04. Journal of Educational & Psychological Sciences




e-ISSN 1726-5231​​
DOI:dx.doi.org/10.12785/jeps​​
Email:jeps@uob.edu.bh
​Frequency: 4 issues annually
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The Journal of Educational & Psychological Sciences (JEPS) is a quarterly journal (March, June, September and December). It is a peer-reviewed publication for educators in all areas of education. It seeks articles on the issues affecting, promoting and exchanging good practices within all areas of education, to bring about improvements in, and a better understanding of, practices of teaching, learning, assessment, curriculum development, technology, physical and psychological education. The journal welcomes contributions, in Arabic and English, from academics and researchers.​

Mission:

 The mission of this journal is to provoke rigorous, open, and inclusive engagement with the challenges of contemporary approaches to research in all areas of educational and psychological sciences. As a peer-reviewed journal, we aim to provide researchers, writers, academic professors and students with the most advanced research achievements in a broad range of areas of education, and facilitate the academic exchange between them. Published materials can be copied and distributed without obtaining permission, as long as a correct citation to the original publication is given. At this journal we hope and intend to ensure that your publishing experience goes as smoothly as possible so that you can focus on what really counts.​​

Aims and scope

 The Journal of Educational & Psychological Sciences (JEPS) is a multi-disciplinary journal in subject-content education that focuses on the study of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, technology, languages, educational measurements, physical education and educational psychology. As a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original and high-quality research papers, it is positioned to promote research and educational development, as an important academic exchange platform. Moreover, researchers can be aware of the most up-to-date academic trends in the rapidly evolving field of education around the world, and therefore seek valuable primary sources for reference.
JEPS is dedicated to publishing high-quality papers that describe the most significant and cutting-edge research in all areas of education. In addition to primary research, JEPS also publishes reviewed articles, commentaries and book reviews.
JEPS is committed to publishing top-tier original research in all areas of education through a fair and rigorous review process.​


Editor in Chief
  • د. عبدالعزيز محمد بوليلة


    • Managing Editor
  • د. موزة عيسى الدوي


    • Editorial Board
  • الدكتور توفيق عبد المنعم
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    • Advisory Board
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  • The author(s) should submit their manuscript, on MS-Word, and double-spaced; including the footnotes, references, quotes, tables, and appendices, according to the commonly used editing formats.

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  • The following items should appear on the first page of the manuscript: title of research study, the name(s) of the author(s), institution of affiliation, contact address and phone / fax numbers, e-mail address (if any). To assure complete confidentiality of the refereeing process, the author(s) name(s) should not appear in the main body of the manuscript, nor any clues to their identity. The author(s) may acknowledge any person(s) who contributed to the development of the research study on a separate sheet.

  • The author(s) shall submit an abstract of the manuscript in both Arabic and English. The Arabic abstract should not exceed 175 words; and the English abstract should not exceed 200 words. Both abstracts should be submitted on separate sheets. Only the title of the manuscript shall appear in the abstract.

  • The manuscript should adhere to the scientific style of writing; in clear, correct, nonaligned / unbiased language, should not exceed 30 pages in length; including references, margins, tables, figures, and appendices.

  • The author(s) shall attach a copy of the research instruments used in the study, if not included in the appendices.

  • The author(s) shall attach a MS-Word version of the research study along with the manuscript; after the final corrections have been made, and acceptance of the manuscript for publication has been granted.


    • Authors may submit manuscripts to the Editorial Board .doc file with a cover letter must be submit to this link click here​ . The cover letter should give the authors preferred address, e-mail address, phone number and fax number, and should indicate the intended publication format (short paper, regular paper or expository paper). Each submission should include a short informative abstract.
    Accepted manuscripts must be written in MS-Word, not exceeding 30 pages. It is the author's responsibility to prepare papers as per formatting instructions of the publisher. Accepted papers may not be published unless they meet the publishers formatting standard.
    By submitting a manuscript for publication, authors acknowledge that the work is original and is not being submitted to another journal. The submission of a manuscript by the authors implies that the authors automatically agree to assign exclusive copyright to The Journal of Educational & Psychological Sciences if and when the manuscript is accepted for publication.
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    Review Process ​

