Dariush Noroozi; Marzieh Mohammadi
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This study is aimed at investigating the impact of task-based learning approach on developed reading comprehension of the EFL learners. To this end, the scores of reading comprehension tests in a group of students experiencing task-oriented method were compared with those of another group taught the ...
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This study is aimed at investigating the impact of task-based learning approach on developed reading comprehension of the EFL learners. To this end, the scores of reading comprehension tests in a group of students experiencing task-oriented method were compared with those of another group taught the common reading and translation method. The participants include 26 master's degree candidates of educational technology at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, in the academic year 2012-2013. The researcher randomly selected the subjects from among the female master's degree candidates of educational technology and divided them into two 13-member groups, namely experimental and control. The experimental group completed the educational text based on the task-oriented lesson plan, and the control group was taught the content with the common method. The measurement tool includes researcher-developed pre-test and post-test on English language reading comprehension at the higher education level. The tests were reliable by 0.63 and 0.72 respectively, which was higher than the criterion, i.e. 0.60. The data analysis method is quantitative, including mean, standard deviation, lowest and highest numbers of the experimental and control groups. The significance test suggested a difference between means of the two groups by means of different t-statistic. Results of the data analysis indicate that the language scores in the experimental group, taught using the task-oriented method, were higher in comparison to those of the control group, taught using the common reading and translation method. Therefore, the task-based method in teaching the English language develops reading comprehension skill of the learners.
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This study aims to investigate the effect of multimedia conversational instruction style on increasing communication skills in the student’s girls with partial hearing loss in Tehran. The research method is quasi-experimental and the statistical population is composed of all elementary school 6th-graders ...
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This study aims to investigate the effect of multimedia conversational instruction style on increasing communication skills in the student’s girls with partial hearing loss in Tehran. The research method is quasi-experimental and the statistical population is composed of all elementary school 6th-graders with partial hearing loss in Tehran out of whom 15 students were randomly selected using the convenience sampling method and placed in two control and experiment groups. The instrument for data collection is Attarha Communication Skill Assessment Inventory (2007) which has three subscales. The experiment group received training in 7 sessions using the researcher-developed multimedia software program, and the control group was excluded from training. Descriptive statistics (central and dispersion indices) and inferential statistics (univariate covariance analysis) were adopted for data analysis. The results generally suggest that multimedia conversational instruction style improves communication skills including emotional management, others’ perception and self-assertion in the students with partial hearing loss. Therefore, the results indicate that multimedia conversational teaching style has a positive impact on increased communication skills in the students with partial hearing loss.
akbar momeni rad; akram salimiravesh
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The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of students’ electronic content on the high-level learning motivation and efficiency in the first grade of elementary school in the science course. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design and control group. ...
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The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of students’ electronic content on the high-level learning motivation and efficiency in the first grade of elementary school in the science course. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design and control group. The population of this pseudo-experimental study with pre-test, post-test, and control group, was all the girls in the seventh grade of 1395-96 school year. The sampling method was simple randomized cluster and the sample size was 58 (29 in experimental group, and 29 in control group). Data were gathered using Harter’s educational motivation questionnaire and a researcher-made high-level learning efficiency test. The experimental group produced digital course content using PowerPoint software. Control group learned by the simple method and speeches. Analyzing the research, descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, tables, and graphs) and inferential statistics (covariance analysis, Leven, and Kolmogorov–Smirnov tests) were used. The results showed that in the first main hypothesis, i.e. the effects of electronic content produced by students on their motivation, there was no significant difference in (internal and external) motivation between the control group and experimental group (p=0.40). In the second main hypothesis, i.e. the effect of electronic content produced by students on their high-level learning outcomes, there was a significant difference between high-level learning outcomes in the experimental and control groups (p<0.05). It could be concluded in general, engaging the learners in producing the electronic content will increase their high-level learning efficiencies.
ali hasanniyah; mahmood najafi; aliMohammad Rezaei
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The purpose ofthe present study was comparingthe effectivenessof Fernaldmulti-sensoryinstructional method and mnemonics measures application in improvingdictation problems in female third grade elementary school students with dictationdisorder. The study was quasi-experimental withpre-test, post-test ...
