Educational Science
Javad Imani; mehdi bagheri; nader gholi ghorchiyan; parivash jafari
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The purpose of this study was to identify effective dimensions for enhancing the effectiveness of secondary schools in Hormozgan province. The purpose of this research is applied and in terms of information gathering method, a quantitative-qualitative approach has been taken. The statistical population ...
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The purpose of this study was to identify effective dimensions for enhancing the effectiveness of secondary schools in Hormozgan province. The purpose of this research is applied and in terms of information gathering method, a quantitative-qualitative approach has been taken. The statistical population includes experts in the field of school effectiveness. Which in part of Quantitative Research, included a limited number of faculty members in Hormozgan universities in the fields of education, of which 30 were selected as samples. Also In the qualitative section, the sample volume was estimated with a theoretical saturation of 10 people. A targeted sampling was used to select the sample. The Data collection tools were through interviews and questionnaires. For data analysis in the Quantitative section, One sample t test and In the qualitative section, open and axial coding was used. The results led to the identification of six Dimensions from 24 concepts that named them as follows: management and leadership; Belief in collective wisdom; Promoting health, health and safety at school; Empowering staff; Establishment of the teaching and learning system and extracurricular activities.
Electronic learning- virtual
E. Noori; M. Golestaneh; S. M. Mousavi
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Background and Objectives: With the spread of COVID-19 and the closure of universities, the possibility of holding face-to-face chemistry laboratory courses was lost. And universities inevitably used alternative solutions to provide laboratory courses. Farhangian University, like other university centers, ...
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Background and Objectives: With the spread of COVID-19 and the closure of universities, the possibility of holding face-to-face chemistry laboratory courses was lost. And universities inevitably used alternative solutions to provide laboratory courses. Farhangian University, like other university centers, switched to online education. This current research aimed to investigate the level of mastery of computer skills and digital literacy, as well as the quality of teaching and the effectiveness of virtual teaching of chemistry laboratory courses from the perspective of chemistry student-teachers at Farhangian University.Methods: The research was applied in terms of purpose and cross-sectional in terms of time. The research data were collected using a descriptive survey. The statistical population of the research consisted of student-teachers of Chemistry Education in the campuses and higher education centers of Farhangian University in the academic year 1400-1401, who had the experience of face-to-face and virtual education of chemistry laboratory courses. The research tool included a researcher-made questionnaire with 25 items on a 5-point Likert scale. Five chemistry faculty members of Farhangian University confirmed the validity of the questionnaire, and its reliability was calculated by Cronbach's alpha method, with a coefficient of 0.97. The questionnaire was prepared through Google Forms. After obtaining legal permissions, the questionnaire link was sent to the target group via email. And they were asked to complete the questionnaire if they were satisfied. A total of 180 students completed the questionnaire and submitted it. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS (20.00) software and descriptive and inferential statistical methods. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 participants. Participants were assured that they would remain anonymous.Findings: Overall, participants' opinion about computer skills and digital literacy was favorable ( = 4.38, p < 0.05). In the components of the quality of education ( = 3.22, p < 0.05) and the effectiveness of virtual education of chemistry laboratory courses ( = 3.15 and p < 0.05), relatively favorable score were obtained. The difference in the average score of the research components according to the year of entering the university was not statistically significant. However, there was a statistically significant difference between the average score of the quality of education component according to the gender of student teachers. Tukey's post hoc test showed that male participants obtained a higher average score in the education quality component than female participants. The students' opinions on two items, "I was satisfied with conducting laboratory units virtually" and "the level of learning in online chemistry laboratory classes was good", were unfavorable. Examining the interviews showed that students often described their computer skills and digital literacy as favorable, although they were dissatisfied with the lack of computer skills of some professors. Several interviewees stated that some professors tried to make teaching as effective as possible using virtual laboratory software, videos, and related clips.Conclusion: Respondents' dissatisfaction with conducting chemistry laboratory units in a virtual way and their level of learning in online classes of chemistry laboratories was not favorable, showing that the level of satisfaction with the virtual education of chemistry laboratory courses presented in a virtual way was not good. Most interviewees admitted that the disadvantages of virtual classes were more than their advantages. There may be a direct relationship between greater satisfaction with the quality of education in the group of males and the probability of their employment and earnings money. In conclusion, the best method to improve online education is a combination of digital literacy, computer skills, creativity, using different educational tools, and active teaching-learning approaches. These results can be provided to administrators and planners of Farhangian University and the Ministry of Education. These results can help them to use operational strategies to compensate for possible deficiencies in the professional competence of chemistry student teachers in the laboratory courses provided virtually.
