022	2023	Running

Overview

The Deanship of Research announces the launch of the Deanship of Research Fund program Applications are open all year and are evaluated twice a year in mid-May and in mid-November in accordance with the process and responsibilities. For more information, Please Click Here. Joint Grants The University may allocate a budget to match funds from other institutions to form a Joint Grants Fund to jointly support a research program. This type of research grant is governed by a signed research agreement with the other institution.

Projects Title

SR	CODE NO.	RESEARCH’s TITLE	P.I.	DEP.	START	END	STATUS
1	RF/EDU/PSYC/23/02	Pragmatic Language and Literacy-related Skills in Omani Elementary Students: A Comparison of Referred and Non-Referred Students for Learning Disabilities	Prof. Mahmoud Emam	PSYC	2022	2022	Finished
2	RF/EDU/PSYC/23/01	The development of a School Psychological, social, and physical behavioral index in Oman	Dr. Amel Al-Hadabi	PSYC	2022	2022	Finished
3	RF/EDU/PSYC/22/02	Uncovering University Students Personality Factors: Dark personality traits, mental toughness, the meaning of life, and life satisfaction in Oman and Egypt	Dr. Mai Helmy	PSYC	2022	2022	Finished
4	RF/EDU/ECED/22/01	The Effects of scientific fieldtrips and science classroom activities on young children's understanding of dates	Dr. Iskender Gelir	ECED	2022	2022	Finished
5	RF/EDU/PSYC/22/01	Cognitive offloading and its relationship with academic performance and academic resilience among higher education students in Oman	Dr. Zubaida Shebani	PSYC	2022	2022	Finished
6	RF/EDU/CUTM/22/01	After cyclone" shaheen " : an exploratory study to indicate the impact of natural crisis on students wellness at the affected areas and the role of educational curricula in awareness	Dr. Durayra Al Maqbali	CUTM	2022	2022	Finished
7	RF/EDU/ARTS/22/01	Applying modern techniques to the traditional Omani ornaments by using the enameling technique	Dr. Amal Al Ismaili	ARED	2022	2022	Finished
8	RF/EDU/CUTM/21/01	A project-based model in teaching English through art: an innovative approach	Prof. Saleh Al-Busaidi	CUTM	2021	2021	Finished
9	RF/EDU/PSYC/21/02	Motivation to learn Arabic and English Languages under the blended learning environment among 12th grade students in Muscat Governorate, Sultanate of Oman	Prof. Said Al-Dhafri	PSYC	2021	2021	Finished
10	RS/EDU/PSYC/2020/01	The relationship between motivation (I want versus I must), persistence, self-control, and tolerance of ambiguity in the academic tasks of university students in the Sultanate of Oman	Prof. Hussein Al-Kharusi	PSYC	2021	2021	Finished
11	RF/EDU/ECED/20/01	Evaluating the effectiveness of learning difficulties programs in the first and second cycle schools in the Sultanate of Oman	Prof. Ibrahim AlQaryouti	ECED	2020	2021	Finished
12	RF/EDU/DEFA/20/01	The predicted validity of admission criteria and student performance level in Master programs in College of Education at SQU	Prof. Wajeha Al-Ani	EDUC	2020	2021	Finished
13	RF/EDU/CUTM/20/01	Science teachers’ attitudes motivational orientations self-regulation skills and emotions in picture-text-integration (PTI) and PTI-diagnostics in basic and post-basic school education in Oman	Dr. Mohammed Shahat	CUTM	2020	2021	Finished

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Activities

Scientific Publication
College Conferences
College Seminars
Presentations

Scientific Publications and Conferences

Scientific Publication	2016/2017	2017/2018	2018/2019	2019/2020	2020/2021	2021/2022	2022/2023
Journal Publications	272	265	265	362	489	464	541
Books	103	29	29	30	25	17	130
Book Chapters	103	13	13	16	29	44	99
Conferences w/presentations	158	127	127	125	136	102	260
TOTAL	533	434	307	533	679	627	1030

Conferences Type

Year	Local	Regional	International	Total
2016	57	15	71	143
2017	32	20	77	129
2018	53	40	76	169
2019	57	58	73	188
2020	78	56	76	210
2021	59	61	44	164
2022	53	52	63	168

College of Education Seminar’s Schedule 2022-2023 :

No	Date	Title	Speakers
1	16/2/2023	Artificial Intelligence in higher education: promises, challenges and ethical considerations "Chat GPT"	Dr. Alsaeed Alshamy
2	8/3/2023	Visual Arts as a Research Interest for the Academic Specializations in Sultan Qaboos University	Dr. Yasser Mongy
3	9/3/2023	SQU House of Expertise - Pure	Jamal Al-Ghailani Basma Alshabibi Deanship Of Research
4	15/3/2023	The College of Education invites you to attend a seminar about Education and the challenges of the digital age	Dr. Khalid R. Alnowaiser
5	6/4/2023	The splendor of Quran eloquence	Dr. Saleh Ahmed AL-Busaidi
6	13/4/2023	Contemporary Trends in Gifted Education	Prof. Taisir Subhi Yamin
7	18/4/2023	SQU Undergraduate Student Research Fund Program (USRF)	Mariya Saleh Al Adawi Deanship of Research

No	Title of Presentation	Presenter/s
1	Artificial Intelligence in higher education: promises, challenges and ethical considerations "Chat GPT"	Dr. Alsaeed Alshamy
2	Visual Arts as a Research Interest for the Academic Specializations in Sultan Qaboos University	Dr. Yasser Mongy
3	SQU House of Expertise - Pure	Jamal Al-Ghailani Basma Alshabibi Deanship Of Research
4	The College of Education invites you to attend a seminar about Education and the challenges of the digital age	Dr. Khalid R. Alnowaiser
5	SQU Undergraduate Student Research Fund Program (USRF)	Mariya Saleh Al Adawi Deanship of Research

Research Groups

Group Chair	Group Name
Dr. Yasser F. Hendawy Al-Mahdy	Educational Administration and Leadership
Dr. Omer Hashim Ismail	Higher Education Studies

Group Chair	Group Name
Dr. Badriya Khalfan Al-Hadabi	Sport Sciences and Quality of Life
Dr. Radhouane Hadj Sassi	Biological Sciences Applied to Sports and Physical Activities

Group Chair	Group Name
Prof. Fakhriya Khalfan Al-Yahyaei	Omani Visual Art
Dr. Yasser Ebraheem Mongy	Critical and Historical Research in Visual Arts

Group Chair	Group Name
Prof. Said Sulaiman Al-Dhafri	Motivation and Parenting
Dr. Zubaida Soliman Shebani	Cognition and Neuropsychology
Dr. Mahmood Salim Almaawali	Research in Counseling and Quality of Life
Dr. Suhail Mahmoud Al-Zoubi	Research in Giftedness and Talent

Group Chair	Group Name
Prof. Said Sulaiman Al-Dhafri	Motivation and Parenting
Dr. Zubaida Soliman Shebani	Cognition and Neuropsychology
Dr. Mahmood Salim Almaawali	Research in Counseling and Quality of Life
Dr. Suhail Mahmoud Al-Zoubi	Research in Giftedness and Talent

Group Chair	Group Name
Prof. Saif Nasser Al-Maamari	Citizenship and Social Studies Education
Dr. Mohamed Shahat	The Research Group for Innovation and Excellence in STEAM Education

Group Chair	Group Name
Dr. Shubair Abdulkareem Abdullah	Educational Data Mining
Prof. Raja Maznah Binti Raja Hussain	The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)