Ali Ziyaeemehr
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Text books, as the main components of education, can play important roles in fostering students’ creativity and creative thinking. This study aimed to assess the alignment of six graders Thinking and Research textbook content to Plsek’s (1997) Directed Creativity Model. Data were sourced ...
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Text books, as the main components of education, can play important roles in fostering students’ creativity and creative thinking. This study aimed to assess the alignment of six graders Thinking and Research textbook content to Plsek’s (1997) Directed Creativity Model. Data were sourced and analyzed using all the exercises from the Thinking and Research textbook for newly developed sixth grade students in primary schools. Various researcher developed forms as data collection tools to analyze the selected content. Results showed that 61% of the analyzed content was congruent to Plesk’s first principle- attention (the preparation stage). Alignment to the second principle, escape (imagination and development stage) was around 39%. But the third principle- movement (practice stage) was totally ignored (0%) throughout the exercises designed to promote students’ creativity. It is worth mentioning that the principle of movement is considered as a key stage in fostering creativity according to Plsek. These finding might be of salience for curriculum developers in reviewing and re-crafting the Thinking and Research textbook for sixth grade students in order to betterment of nurturing students’ creativity through the curricula.
Mohammad Mehrad Sadr; Gholamreza Chalabianloo; Reza Abdi
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People regulate their emotions in different ways which emanates from their individual differences. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality factors and cognitive development levels with emotion regulation strategies. 381 (192 females, 189 males) students from Hakim ...
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People regulate their emotions in different ways which emanates from their individual differences. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality factors and cognitive development levels with emotion regulation strategies. 381 (192 females, 189 males) students from Hakim Sabzevari University were selected in a cluster sampling method and they filled out ERQ, NEO-FFI and SPBI questionnaires. Correlation coefficient and multiple regression was used for data analysis. Correlation analysis showed that reappraisal have significant positive relation with extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness, also suppression have positive significant relation with neuroticism and conservative thinking and negative significant relation with extraversion, openness and conscientiousness. The results of regression analysis indicated that conscientiousness, formal thinking and Collectivistic thinking could predict 12% of reappraisal variance. Results also indicated that extraversion, openness and dialectical thinking could predict 11% of suppression variance. Overall the present findings indicate that individual’s personality traits and cognitive development can predict their emotion regulation capability.
Samira Soleimani; Ali Mohammad Rezaei; Roya Dadollahi sarab
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There is a relationship between spirituality and emotional intelligence with mental health. Since identifying of factors affecting mental health in particular in students is necessary, therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationships between Spirituality and emotional intelligence with ...
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There is a relationship between spirituality and emotional intelligence with mental health. Since identifying of factors affecting mental health in particular in students is necessary, therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationships between Spirituality and emotional intelligence with mental health in students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. Through a cross-sectional study using randomized allocation sampling, 358 students in Ferdowsi University of Mashhad were recruited in 2015. A standard questionnaire including demographic variables and variables of spirituality, emotional intelligence and mental health was applied. Collected data were analyzed using linear regression in SPSS software. Mean and standard deviation of age was 21.63 ± 1.7 years, respectively that 64.5% were female. There were significant relationships between spirituality and emotional intelligence with students’ mental health so that predicts by increasing the mean score of spirituality and emotional intelligence, the mean score of students’ mental health to be increased. Emotional intelligence showed that has a more predicting role. Eventually, there were no statistically significant relationships between age and gender with students’ mental health. With regard to results, life skills education in advanced levels considering spirituality and in particular promotion of emotional intelligence can have an important role in improvement of students’ mental health.
parisa paran; Masood Azarbayejani; Ali Delavar
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The purpose of this study was to develop and normalizing a Existing Beliefs Scale Is Based on the Holy Quran (With Emphasis on Vews of Allameh Tabatabai) for pationts with MS. The population in this study were included of all MS patients covered by social security insurance and were referred to pharmacies ...
