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Mohammad Taghi Zaeri; Esmaeil Zaraii Zavaraki; Parviz Sharifidaramadi; Ali Delavar
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This research was conducted with the aim of determining "the effect of the learning package model based on the blended approach on the learning rate of students with visual impairment in the first period of elementary school in experimental sciences". To measure the effectiveness of this model, a quasi-experimental ...
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This research was conducted with the aim of determining "the effect of the learning package model based on the blended approach on the learning rate of students with visual impairment in the first period of elementary school in experimental sciences". To measure the effectiveness of this model, a quasi-experimental design with pre-test-post-test and two experimental and control groups was used. The statistical population included all students with visual impairment in the first period of elementary school. 19 students from the third grade in the academic year of 1402-1403 were selected in a purposeful and accessible manner. In this research, a blended approach (face-to-face and virtual) was used. At first, the learning package was designed and prepared, then it was used in the teaching-learning process. The measurement of students' learning was done with a researcher-made test. Mean and standard deviation were used for descriptive statistics and covariance analysis was used for inferential statistics. The results obtained from the data analysis of the research hypothesis showed that after removing the pre-test (adjusted mean), there is a significant difference between the average learning scores in the post-test phase (P<0.001) and the research hypothesis was confirmed. According to the research results, it can be said that the learning package model is effective for visually impaired students. Therefore, it is suggested to use this model in order to prepare, produce and apply the learning package for students with visual impairment.
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Naweedullah Danishyar; Mortaza Taheri; Hamid Rahimian; Samad borzooian
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The entrepreneurial university has an important role in country's economic development. The purpose of this research is to present the entrepreneurial university development model for public universities of Afghanistan. This applied research was conducted based on the systematic grounded theory (SY-GTM). ...
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The entrepreneurial university has an important role in country's economic development. The purpose of this research is to present the entrepreneurial university development model for public universities of Afghanistan. This applied research was conducted based on the systematic grounded theory (SY-GTM). Research participants are professors of Afghan universities. The sampling method in this research is purposeful and theoretical snowball sampling. The data collection continued until reaching theoretical saturation, and theoretical saturation was achieved with the number of 16 people in this research. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview and the data was analyzed using MAXQDA 22 software. The reliability and validity of the data were opened by observing the participants and reviewing the experts. The results obtained from the research data of open, axial and selective coding processes were analyzed and 847 conceptual reports were classified into 25 associative categories from 16 interviews and finally six models were drawn. Research studies have shown that for the entrepreneurship of Afghanistan's public universities, a set of causal conditions are necessary, the conditions including: relationship between university and industry, commercialization research, and market-based curriculum research. the intervening environmental conditions include: awarding system and entrepreneurial leadership. The implementation of the entrepreneurial university involves these strategies: teaching entrepreneurial skills and promoting the culture of entrepreneurship inside and outside the university. This research is the first step in entrepreneurship of public universities and has helped Al-Beroni University in the field of entrepreneurship.
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M. Hajitabar Firouzjaee; M. abedini; M. khatiri
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the "Iran TV School" program on the academic performance of students with the mediation of academic engagement during the Corona period. The research method was a correlational survey. The statistical population includes all sixth grade ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the "Iran TV School" program on the academic performance of students with the mediation of academic engagement during the Corona period. The research method was a correlational survey. The statistical population includes all sixth grade students (1038 people) of Kordkuy city in the year 1400-1401, and 343 people were selected as a statistical sample using proportional stratified random sampling. To collect data, two standard questionnaires of academic performance by Pahm and Tyler (1999) and Shofli and Becker's academic engagement questionnaire (2006), were used. Pearson correlation coefficients and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the data. The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between the amount of watching TV school programs with academic engagement and academic performance. Also, the results showed that the television school program affects the academic performance both directly and indirectly (with the mediation of academic engagement).
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The aim of this research is to study the fundamentals of competency-based course outline, which has been implemented in the case of revision syllabus of Master's degree program in Educational Technology. The dominant approach in the research is qualitative. In the first stage, the relevant sources ...
