Alireza Badeleh; Seyed Rasoul Emadi; Majid Behbodi
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This study aims at developing a structural equation model for information and communication technology (ICT) in empowerment of physical education teachers in district 5 of Tehran. The method is a descriptive correlation based on structural equations. The statistical population is all 900 physical education ...
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This study aims at developing a structural equation model for information and communication technology (ICT) in empowerment of physical education teachers in district 5 of Tehran. The method is a descriptive correlation based on structural equations. The statistical population is all 900 physical education teachers in district 5 of Tehran in the academic year of 2020-2021. Considering the size of the society and its homogeneity in gender, 270 teachers were selected by stratified sampling method and using Cochran formula, as sample of the study. In this research, Toureng and Lean`s Information Technology Questionnaire (2005), and Spritzer`s Empowerment Questionnaire (1995) were used. Their validity was confirmed by experts and instructors, and their reliability was calculated in a preliminary study with 30 subjects and with Cronbach's alpha of 0.96 and 0.91. Findings showed that ICT has an impact on empowerment of physical education teachers in district 5 of Tehran. Moreover, ICT affects physical education teachers’ meaningfulness of the job, feeling of effectiveness, sense of job competency, feeling of having the right to choose, and sense of participation in the job. Also, information technology has the most impact on the factor of feeling of effectiveness with coefficient of 0.69, and the least effect on the sense of competence in the job with the coefficient of 0.56. Considering the impact of information technology on empowerment of physical education teachers, using their communication model in planning and decision making of managers is recommended for the empowerment of teachers.
Seyed Rasoul Emadi; Elahe Nikravesh; Mirdoost Khashi
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This study was conducted to identify the effect of using a multimedia instructional podcasting system on the achievement motivation in learning Quran among the fourth-grade elementary school boys in Miandorud Country. This quasi-experimental study, with a pre-test and post-test design, was conducted ...
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This study was conducted to identify the effect of using a multimedia instructional podcasting system on the achievement motivation in learning Quran among the fourth-grade elementary school boys in Miandorud Country. This quasi-experimental study, with a pre-test and post-test design, was conducted within a certain time table. Given that it is a quasi-experimental study, 30 fourth-grade elementary school boys were selected, using simple sampling technique. The subjects were randomly placed in two equal-sized groups. Before the initiation of the teaching session, the pre-test was administered to both groups. One group received traditional way of teaching Quran, and the other group was taught through multimedia instructional podcasting. The post-test was administered after the completion of the course. In both pre-test and post-test stages, Harter's Motivation Scale and a researcher-made questionnaire were used. Data analysis was done both descriptively and inferentially. Research findings showed that the use of a multimedia instructional podcasting system had no significant effect on the subjects' achievement motivation in Quran course; however, it was significantly effective in their learning.