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The purpose of this study was to develop and normalizing a Existing Beliefs Scale Is Based on the Holy Quran (With Emphasis on Vews of Allameh Tabatabai) for pationts with MS. The population in this study were included of all MS patients covered by social security insurance and were referred to pharmacies such as 13 Aban, 29 Farvardin, Shahid Kazemi and Red cross and from which the patients of the 13 Aban pharmacy were selected randomly in this study. The sample were consisted of 150 patients . The first version had 39 items, and the primary analysis with face and content validity on 30 children, (Cronbach’s Alpha = .97), and correlation of the items with the total score revealed that the scale is acceptable with 39 items for the general population. Then, with omitting 2 items due to low correlation, the reliability of the scale (Cronbach’s Alpha = .77) was approved. Utilizing an exploratory factor analysis, construct validity showed KMO was .687, and Bartlett's Test of Sphericity was significant (P < 0.01). Furthermore, an expletory factor analysis and Varimax rotation were performed, and primary factors with factor-load bigger than 0.3 were maintained. Then, complex items were omitted and finally 28 items and 50 options remained in form of 4 subscales (1. Being in significant world, 2. Faith and truth, 3. self-awareness and responsibility, 4. forgiveness and love to others). Reliability and internal consistency of the scales with 25 items was approved (Cronbach’s Alpha = .70). Pearson correlation analysis manifested a significant relationship between the subscales and the total scale (P < .01). Finally, standardized and normalized scores were computed. The results showed that the Existing Beliefs questionnaire has Usability as a reliable and standardized tool for Research and clinical status.
Fariba Dortaj; Esmail zarei zevaraki; khadijeh aliabadi
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This study was conducted to design and validate Mooc model-based distance education for students and validation in terms of experts. The research method was descriptive-analytic with approach of systematic review of research literature and descriptive-survey method was used to validate the model. In ...
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This study was conducted to design and validate Mooc model-based distance education for students and validation in terms of experts. The research method was descriptive-analytic with approach of systematic review of research literature and descriptive-survey method was used to validate the model. In order to design educational model, the statistical society of this research includes all books, research and review papers, theses and internet information resources related to technology, especially Mooc technology and students distance education (from 2000 to 2017) and in order to validate model, statistical society includes specialists in educational technology and distance education. The sample consisted of 10 books and 20 articles associated with distance education, 5 books and 20 articles about mooc technology, which were selected for targeted analysis and to validate model, 30 specialists in educational technology and distance education participated as sample. Tools for data collection were taking note and a self-designed questionnaire with 7 questions in Likert scale. The results of this study led to formulation of a prescribed pattern. The pattern forming process includes eight steps: preparation, analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation and optimization of learning. These models were developed with an integrated approach and were used the strengths of different patterns of distance education environments and Mooc. Also, the results showed that the specialist's opinion was significantly higher than the average at every 7 questions about evaluation (P <0.01). It can be concluded that specialists largely evaluated the internal validation of pattern designed in distance education. Using Mooc model-based distance education was effective to increase academic engagement and academic performance of students who were trained under this program (P <0.01). As a result, this model can be used to teach students of PNU through Mooc technology.
Saeed Ghiasi Nodooshan; Kamran Malekpour Lapari; Fatemeh Razavi
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The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between campus climate with academic optimism and academic stress among the students. The research method was descriptive survey - correlation. The study population Allameh Tabatabai University Central Campus students in the academic ...
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The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between campus climate with academic optimism and academic stress among the students. The research method was descriptive survey - correlation. The study population Allameh Tabatabai University Central Campus students in the academic year 94-1393 and the numbers are 7851. Using multi-stage cluster sampling based on Morgan table, 381 individuals (77 males, 116 females) were selected randomly. Three questionnaires were used to collect data (campus climate, academic optimism academic stress). To determine the validity of these tools from experts in the field were and to ensure the reliability of Cronbach's alpha coefficient formula is used, the results obtained in order for each questionnaire, 87/0, 81/0 and 86/0 respectively. To analyze the data both descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and frequency of use Kolmogorov-Smirnov and inferential statistics tests for normality and to explore the relation between variables and Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to generalize results to the community sample and finally to analyze the results SPSS 22 software was used. According to research findings, significant negative relationship between campus climate and academic stress and there is a significant positive relationship with the academic optimism. That is, the campus climate is more empathetic, stress less educated and more academic optimism seen among students.