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The purpose ofthe present study was comparingthe effectivenessof Fernaldmulti-sensoryinstructional method and mnemonics measures application in improvingdictation problems in female third grade elementary school students with dictationdisorder. The study was quasi-experimental withpre-test, post-test and controlgroup.Students with dictation disorder who referred toSadra Learning DisabilitiesCenter in -TorbatHeidarieh inNovember 2014, consisted the statistical population of the study.Among them,36 participants were selected in an available sampling method and were assigned randomly into two experimental groups and a control group(12 participants received Fernald multi-sensoryinstructional method, 12 participants received mnemonicsmeasures method and 12 participants of control group received no intervention).The Revised Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV) andBaezzat'sDiagnostic Test of Writing Expression Disorder ( spelling component)were the tools of the study.Participants of the first experimental group received 45-minute Fernald multi-sensoryinstructional method for 8 sessions and participants of the second experimental group received 45-minutes mnemonicsmeasures method for 8 sessions, but participants of control group received no intervention. Data were analyzed usingdependent t test,univariate covariance analysis test and LSD follow-up test.Results showed that there was a significant difference between experimental groups and control group after providing Fernaldmulti-sensory instructional method and mnemonicsmeasuresmethod in improvingdictation problems.There was no significant difference between multi-sensory instructional method and mnemonics measures application method.Thus, applyingFernaldmulti-sensory instructional method and mnemonicsmeasuresapplicationmethodeffectively, appropriately and based on the considered principles can improvedictationroblems
Zohre Khalaj; Dariush Noroozi
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This study was conducted with a main purpose: “Examine the effects of Internet information literacy education on students’ problem solving skills”. Research plan was a kind of quasi-experimented and pre-test design Quasi-experimental design. The population of this study consisted all ...
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This study was conducted with a main purpose: “Examine the effects of Internet information literacy education on students’ problem solving skills”. Research plan was a kind of quasi-experimented and pre-test design Quasi-experimental design. The population of this study consisted all girls in first grade of Qom private high schools in 2014-2015 academic year. The sample was selected among the accessible high schools, then two classes were selected as experimental and control groups randomly. Internet information literacy skills training were presented for experimental group in seven sessions, while the control group was not given this instruction. Davarpanah & Siamak Internet information literacy questionnaire (2009) and Heppner & Peterson problem solving skills questionnaire (1982) were used in this study. The results of the pre-test and post-test was used to compare and analyze using analysis of covariance and split-plot ANOVA design (SP ANOVA) between-within participants. The results of this research showed that internet information literacy instruction has been effective to increase students' ability to apply internet information literacy skills. Moreover, results of this research showed that internet information literacy instruction has positive effects on students' problem-solving skills. Also this instruction had positive effect on three factors of education in problem solving skills including problem-solving confidence, orientation activities, behaviors and emotions control during problem solving. Keywords: Information Literacy, Internet, Problem Solving Skills
ali jafari; saeed faramarziani; mahmood malekpour
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This study aimed to investigate the impact of virtual social networks on students' academic performance (case study: first and second secondary school students in ardabil) is. To achieve this level of survey and questionnaire were students in first and second sections namin area. According to population ...
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This study aimed to investigate the impact of virtual social networks on students' academic performance (case study: first and second secondary school students in ardabil) is. To achieve this level of survey and questionnaire were students in first and second sections namin area. According to population size using Cochran sampling formula, 384 subjects were selected through cluster multistage. To collect the data, a valid approved by expert and university professor, and a steady level (alpha Kronbakh) 0.859 reliabled. To analyze the data using Spearman correlation was used SPSS19 software. The results showed that the correlation coefficient between the use of virtual social networks and academic performance was significant and negative. The highest correlation between the intensity of use of virtual social networks correlation with academic performance was significantly negative. The relationship between the use of virtual social networks and academic performance correlation was significant. The results showed that the advantages and disadvantages of the use of virtual social networks for students are significant and impact on their academic performance.
maryam Ghanbarnejad; Hassan Rastegarpour; sasan salimi; Kazem Delrouz
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The general objective of the present study is to introduce the technology of the Internet of Things and to investigate its impact on learning environments. The research method used to achieve the research goals is a hybrid (analytical-survey) method and is fundamental in terms of purpose. The descriptive ...