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The aim of this research is to study the fundamentals of competency-based course outline, which has been implemented in the case of revision syllabus of Master's degree program in Educational Technology. The dominant approach in the research is qualitative. In the first stage, the relevant sources about competency-based curriculum were analyzed with the descriptive analytical method. In the second stage, a qualitative interview was conducted with several faculty members of the Educational Technology department who had completed the Master's degree program in Educational Technology. The interview themes included four important criteria in development and revising curriculum from the Supreme Council for Cultural Revolution: efficiency, updating, localization, and Islamization, and the required competencies (knowledge, skills, and personal attitudes) for graduates of the Educational Technology program. The interview texts were transcribed, and then open, subcomponent and component codes were identified with the MAXQDA software. The analysis method for analyzing of interview was inductive content analysis, and the unit of analysis was the thematic content. Based on the interview results and comparative studies on the Master's-syllabus of Educational Technology in international universities was identified the title of lessons in Master's-course. The results of the research determines that the elimination of the Educational Technology specialization from the Bachelor's program and the lack of related specializations in Master's-course reduces the efficiency of the graduates
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Ehsan Alinia Bengar; fatemeh Jafarkhani
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New studies present a disturbing picture of distance learning of experimental science courses, especially at the elementary level, this type of education, which is not so dependent on the presence of students in the classroom, is not popular among many of them. This research has been done to investigate ...
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New studies present a disturbing picture of distance learning of experimental science courses, especially at the elementary level, this type of education, which is not so dependent on the presence of students in the classroom, is not popular among many of them. This research has been done to investigate the effect of the community of inquiry practices on argumentation-driven skills in experimental sciences. The research design was semi-experimental and the statistical population consisted of 26 male students of the sixth grade of one of the schools in Babolsar city of Mazandaran province in the academic year of 2022. The Sampling method, targeted, and intervention included the implementation of the community of inquiry model based on argumentation-driven skills in the experimental group, while the control group received traditional teacher-oriented training. The results showed that the socialization of the online inquiry based on these skills has positive effects on the quality of learning and increases the student’s motivation in the course of experimental sciences. This study recommends conducting larger-scale research to implement a community of inquiry based on an argumentation-driven skills model in an online context.
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hamed abbasi; Mohammad Reza Nili Ahmadabadi; Esmaeil Zaraii Zavaraki
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The current research was conducted with the aim of providing a suitable solution for using Holoport augmented reality technology in order to develop, facilitate and objectify the communication process in education based on the connectivism theory. The problem of the research was how to use augmented ...
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The current research was conducted with the aim of providing a suitable solution for using Holoport augmented reality technology in order to develop, facilitate and objectify the communication process in education based on the connectivism theory. The problem of the research was how to use augmented reality in the theory of connectivism, which was done by a systematic review method and using the PRISMA protocol. The content required for the systematic review included valid scientific articles and documents, and finally 24 articles were selected out of 37. The inclusion criteria of the article were the full relevance of the article title to the topic of Holoport and connectivism, the novelty of the article, conducting the research in the period between 2005-2023, the validity of the publication and the correct research method. Key words for searching in scientific databases included holoport augmented reality, holoporting and connectivism theory. Search databases included SAGE Journals, ERIC, Elsevier, Web of Science, IEEE, Sciencer, Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar, ISD, Noormags, Civilica, Irandoc and Magiran. The findings showed that in education based on connectivism theory, the use of augmented reality is possible through Holoport technology, and this increases the level of interaction, creating situation-oriented education and virtual presence in real time and place. As a result, by using this technology, people physically feel each other next to each other and create a face-to-face interaction by creating a multi-person holoport network. By overcoming the limitations of this technology, face-to-face virtual education will be formed.
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roghayeh afshari
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The current research was conducted with the aim of identifying the components and designing the enriched learning environment in order to improve the problem solving skills of gifted students and its internal validation. This research was done with a mixed method of exploratory type. The design components ...
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The current research was conducted with the aim of identifying the components and designing the enriched learning environment in order to improve the problem solving skills of gifted students and its internal validation. This research was done with a mixed method of exploratory type. The design components of the enriched learning environment were identified by inductive content analysis and En Vivo software. The statistical population in the qualitative and quantitative section is experts related to the subject in the fields of educational technology, education and upbringing of exceptional children, professors with research and executive records in the field of e-learning, teachers of gifted schools, written and electronic documents and resources. The samples were purposefully selected in both groups, in the qualitative section, there were 30 experts and in the quantitative section, there were 31 experts in universities and schools of brilliant talent. Data collection was done in the qualitative part using the content analysis of semi-structured interviews and documents and in the quantitative part through the researcher-made questionnaire. Based on the content analysis, eight main components and 24 sub-components were extracted for the main components. After analyzing the content and extracting the codes, the components and sub-components were presented in the form of a template. According to experts, the presented model has good internal validity and has the necessary effect to improve the problem solving skills gifted students.
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Zahra Babaei; Sayedamin Azimi; Yasamin Abedini
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The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between knowledge of the content of technological pedagogy (TPACK) and the online assessment skills of primary school teachers.
The statistical population of this research comprises teachers (male and female) of elementary schools in Shahin Shahr, ...
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The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between knowledge of the content of technological pedagogy (TPACK) and the online assessment skills of primary school teachers.
