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Jafar Ahmadigol; Javad Hatami
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of instructional multimedia by observing the principle of Meyer's pre-training on improving the learning biology of the 10th grade students of high school in Naqadeh city with a quasi-experimental method. The statistical population of the study ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of instructional multimedia by observing the principle of Meyer's pre-training on improving the learning biology of the 10th grade students of high school in Naqadeh city with a quasi-experimental method. The statistical population of the study included all male students who selected this lesson in 2015-2016, that 75 students were chosen by cluster sampling method and randomly divided into three groups of 25 students, including experimental groups "A and B" and control group. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made test; the validity of the test was confirmed by the teachers in two sessions and their corrections, and reliability was performed by Cronbach's alpha method, which was 0.73, and the test-retest method with a reliability coefficient of 0.86. At first, the pre-test was performed in three groups. Then, the experimental group "A" with multimedia containing pre-training concepts and the experimental group "B" with multimedia without these concepts were trained in four sessions using a researcher-made multimedia software and the control group received training in a conventional way. At the end of the training, post-test was done for all three groups. The covariance analysis test has been used to test the research hypothesis. Generally, the results of the study indicated that instructional multimedia with respect to the principle of Mayer pre-training improved students learning. Therefore, the results of the present study showed the positive effect of instructional multimedia by observing the principle of Mayer's pre-training in enhancing biology learning of the students.
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Zeynab Esmaeili Bajadani; Khadijeh Aliabadi
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This study aimed to investigate the effect of animated pedagogical agents in multimedia on students learning and retention. The statistical population consisted of all eighth grade girl students in region 4 of district 6 in Tehran. 60 students were selected using available sampling method and randomly ...
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This study aimed to investigate the effect of animated pedagogical agents in multimedia on students learning and retention. The statistical population consisted of all eighth grade girl students in region 4 of district 6 in Tehran. 60 students were selected using available sampling method and randomly divided into control and experimental groups. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with control group. Before the implementation of instruction on the students of both groups, pre-test related to instructional content was conducted. The experimental group was trained in four instructional sessions using a researcher-made multimedia based on pedagogical agent and the control group was kept away from the independent variable. In the end, the post-test of learning and retention was performed. The research instrument included a researcher-made learning questionnaire and a retention questionnaire parallel with the learning test. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (covariance) were used to analyze the data. In general, the results indicated that the pedagogical agents in multimedia increased learning and retention in students. Therefore, the results of this study showed the effective role of multimedia based on animated pedagogical agents in enhancing the learning and retention of the students.
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Heshmatollah Nazari; Saeed Sheikhi
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of the concept mapping strategy on improving the learning experience in the high school biology course with accordance to the cognitive objectives of Bloom’s taxonomy in higher levels. The statistical population of this quasi-experimental ...
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of the concept mapping strategy on improving the learning experience in the high school biology course with accordance to the cognitive objectives of Bloom’s taxonomy in higher levels. The statistical population of this quasi-experimental study was all the male senior high school students in Abadan during the 2015-2016 academic year. Twenty-two students in two separate classes were selected as statistical sample size using multi-stage cluster sampling method and were divided into an experimental and a control group. The instrument used in this research was biology test. In order to analyze the data, one-way covariance analysis was applied. The results indicated that the implementation of the concept mapping strategy is effective in enriching the learning experience of cognitive objectives as implied in Bloom’s taxonomy for higher levels in the course of biology(p<0.001). Therefore, as the concept mapping strategy improves the learning of multiple concepts, it is essential for educators and instructors to become accustomed to features and processes they are required to exert for learning and applying this effective strategy.
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Nasrin Tork; Molook Khademi Ashkzari; Esmaeil Zaraii Zavaraki
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This study aimed to investigate the improvement of learning and motivation through blended learning in undergraduate students at Allameh Tabataba’i University. The present study was semi-experimental. The statistical population of the study consisted of all students of Allameh Tabataba’i ...
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This study aimed to investigate the improvement of learning and motivation through blended learning in undergraduate students at Allameh Tabataba’i University. The present study was semi-experimental. The statistical population of the study consisted of all students of Allameh Tabataba’i University Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, who were studying in the first semester of the academic year 2014-2015. The statistical sample was selected using non-randomized and available method and replacement was conducted in two experimental and control groups randomly. The instruments used in this research were the Situational Motivation Scale (SIMS) to measure students’ motivation and the students’ final grades for measuring their learning. At first, pre-test of academic motivation was done for both groups, then the experimental group completed a semester with blended learning method and the control group received the instruction through face- to -face method. After a semester, the post-test was taken from both groups. Motivation data were analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and learning through independent t-test. Findings showed that blended learning has been more effective on learning and academic motivation. So it can be concluded that blended learning can be used as a new and effective method in educational systems to promote learning and motivation.
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Aliaskar Lajmorak Moradi; Gholamhosein Rahimidoost; Sakineh Shahi
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This study aimed to evaluate the empowerment courses among nomads elementary school teachers. In sampling method using Morgan Table 110 out of 152 Izeh elementary school teachers were selected. In qualitative section a purposeful sampling method was used and 15 teachers who have mostly participated in-service ...
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This study aimed to evaluate the empowerment courses among nomads elementary school teachers. In sampling method using Morgan Table 110 out of 152 Izeh elementary school teachers were selected. In qualitative section a purposeful sampling method was used and 15 teachers who have mostly participated in-service classes in 2011-14 as well as education officials were selected for interview. The data collection instruments were a questionnaire and interviews. Research findings indicate that the strengths and weaknesses of these courses are: strengths include increased knowledge, increased skills, increased attitudes, familiarity with new information and teaching skills, collaborating with each other, exchanging ideas and use of strategies to better manage classes; weaknesses include short hours of courses and their holding in classes, lack of instructional media, the implementation of courses at inappropriate time, the mismatch of courses with the educational needs of nomadic teachers, the scientific weakness of instructors, the weakness of the content presented in the courses in terms of being up to date. The results indicated that learners have shown a relatively satisfactory response to instructional courses.
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Fatemeh Jafarkhani; Zahra Jamebozorg
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Daily living skills should be a focus of treatment plans for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the efficacy of augmented reality on self-skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Present research is an experimental study of a single ...
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Daily living skills should be a focus of treatment plans for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the efficacy of augmented reality on self-skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Present research is an experimental study of a single case. Three male students ages 7-8, diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, participated in the study. A baseline design for each participant and chart analysis for data analysis was used. Data analysis showed that the augmented reality as a new technology was effective on developing practical self-skills in all students and they learned how to brush their teeth independently and maintained the skill 3 weeks later with the introduction of augmented reality. It can be concluded that augmented reality provides an engaging multimedia approach in real world context and increases developing and maintaining attention of the learners comparing video/picture modeling. Therefore augmented reality increased highly learning self-skills of the students with autism spectrum disorder.