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The general objective of the present study is to introduce the technology of the Internet of Things and to investigate its impact on learning environments. The research method used to achieve the research goals is a hybrid (analytical-survey) method and is fundamental in terms of purpose. The descriptive data of the research were collected and analyzed subject, alumni dissertations, articles in Persian and Latin contained in journals, various Internet sites, as well as interaction with internet professionals. The statistical society in this research is 100 Internet specialist objects, which is considered as a sample due to low number of communities. Due wide scope of the subject, the barriers and challenges faced by the implementation of this technology in field of education in the researcher-made questionnaire were investigated. the results showed that the cultural-educational aspect from the viewpoint of specialists It has the greatest influence on the adoption and use of the Internet of objects in the learning environment, after which economic, structural, human, infrastructural and technical factors, and the individual dimension, respectively, have the priority of influencing the use of the Internet of objects in learning environments.
Haniye Mastour; Mohammad Reza Nili; Maryam Moghadasin
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Abstract: The present research aim is to investigate the effect of holding the virtual laboratory, real laboratory, and education by the conventional method (lecture) on students' motivation in physics and laboratory lessons. The research sample has been selected among girl students of mathematics and ...
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Abstract: The present research aim is to investigate the effect of holding the virtual laboratory, real laboratory, and education by the conventional method (lecture) on students' motivation in physics and laboratory lessons. The research sample has been selected among girl students of mathematics and physics branch in the third year of high school curriculum choice and syllabus of the electricity has been considered. The considered sample was selected through the random sampling and consisted of 45 persons that were investigated in the form of three groups. The present research design is of quasi-experimental type. The instrument of data collection has been SMQ4 questionnaire. The obtained results of analysis showed that there is a significant difference among three groups in components of motivation and average of most components of motivation is more in the group of virtual laboratory than two groups of the real laboratory and education by the traditional method. Keywords: motivation, virtual laboratory, real laboratory, the computerized simulation
Yousef SajediFar; Yousef Adib; Behnam Talebi
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The present study provided a framework for curriculum elements based on lifelong learning using the capacity of cyberspace.The method was a qualitative in phenomenological type and the statistical population included curriculum planning experts and professors of Tabriz universities in 1400-1401. The ...
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The present study provided a framework for curriculum elements based on lifelong learning using the capacity of cyberspace.The method was a qualitative in phenomenological type and the statistical population included curriculum planning experts and professors of Tabriz universities in 1400-1401. The sample size continued until the theoretical saturation of the data (15) among expert professors and the data was collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews using the snowball method.The data was analyzed through thematic coding and Smith methods.The validity was internal validity and the interviews were conducted with a predetermined program in a suitable atmosphere, with the observance of the interview conditions and away from bias and personal opinion.Considering the results of the data analysis based on the "content analysis" method obtained from interviews with the experts, 34 sub-themes were extracted and these themes were identified in eleven main themes,included Logic of curriculum,Objectives of curriculum,Content of curriculum,Learning activities,Teaching methodology,Paying attention to the role of teacher in curriculum,Materials and resources of curriculum,Space and place of curriculum,Curriculum time,Curriculum grouping and Curriculum evaluation features which formed the framework for the elements related to the curriculum based on lifelong learning using the capacity of cyberspace. Consequently, the 11 identified elements and their34 constituent indicators are the main elements of the curriculum based on lifelong learning using the capacity of cyberspace.Given that students achieve learning and education in school, thus, it is necessary to administer students' lifelong learning using cyberspace according to modern educational and communication technologies in the world, in the design of school curriculum.
