Volume 10, Issue 34 , January 2015, , Pages 207-232
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The aim of this study was to determine the constituent elements and affecting Factors of human flourishing in a paradigm model. In order to achieve this goal, due to special features of flourish construction, qualitative research approach and grounded theory method was used. Participants in the study ...
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The aim of this study was to determine the constituent elements and affecting Factors of human flourishing in a paradigm model. In order to achieve this goal, due to special features of flourish construction, qualitative research approach and grounded theory method was used. Participants in the study were 36 expert psychologists who specialize in Topics related to human flourishing. They were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Data analysis was done based on three coding methods used in grounded theory consist of open coding, axial coding and selective coding. Findings indicated that human flourishing is formed of three essential components including achievement/ accomplishment, community involvement and a sense of satisfaction / happiness. Factors affecting flourish contain teleological thinking, flourish motivation, and social-environmental-cultural conditions, positive emotions, positive relationships, personality characteristics (openness, conscientiousness) and competencies. Some of these factors appear as causal variables and some of them are contextual or mediator variables. Provided the right combination and interaction of these factors, human flourishing can be achieved. The results of this study can be considered in formulating intervention programs to facilitate and accelerate flourish of people.
mahmood najafi; golamreza dehshiri
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Objective: the main aim of this research was to study the role of self- esteem, components of loneliness in prediction of students’ academic achievement. Method: The sample was 281 students (141 boys, and 140 girls) which were selected by clustering random sampling. The subjects were asked to answered ...
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Objective: the main aim of this research was to study the role of self- esteem, components of loneliness in prediction of students’ academic achievement. Method: The sample was 281 students (141 boys, and 140 girls) which were selected by clustering random sampling. The subjects were asked to answered the Loneliness Fillings Scale and Kooper Smith’s self-esteem Questionnaire. Results: The results showed that self-esteem and loneliness were significant predictors on academic achievement. Also, there was negative significant correlation between self esteem and loneliness. Other results showed that the mean scores of self esteem and affective symptoms of loneliness of girls were significantly higher than the boys’ mean scores. Conclusion: in sum, the results represented the importance and the role of need to self-esteem as a potential variable for helping to students in order to cope with their affective-social loneliness experiences and academic achievement.
mohamadali mohamadifar; mahmood najafi
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Formative and traditional evaluation might have different effect on educational and emotional domain in measuring student performance. The aim of the present research is the study of the effects of the evaluation types on academic achievement and test anxiety in the students of second grade of primary ...
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Formative and traditional evaluation might have different effect on educational and emotional domain in measuring student performance. The aim of the present research is the study of the effects of the evaluation types on academic achievement and test anxiety in the students of second grade of primary school. In this research we examined 108 students (boys and girls) of second grade of primary school in Tehran city. The students were selected by stratified random sampling method from four regions of Tehran department of education. Research tools in this research were one questionnaire and two Persian and Mathematical tests. The results showed that there is difference between students in academic achievement and test anxiety with considering evaluation type. In fact results showed that students evaluated with descriptive evaluation had upper scores in academic achievement and fewer scores in test anxiety. According to results, sex showed interaction with anxiety, and females with were characterized by higher scores on test anxiety. These findings are consistent with the view that descriptive evaluation is associated with high school performance and low test anxiety
Mohamad ali Mohammadyfar (M.A); Mohamad ali Besharat; Maryam Ghasemi; Mahmoud Najaphy
Volume 3, Issue 9 , October 2007, , Pages 22-46
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The aim of the present research was to determine the rate of prevalence and diversity of specific learning disabilities in students of third and fourth grade of primary school. In this research we used one questionnaire and four checklists. Rater’s behavior disorders questionnaire administered ...
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The aim of the present research was to determine the rate of prevalence and diversity of specific learning disabilities in students of third and fourth grade of primary school. In this research we used one questionnaire and four checklists. Rater’s behavior disorders questionnaire administered for screening of students with behavior disorders.Four checklists inclusive of Myklebust’s learning disabilities checklist, Reading learning disability checklist, Mathematics learning disability checklist and Writing learning disability checklist were administered to determine the rate of prevalence of learning disabilities. The sample consisted of 446 students (231boys and 215 girls) from third and fourth grade of primary schools of four regions of Shiraz department of education that were selected by clustering random sampling method. After screening of students with behavior disorders 401 students (200boys and 201girls) remain for statistical calculation. The results showed that out of 401 students 39 students identified as learning disability; this is 9.7 percent of total sample. Also out of 401 students 35 students identified as reading learning disability, this is 8.7 percent of total sample. Another results indicated that out of 401 students 27 students identified as mathematics learning disability, this is 6.7 percent of total sample. Also out of 401 students 29 students identified as writing learning disability, this is 7.2 percent of total sample. The result of Cronbach’s coefficient alpha, test-retest reliability and Pearson’s correlation coefficient proved the reliability and validity of checklists that administered in this research. In this article we discussed about results and limitation and offered suggestions for future studies