    JEPS has a three-step review process. In the first step, all manuscripts will go through an initial screening process by the Editorial Office to make sure that all manuscripts meet the JEPS publication rules and procedures. The office will also cross-check the article in a cross reference database in order to avoid plagiarism. Those that pass the first stage are forwarded to the second step in which the manuscripts are assigned to be reviewed by one Editorial Board Member. Those that pass the second step are passed on to the third step in which manuscripts undergo a blind reviewing process, where both the reviewers and the authors remain anonymous throughout the process. Each manuscript submitted will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. JEPS is committed to publishing top-tier original research in all areas of education through a fair and rigorous review process.​


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      The Big-Five Personality Factors as Predictors of Love of Life and Self-Esteem Among A Sample of Female Undergraduates in Kuwait University
      (2021-09-01) Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M.; Alhuwailah, Amthal H.; college of Arts Alexandria University; College of Arts Kuwait University; Egypt; Kuwait
      This study aims to estimate the associations between personality factors and both love of life )LL( and self-esteem )S-E(, and )b( exploring personality factors predicting both LL and S-E. A sample of female undergraduates from Kuwait University )N = 458( was selected, where they responded to the Arabic Big-Five Personality Inventory )ABFPI( of Love of Life Scale, and Self- Esteem Scale. Results indicated that the lowest mean score on the ABFPI was for neuroticism whereas the highest was for agreeableness. Comparing with previous studies, the LL and the S-E had higher mean scores. LL and S-E had statistically significant positive correlations with all personality factors except neuroticism )negative(. Principal component analysis showed two factors labeled: Stable personality, and Positive traits versus neuroticism. Stepwise regression analysis indicated that the predictors of LL were neuroticism )negative( agreeableness, conscientiousness, and extraversion )positive(. Whereas the predictors of S-E were conscientiousness, lack of neuroticism, and agreeableness. It was concluded that studying the associations between personality and other variables of positive psychology is an important topic to define the personality factors that associate with the subjective well-being.
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      Happiness Rate and Its Association with Well-Being and Religiosity in a Sample of College Students from Kuwait University
      (University of Bahrain, 2019-03) Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M.; Alansari, Bader M.; Faculty of Arts Alexandria University; College of Social Sciences Kuwait University; Egypt; Kuwait
      The objective of the present investigation was to estimate happiness rate and its relation with well-being and religiosity in a sample of undergraduates from Kuwait University (n = 349). The study sample responded to the following scales: (a) the Arabic Scale of Happiness, (b) well-being variables as assessed with the self-rating scales of physical health, mental health, happiness, and satisfaction with life, and (c) religiosity. The study sample obtained a higher mean happiness score than did most of the Arab countries, but near to the Arabian Gulf countries mean scores. Males obtained statistically significant higher mean scores on happiness and mental health than did their female counterparts. All the Pearson correlation coefficients between the study scales were statistically significant except five correlations between religiosity and other scales. A principal component analysis retained one factor in men and labeled "Well-being and religiosity". Among women, two salient factors were extracted and labeled "Well-being", and "Religiosity". It was concluded that the well-being scales have high convergent validity including happiness.
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      Psychometric Properties and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Obsessive Compulsion Symptoms Scale in A Sample of Kuwait University Students
      (University of Bahrain, 2009-09-01) Eid, Ghada K.; Al-Nayyal, Mayssah A.; Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M.
      The aim of the present study was to test the reliability and validity of Mo’men & Abu Hendi’s (2006) Obsessive Compulsion Scale (OCS). The scale consist of 83 items divided into 14 subscales. A sample of (446) male and female undergraduate students from Kuwait University, with mean age of 21.28 (±1.66) responded to the OCS. Alpha coefficients ranged from (0.49 0.86). They were acceptable for only 6 subscales out of the 14 subscales. Retest reliabilities were acceptable only in five subscales. The exploratory factor analysis revealed (21) factors with eigenvalues ≥ 1, but all of these factors – except the first one – did not contain three items with loading ≥ 0.3. Results also showed that most of the OCS items loaded onto a single factor that fulfilled all the criteria that is suggested in the present study. The confirmatory factor analysis was used twice: On the first implementation, the model for the original study was used. Four measures were tested to assess the goodness of fit as follows: the Comparative Fit Index, the Root Mean Square Errors of Approximation, the Normal Fit Index, and the Goodness of Fit. In applying these measures, it was found that the original study model with 14 subscales cannot be accepted. The confirmatory factor analysis was applied again but with a single-factor model. The results revealed acceptable measures of goodness of fit. It was concluded that the best fitted model of the OCS was the single-factor model.