Allah Mohammad Behzad; Abbas Abbaspour; Saeed Ghiasi Nodooshan; Ali Khorsandi Taskoh; samad borzooian
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This research aimed to develop a quality assurance model for higher education in Afghanistan with a focus on the role of innovative technologies. A qualitative method was employed based on a grounded theory approach in this research. Data collection tool included semi-structured interviews, and in-depth ...
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This research aimed to develop a quality assurance model for higher education in Afghanistan with a focus on the role of innovative technologies. A qualitative method was employed based on a grounded theory approach in this research. Data collection tool included semi-structured interviews, and in-depth interviews were conducted with 16 members of quality assurance committees of public universities in Kabul city until theoretical saturation was reached. Purposeful sampling method was employed, and individuals were selected using snowball sampling method. Based on the findings, 487 initial codes, 187 concepts, and 30 sub-categories were identified in the coding stage. Then, in the axial coding stage, sub-categories and concepts were related to each other, and finally, selective coding was conducted following Strauss and Corbin’s paradigmatic pattern. The components of accountability, competitiveness, transformation of humanities, indigenization, economic factors, and quality assurance process of evaluation were identified as causal conditions; goal structure and educational program, faculties capacity, student capabilities, university environment, and infrastructure were identified as contextual conditions; and scarcity of financial resources, study resources, administrative bureaucracy, faculty/student situation, information technology, and indigenous quality assurance model were identified as intervening conditions. Continuous assessment, curriculum planning, faculty empowerment, effective communication, strengthening university-community and industry relations were categorized as strategies, and individual, organizational, and extra-organizational outcomes were classified as Consequences. Ultimately, the results of this research indicated that quality assurance in higher education in Afghanistan depends on the existence of specialized individuals, allocation of necessary resources, leadership support, and the level of independence of universities.
Susan Talebi; Mohammadreza Niliahmadabadi; Hashem Fardanesh
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Exposure with complex educational issues and proposing innovative issues in the world affected by the changes in science and technology of the current century, requires equipping with a kind of analytical and creative thinking and action in the field of education and learning. Design thinking in education ...
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Exposure with complex educational issues and proposing innovative issues in the world affected by the changes in science and technology of the current century, requires equipping with a kind of analytical and creative thinking and action in the field of education and learning. Design thinking in education is a kind of learner-centered and creative problem-solving to respond to ambiguous and complex issues and propose innovative issues in education. The purpose of this research is to analyze and conceptualize design thinking and examine its necessity in education. In the present study, the inductive qualitative content analysis method was used to analyze the selected articles from the systematic review by studying the documents of the existing researches. The findings of the research showed that the concepts are in a range of thought (philosophy,strategy, approach and mentality, mental process and problem-solving thinking) to action (implementation process, means of producing knowledge and innovation, skill and activity); Also, human-centered, analytical and creative thinking, solution-oriented in solving ambiguous problems, thinking outside the framework, accepting ambiguity and uncertainty, being collaborative and trans disciplinary, process, integration of opinion and action, innovation and learning from failure are among the most important The features of design thinking were identified. According to the results of the research, the use of design thinking for the field of educational sciences and for the people of an educational group, including learners, educational leaders, managers, and teachers, seems necessary in order to be considered as a source of effect in raising an efficient generation.
Fariba Ansarimoghadam; Javad Hatami; Mohammadreza Farrokhnia; Masoumeh Ghalkhani,; Ebrahim Talae
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The main purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the stop motion technique in improving the scientific reasoning of third grade high school students in the chemistry course with the subject of electroplating. The study sample includes 150 students, all of whom were studying in two ...