The statistical population of this research comprises teachers (male and female) of elementary schools in Shahin Shahr, Isfahan province, in the academic year 2022-2023 (507 people), of whom 247 took part. A technology integration knowledge questionnaire (Schmid et al., 2020) is included in the research tools. and a researcher-made questionnaire on the online assessment skills of primary teachers. After collecting the data, we analyzed the fining at two levels of descriptive and inferential statistics. At the level of descriptive statistics of frequency and percentage, mean, and standard deviation, and at the level of inferential statistics from the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, independent, t-analysis Variance and minimum difference tests between the means we use.
The findings showed a weak relationship between technology knowledge, content knowledge, pedagogy knowledge, pedagogy content knowledge, technology content knowledge, technology pedagogy knowledge, and technology pedagogy content knowledge with online assessment skills. More explanation in this regard is presented in detail in the section of findings and conclusions.
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Pedram Safari; Zahra Jamebozorg; Fatemeh Jafarkhani
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Teamwork skill is a subset of interpersonal communication in life skills announced by the World Health Organization. Developing countries, especially Iran, are always facing the challenge of teamwork, which prevents us from progressing as fast as possible. Nowadays, digital games have shown their effectiveness ...
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Teamwork skill is a subset of interpersonal communication in life skills announced by the World Health Organization. Developing countries, especially Iran, are always facing the challenge of teamwork, which prevents us from progressing as fast as possible. Nowadays, digital games have shown their effectiveness in improving learning through various researches. In this way, the current study has investigated the effect of designing an educational model based on digital games for learning teamwork skills of second year elementary school students with a practical purpose. This research was carried out in a quasi-experimental way and in two stages. In the first stage, the game-based educational design model was optimized for learning teamwork skills and the educational scenario was written based on it. In the second stage, the intervention was carried out according to the scenario in the experimental group (learning teamwork skills through the educational design model based on digital games) and the control group (learning teamwork in a conventional way). The research population is the students of the second year of elementary school, 48 of whom were selected through available sampling. The data collection tool of this research was the teamwork checklist based on the extracted components. The findings showed a significant effect of the intervention in the experimental group compared to the control group. Finally, it was concluded that learning and improving teamwork skills can be achieved if a suitable educational game is used with teamwork components.
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Sara Baniamerian; Esmaeil Zaraii Zavaraki; Mahdi Vahedi; Mohammad Reza Nili Ahmadabadi; Ali Delavar
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The present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the current state of research in relation to STEAM education for gifted students in elementary school. This study was conducted as a systematic review to analyze (1) how STEAM education is used for gifted students, (2) opportunities and challenges ...
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The present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the current state of research in relation to STEAM education for gifted students in elementary school. This study was conducted as a systematic review to analyze (1) how STEAM education is used for gifted students, (2) opportunities and challenges in this type of education, and (3) the impact of STEAM education implementation on the progress of gifted students. A search was conducted in reputative databases including Scopus, Web of Science, and Wiley for articles published from 2010 to 2023. After the initial screening steps, among the 634 extracted articles, finally 17 articles were selected according to the research criteria. In this review, various dimensions including methods, participants, data collection tools, and research fields have been examined. The results of the research reveal that STEAM education can play an important role in promoting the learning and ability of elementary gifted students, and despite various challenges, there are various opportunities to strengthen it in the future.
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MASOUD RASTIN; Hossein Afkhami; Reza Saberi
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Public relations, due to its scientific and practical dimensions, requires continuous improvement and development, which can enhance the competencies of graduates. This research examines four key aspects of public relations education in Iran: skills, knowledge, internships, and updating. The study was ...
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Public relations, due to its scientific and practical dimensions, requires continuous improvement and development, which can enhance the competencies of graduates. This research examines four key aspects of public relations education in Iran: skills, knowledge, internships, and updating. The study was conducted using surveys and questionnaires, with the statistical population including public relations experts in governmental and non-governmental organizations with over 100 employees in Tehran, including managers and professionals who graduated in this field. A multi-stage sampling method was used to select the participants.
The results of the research show that internships, with an average of 3.76, were identified as the most important educational method. Following that, the teaching of specialized knowledge had an average of 3.71, and skills training had an average of 3.69, while updating knowledge and skills ranked last with an average of 3.43. These findings emphasize the significance of combining practical and theoretical education. Public relations, as a dynamic profession, requires specialists with broad knowledge in communication, management, technology, and strategic thinking. Industry-based internship models align most closely with the actual needs of this profession. Additionally, for updating, professionals should use various methods, such as specialized media, training courses, and conferences, to address the complex and changing challenges of this field.
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