Alireza Badeleh
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This study has been conducted with the objective of comparing the effects of applying educational electronic content and workshop teaching method on learning and retention of mathematics in third grade boy students of the primary schools in the city of Elborz. This survey is pseudo-experimental and includes ...
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This study has been conducted with the objective of comparing the effects of applying educational electronic content and workshop teaching method on learning and retention of mathematics in third grade boy students of the primary schools in the city of Elborz. This survey is pseudo-experimental and includes pretest-posttest designs for three sample groups. Statistical society of the survey was third grade students of primary school; out of this society, considering the type of selection method (pseudo-experimental), three third-grade primary school classes, including 20 students each, were randomly selected. Data of this study was collected in every class through three mathematics tests (pretest, posttest and test with determined intervals to evaluate retention). To analyze the data, descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency and frequency) and deductive statistics (study of data normality, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Kroit Mochelli test, and quantities of epsilon for studying uniformity of co-variances and independent T-test for evaluating the hypotheses) were applied. The findings showed that using electronic content and teaching through workshop method were effective on learning and retention of mathematics by third grade primary school students and increase the level of learning and retention.
Mansoureh Kalhor; Golnar Mehran
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One of the goals of education is to foster thinking and reasoning. The realization of this goalrequires providing condition and using effective methods and strategies on Critical thinking. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of concept mapping on critical thinking skillsin students. ...
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One of the goals of education is to foster thinking and reasoning. The realization of this goalrequires providing condition and using effective methods and strategies on Critical thinking. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of concept mapping on critical thinking skillsin students. The sample included 50 third grade of high school female students in Karaj city that were selected through purposive sampling. The research project was a quasi experimental design of pre- test and post-test with control group. The subjects were randomly assigned to experimental and control group. The experimental group was through using concept mapping cooperatively, while control group was not exposed to such kind of learning technique and the students in this group were through in common way of reading comprehension teaching.The California Critical Thinking Skills Test form B (CCTST) was used to measure the critical thinking ability of the students. The data were analyzed with Analysis of covariancetest (ANCOVA), and showed that the students in the experimental group achieved significantly higher critical thinking scores than the students in the control group. The findings reveal that using concept mapping as a learning strategy is effective in helping students develop critical thinking skills.
Mostafa Salari; Mohammad Hassan Amir Teymouri
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The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of the Four-Component Instructional design Model on the extent of extraneous cognitive load and complex task learning in physics courses. With respect to objectives, implications, and research methodology, this study belongs to quasi-experimental ...
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The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of the Four-Component Instructional design Model on the extent of extraneous cognitive load and complex task learning in physics courses. With respect to objectives, implications, and research methodology, this study belongs to quasi-experimental research designs. The design of the study was a pre-test/post-test one with an experimental group and a control group. The population of the study included all first-grade, high-school, male students of the 5th Locale in Tehran in 1392-93. The sample of the study was selected using multi-level clustered random sampling and included 30 students who were randomly placed in an experimental group (n = 15) and a control group (n = 15). The experimental group underwent the independent variable (instructional design of the physics course based on the Four-Component Model) and the control group was instructed using the traditional method. One instrument for gathering data was Pass, van Merriënboer, and Adam‘s (1994) 9- rating scale, the internal and external validity of which were 0.86 and 0.83, respectively. The other instrument of the study was a complex task learning test developed by the researcher himself; the face validity of the test was judged by experts and professors and the test-retest method showed that the reliability of the test is 0.79. The obtained data were analyzed through the SPSS software and an independent t-test (for determining extraneous cognitive load) and ANCOVA (for complex task learning test) were used to analyze the data. The results of the study demonstrated that Four-Component Instructional design Model had a significant effects on decreasing extraneous cognitive load in the experimental group in comparison with the control group (p>0.00). Also, the results of the study demonstrated a significant increase in the extent of complex task learning for the experimental group in comparison with the control group (Partial Eta Squared =.14, F = 4.34, p <.05).