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The main purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the stop motion technique in improving the scientific reasoning of third grade high school students in the chemistry course with the subject of electroplating. The study sample includes 150 students, all of whom were studying in two fields of mathematics and experimental studies in the academic year of 2011-2012. The approach of this research is quantitative and the method used is quasi-experimental, of the Salomon four-group design. Also, in terms of purpose, it is among applied researches. The sampling method is cluster. This research was done with two experimental groups and one control group. in experimental group 1; Training using stop motion technique was used in an unstructured way. in experimental group 2; Training was used in a structured way using the stop motion technique. Static model was used in the control group. The sources of data collection in this study to study the breadth and depth of vision are: audio recording, step-by-step notes of the researcher, individual interviews with students.To analyze the research data, statistical methods were used at two descriptive levels (central and dispersion indices) and inferential (t-test and analysis of variance). The results showed that the use of unstructured stop motion technique has a more effective role in improving students' scientific reasoning skills than structured stop motion technique and static model.
yashar mobaraki; Abbas abbaspour; NoorAli Farrokhi
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between authentic leadership and organizational commitment of employees with the mediating variable of job satisfaction in the 4th education and training region of Tehran.In terms of the basic purpose, this research was a method of ...
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between authentic leadership and organizational commitment of employees with the mediating variable of job satisfaction in the 4th education and training region of Tehran.In terms of the basic purpose, this research was a method of collecting field data and in terms of the implementation method, it was a descriptive correlation type. The statistical population included all the employees of the Department of Education and Culture of the fourth education and culture region of Tehran, numbering 420 people, using the Karjesi and Morgan table and the relative stratified random sampling method, 201 people as the volume The sample was selected.The data collection tools were the standard questionnaires of Asil Aliu et al.'s leadership style (2007), organizational commitment by Allen and Mayer (2007), and job satisfaction by Smith and Hevlin (1969). The validity of these questionnaires was confirmed by experts, and reliability was calculated through Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.90, 0.88, 0.86 percent) respectively.The results showed that the explanatory model of organizational commitment based on authentic leadership and job satisfaction is suitable based on the experimental data obtained. Also, the results showed that there is a significant relationship between authentic leadership and the organizational commitment of employees and job satisfaction with the organizational commitment of employees of the 4th district of Tehran.It also showed that there is a significant relationship between authentic leadership and organizational commitment with the mediation of job satisfaction of the employees of the Department of Education,.
Ramin Poureskandari; mehran farajolahi
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The use of virtual social networks was one of the capacities that followed the emergence of information and communication technologies in teaching and learning, therefore, the present study aimed to study the impact of virtual social networks on The academic performance of fourth grade elementary students ...
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The use of virtual social networks was one of the capacities that followed the emergence of information and communication technologies in teaching and learning, therefore, the present study aimed to study the impact of virtual social networks on The academic performance of fourth grade elementary students was assessed in mathematics. The present study is a quasi-experimental one in terms of data collection method and is also a type of applied research in the classification of research by purpose. The statistical population of the present study was 4215 students of fourth grade elementary school in Ardabil who were in the academic year 94-95. For purposeful sampling, two classes of 60 students were selected as the statistical sample in two experimental and control groups from the study population. Descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean درصد standard deviation) and inferential statistics (independent t-test and covariance analysis) were used for data analysis. Version 23 was used. The results showed that students who used virtual social network (TEG) in the teaching-learning process had a high educational performance in mathematics. Also, in spite of concerns about the use of virtual social networks, it is possible to utilize the technology's capacity to enhance the teaching and learning process through careful planning.
shaghayegh lotfizadeh; Hamid Alizadeh
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the use of computer games and executive functions in children aged 5 to 6 years old in Karaj 4th district. A sample of this study included 31 and 30 pre-school boys who were selected and tested availability. The test was performed ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the use of computer games and executive functions in children aged 5 to 6 years old in Karaj 4th district. A sample of this study included 31 and 30 pre-school boys who were selected and tested availability. The test was performed using a researcher-made questionnaire on the use of computer games. Then, through the Coolidge test, the executive functions of pre-school children were examined. Pearson, ANOVA and t test were used to obtain data. The results of this study showed that there is a direct and significant relationship between the amount of computer games used and the executive functions (p <0.05). This result was obtained by Pearson test. Also, using Pearson test, the relationship between the rate Using computer games with decision-making function is a meaningful program for preschool children that shows a moderate correlation (p <0.05), but there was not a significant relationship between the amount of computer games used for organizing and inhibition. (P> 0.05); also, using t test, the difference between the group was There is no use of computer games for girls and boys, and at the end of the one-way ANOVA test, there is not a meaningful relationship between the amount of history of using computer games with pre-school children's executive functions (p> 0.05).
