azadollah karami; hasan maleki
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The present study aims to compare the effectiveness of the collaborative teaching methods and brainstorming method on social competence of the male students in the second grade of secondary school in Qods town. This research is applied and uses the quasi-experimental method. The research plan included ...
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The present study aims to compare the effectiveness of the collaborative teaching methods and brainstorming method on social competence of the male students in the second grade of secondary school in Qods town. This research is applied and uses the quasi-experimental method. The research plan included pretest and posttest with both number 1 and number 2 experiment groups. The research population consisted of all the male students in the second grade of secondary school of Qods town in the school year 2011-2012. Using Two-stage cluster sampling method, 2/1 and 2/3 classes of Shahid Mortazavi secondary school were randomly selected as the sample population.Theclass2/3 was randomly assigned to be exposed to the independent variable of collaborative method, and the class 2/1 was assigned to be exposed to the independent variable of brainstorming. First, the social competence pretest was administrated to both groups, and both groups were post-tested after passing the course in the second semester. By using the multivariate analysis of variance test (MANOVA), the data resulted from pretest and posttest was analyzed for difference scores. The results of this research showed that the collaborative teaching method was more effective on social competence compared to brainstorming method. In order to improve the mental-social state of the students, teachers are recommended to get familiar with the usage of active methods of teaching.
khalil esmaeilpur; hasan maleki
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In this research, social skills and attitudes of high school iO students in public, standard and private (nonprofit) schools are compared with each other. The sample included 491 high school students who were selected randomly. Data collected through researcher-made questionnaire that was designed in ...
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In this research, social skills and attitudes of high school iO students in public, standard and private (nonprofit) schools are compared with each other. The sample included 491 high school students who were selected randomly. Data collected through researcher-made questionnaire that was designed in according to social objects and existing questionnaires. Content and construct validity of' our questioner were appropriate. Its coefficient alpha ,vas 0.94. Social skills components defined as "attempt to intimacy with peers", "attempt to intimacy with family members", "benevolence" and "participation in social activities", and attitudes components as "disposition to national unity", "conventionality ", "patriotism" and "Sacrifice and self devotion". The research results indicared that the private high. school students' participation in social activities was higher than public high school students', and students of standard high schools had high scores in conventionality in compare to public and private high schools students. Other components of social skills and attitudes were the same among three groups. There was a significant difference between different educational courses and also there was a significant difference in most social skills and attitudes components between girls and boys.