Hossein Dehghanzadeh; Khadijeh Aliabadi; Hojjat Dehghanzadeh
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This study aimed to investigate the relationship between game experience, digital self-efficacy, and challenges of primary school teachers with game-based learning. To achieve this goal, the correlation research method was used. The population of the research consisted of primary school teachers in Tabriz ...
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This study aimed to investigate the relationship between game experience, digital self-efficacy, and challenges of primary school teachers with game-based learning. To achieve this goal, the correlation research method was used. The population of the research consisted of primary school teachers in Tabriz city from which 122 people were selected randomly. To collect information and data, researcher-made student-centered digital self-efficacy questionnaire (Maine), teachers’ game experience questionnaire and internal challenges questionnaire were used. To analyze data, frequency, mean, frequency percentage, and standard deviation in descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation test in inferential statistics were used. The results showed that there is significant positive relationship between the teachers’ game experience and computer games. There is significant positive relationship between the teachers’ digital Self-efficacy and the use of computer games. Also the results showed that there is a significant negative relationship between the teachers’ internal challenges and the use of computer games. The findings of the study will likely provide insights for supporters to develop opportunities for the application of computer-based games at schools and access to the computer-based games at home and schools.
Esmaeil Zaraii Zavaraki
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This study attempted to revise the curriculum for Bachelor of Educational Sciences, Educational Technology minor. To this end, a qualitative-quantitative method was employed. In the qualitative section, data were collected through Bereday's method. Accordingly, the required information about the Bachelor ...
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This study attempted to revise the curriculum for Bachelor of Educational Sciences, Educational Technology minor. To this end, a qualitative-quantitative method was employed. In the qualitative section, data were collected through Bereday's method. Accordingly, the required information about the Bachelor of Educational Sciences was gathered from credible sources. Then, they were classified and interpreted so as to identify the similarities and differences. In the quantitative section, administered through the Delphi method, a specialized panel of experts was asked to give their opinion on the curriculum. The population included all universities globally holding courses on Bachelor of Educational Sciences. Furthermore, the population covered all professors and experts in the field of Educational Sciences and educational technology at Allameh Tabataba'i University. The sample consisted of eight prestigious universities in the US and Canada globally offering Educational Sciences at the Bachelor’s levels, and Educational Technology at the Master’s and Doctorate levels. Moreover, a total of 26 professors and experts in the field of Educational Sciences and Educational Technology were purposively selected from Allameh Tabataba'i University. The primary course tables were prepared after analyzing the curricula for Educational Sciences, Educational Technology minor at the Bachelor's level, and Educational Technology at Master’s and Doctorate levels in Iran as well as the curricula adopted by other universities offering Educational Sciences at Bachelor’s level and Educational Technology at Master’s and Doctorate levels. The tables were reviewed by a specialized committee for courses in Educational Technology at Allameh Tabataba'i University supervised by the leading author. At this stage, 4 basis courses and 9 specialized courses were selected. Then, the syllabus of each course was prepared by two experts. The syllabi were then discussed at several sessions by a specialized committee for the revision of Educational Technology courses at Allameh Tabataba'i University and an expert panel on the development and promotion of humanities associated with the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution. The corrective recommendations by the specialized committee responsible for reviewing the courses in Educational Technology were applied for 6 months. The syllabi of all courses were revised and matched according to the guidelines from the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. The final curriculum was once again discussed and approved by the specialized committee for reviewing Educational Technology at Allameh Tabataba'i University as well as by the expert panel on the development and promotion of humanities. Therefore, a total of 13 basic and specialized courses in the field of Educational Technology were finalized in the new curriculum of the Educational Sciences field aiming to integrate several branches of Educational Sciences.
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.
Monireh Movahedi; Mohammad Sadegh Esmaeilifar; Nadiya Gholamipour
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The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of Blended learning-Based Social Networks on female second-year high school students’ self-efficacy in math in Gha’emshahr. The population of study consisted of 6263 female second-year high school students in Gha’emshahr. They ...
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The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of Blended learning-Based Social Networks on female second-year high school students’ self-efficacy in math in Gha’emshahr. The population of study consisted of 6263 female second-year high school students in Gha’emshahr. They were studying in 42 schools in 93-94 school year. Out of schools with ICT facilities, one school was randomly selected, then two second grade classes were selected as experimental and control groups. Matius et al’s Self-efficacy questionnaire was used to gather required information on self-efficacy. It was used as a pre-test, survey and post-test instrument in both control and experimental group. First pre-test was administered. Then, during 8 weeks of first term of school year, educational contents were taught using social networks and traditional methods for experimental and control groups, respectively. After training, both groups were assessed in terms of their self-efficacy. Survey test was administered two months after training. Using frequent assessments, the results revealed that there was a significance difference in the self-efficacy of experimental and control groups (P≥./001). Experimental group continued their superiority in self-efficacy two months after training. Research results demonstrated the positive effect of Blended learning-Based Social Networks on self-efficacy.
kiumars taghipour; hossein dehganzadeh; daryosh norozi
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The present study was designed to clarify the status of a anchoring model of the main approaches to instructional design and how to apply it in practice. Methods In this study, qualitative content analysis: inductive approach to the study of specialized information in a anchoring instruction, relevant ...
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The present study was designed to clarify the status of a anchoring model of the main approaches to instructional design and how to apply it in practice. Methods In this study, qualitative content analysis: inductive approach to the study of specialized information in a anchoring instruction, relevant data to answer the research questions were provided. approach is constructive. Despite similarities, anchoring instruction with problem-based learning, in the kind of problem solving process, the tools used to collect data is together different. The anchored instruction approach is an attempt to help students become more actively engaged in learning by situating or anchoring instruction around an interesting topic. Anchored instruction emphasizes the need to provide students with opportunities to think about and work on problems, which is an emphasis of cognitive constructivists. Anchored instruction also emphasizes group or collaborative problem solving, which is an emphasis of social constructivists. anchoring model based on constructive principles presented in this study, can be a good practice guide for instructional designers and teachers.
esmaeil aslani; esmaeil zavaraki
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The present study aimed to investigate the effect of educational multimedia on the educable mentally retarded student’s growth of self-directed learning skills in first grade of high school in Tehran, has been done. The target population includes all educable mentally retarded students of first ...
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The present study aimed to investigate the effect of educational multimedia on the educable mentally retarded student’s growth of self-directed learning skills in first grade of high school in Tehran, has been done. The target population includes all educable mentally retarded students of first grade in high school in Tehran. With using multi-stage cluster sampling method, 12 students were selected and randomly were replaced in experimental and control group. Data, questionnaires, was Fisher and colleague’s self-directed learning Scale. After the pre-test on both groups, the independent variable (education by multimedia) were administered in six sessions on the experimental group and the control group were well away from the independent variable. After completing the education with multimedia, post-test was conducted in both of groups. The results showed that the experimental group in the component willingness to learn and management was significant progress compared to the control group, respectively. But in self-control components, there was no significant difference between control and experimental groups.
Esmaeil Zaraii Zavaraki; Zeinab Gorzin
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This study examines the effectiveness of an educational computer game designed based on the EFM model on motivation and learning of students. The statistical population is consisted of female students of architectural design at the industrial arts schools of Ghaemshahr City in the academic year 2013-2014. ...
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This study examines the effectiveness of an educational computer game designed based on the EFM model on motivation and learning of students. The statistical population is consisted of female students of architectural design at the industrial arts schools of Ghaemshahr City in the academic year 2013-2014. 50 subjects were selected objectively from the schools offering this field of study and randomly divided in two experimental and control groups. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design and control group. After producing the Architect game, first pretests of motivation and learning were administered to both experimental and control groups. Then, common lesson content was taught to both groups, and the experimental group played the educational game in two sessions and an interview was conducted on some of its members. Finally, posttests of motivation and learning were administered to the both groups. Research instruments included Keller motivation questionnaires and the researcher-developed learning test. Results of the quantitative analysis based on ANCOVA method suggest the positive impact of the game on the students' motivation, and an interpretive analysis of the qualitative data deriving from the interviews indicates that most of the students were interested in and satisfied with playing the game in their learning environments.
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This study aims to investigate the effect of teaching-learning process, research and teaching quality on efficiency of distance education. The factor of teaching-learning process is composed of four sub factors, namely feedback, academic achievement assessment, using educational supplements and resources ...
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This study aims to investigate the effect of teaching-learning process, research and teaching quality on efficiency of distance education. The factor of teaching-learning process is composed of four sub factors, namely feedback, academic achievement assessment, using educational supplements and resources and models and teaching methods. The research factor has three sub-components of research contracts, seminars and congresses and sabbatical leaves, and the factor of teaching quality has three sub-components, viz. lesson plan, teaching implementation and teaching assessment. The research questionnaire, composed of 36 items, was developed through the review of literature and the model designed. Once the questionnaire reliability was determined, its validity was confirmed by means of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The research findings suggest that the factors of suitability of educational and curriculum plans, educational and research facilities and equipment, financial resources, objectives, teaching-learning process, research, teaching quality, student satisfaction, developed scientific products and alumni are among the main effective factors in efficiency of distance education. According to the analyses carried out, it can be said that the effect of teaching-learning process, research and teaching quality on efficiency of distance education is significant and positive.
zahra bigdeli; mehdi moeinikia; adel zahed babolan; ali khalegh khah
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the purpose present research, analysis and synthesis analysis presented in the context of the application of ICT in teaching and learning is based on learners' academic performance, this research method is meta-analysis. The population scientific for this study constitue of the written works such as ...
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the purpose present research, analysis and synthesis analysis presented in the context of the application of ICT in teaching and learning is based on learners' academic performance, this research method is meta-analysis. The population scientific for this study constitue of the written works such as theses and articles in sites irandoc, magiran, sid and noormagz and some papers in indexed journals between years 87-94, that between the done works, 57 research chosed and after studies 36 research were chosen because they have necessary information to review. Data analysis was performed with the help of two soft ware CMA2 & EXCEL. In order to static study in descriptive statistics action used of frequency and percent frequency and in ferential static section, to calculate effect size used of hex and fixed effect and random effect model and in order to combination effects size were used of t vainer possible combination method. The findings of the descriptive statistics section show that most of the articles were selected from 91-92 years. In the inferential statistics section, the results also show a bias towards the initial studies. The results also show that the effect size of all studies except one is significant at the level of 0.05, so there is a significant relationship between ICT and academic achievement of learners. This confirms the effective role of ICTs in students' academic achievement if they are applied principally in schools and universities.
seyed Atieh Sajjadi; Kourosh Fathi Vajargah
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The present paper is designed to examine the impact and role of Telegram as one of the social networks as a complementary tool in the teaching process as well as to study whether or not to use it as a complementary tool in the teaching process. To achieve this goal, four main research questions regarding ...
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The present paper is designed to examine the impact and role of Telegram as one of the social networks as a complementary tool in the teaching process as well as to study whether or not to use it as a complementary tool in the teaching process. To achieve this goal, four main research questions regarding the characteristics of the Telegram, the results of its application, the barriers to its application, as well as the suggestions for making better use of this tool in the training process are discussed. This is a qualitative and interpretive phenomenological research. Research tools include Semi-structured interview, Observation and Journal Writting. In order to analyze the data of these three tools in the research, Thematic analysis method was used and Narrative analysis was used in addition to Thematic analysis. The research area is the Islamic Azad University of Tarbiat Modares University and the sample consisted of 8 postgraduate students of Tarbiat Modarres University and 11 postgraduate students of Islamic Azad University of Tehran. According to the research questions, the results of the three research tools indicate that the Telegram has the capacity and capability to be used in educational settings, but not alone, but rather in a traditional teaching method.