Education technology - Evaluation and testing
F. Taghiyar; M. Siadati; F. Oruji
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One of the most important parameters in personalization of adaptive learning web-based educational systems is learning style. Up to now, various learning styles proposed and this paper tries to evaluate the efficiency of using one of them, Jackson model. In this study, we categorized students ...
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One of the most important parameters in personalization of adaptive learning web-based educational systems is learning style. Up to now, various learning styles proposed and this paper tries to evaluate the efficiency of using one of them, Jackson model. In this study, we categorized students as model says and delivered learning content matched to each group learning style. Findings of the study indicate differences in performance between matched and non-matched students in one case of the study and in the other case, demonstrate no significant difference. Although these results pertain to an undergraduate educational session, however our proposed framework is general enough to be applied to effective and efficient pedagogy in any area at any level.
Educational Technology
R. Alidehi Ravandi; M. S. Taher Tolou Del
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Background and Objective:Given that the current century is associated with innovation, speed and advances in information technology and knowledge transfer, the new generation is looking for ways to keep up with these changes. Therefore, improvements should be made in the content and method of learning. ...
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Background and Objective:Given that the current century is associated with innovation, speed and advances in information technology and knowledge transfer, the new generation is looking for ways to keep up with these changes. Therefore, improvements should be made in the content and method of learning. One of the new educational methods is education with technology. Technology is a tool created by human knowledge to produce, solve, and meet needs or wants with resources. Therefore, educational technology can be considered as the use of technology to create and manage technological resources and processes to improve educational performance with the aim of motivating and encouraging students to learn and facilitate the educational process. The present study was aimed at the meta-analysis and synthesis of the results of research on the impact of the use of technology in mathematical education considering the rapid progress of ICT in the present age and, consequently, the significant increase in studies on the impact of technology on the effectiveness of education. Methods:The statistical community is a research that studies the impact of using technology in advancing the goals of mathematical education and with the review of the history, 19 studies were found in this field. Findings: The research findings showed that the use of technology at 0.38 of variable variance predicts the achievement of the goals of mathematical education, so if technology can be fully integrated into teaching methods, it can be as an effective tool to improve students' learning in mathematics, therefore, considering the effectiveness of using technology in mathematical education, it is essential that the mathematical curriculum be formulated to bring content with a combination of technology. Conclusion: The aim of this study was to integrate the results obtained regarding the effect of using technology in advancing the goals of mathematics education by meta-analysis. The independent variables of this research include: educational software, computer games, multimedia, graphic images and computer use; dependent variables were: learning, self-efficacy, academic motivation, performance, executive functions, progress, self-regulation, memorization, attitude and participation in math lessons. Due to the correlation between the use of technology and the advancement of the goals of mathematics education, it is recommended that educational planners take the necessary care in compiling textbooks accordingly, and teachers' teaching methods should be in line with this issue and modified by using new technologies.
E-Lerning
M. Arabposhtkohi; A. Zamani Moghadam; A. Rajabzadeh Qatri
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Background and Objective:Over the years, due to the growth of information and communication technology, we have witnessed fundamental and increasing changes in higher education. Today, information and communication technology has become an integral part of the workplace and the classroom, and has changed ...
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Background and Objective:Over the years, due to the growth of information and communication technology, we have witnessed fundamental and increasing changes in higher education. Today, information and communication technology has become an integral part of the workplace and the classroom, and has changed business practices, communication and learning. The art and science of education has combined with the growth of information and communication technology and has created a new approach to learning called e-learning. e-learning is emerging as a new paradigm of modern education and has realized many educational ideals including learning in place and time, collaborative learning, self-assessment and self-strategy. For this reason, it is used in a wide range of educational activities, and many schools, universities and higher education institutions are preparing e-learning programs. The aim of the present study is to recognize the effectiveness criteria of e-Learning programs of Work and Technology Course from experts’ perspective. Methods:The research method is qualitative and Strauss and Corbin’s grounded theory is used. The population of the investigation included experts from training domain, the new technologies planning domain, and work and technology course domain from whom 18 people were selected purposefully as samples. Open, axial and selective categorization techniques were used in order to analyze the data. Findings: Based on the obtained results, a matrix effectiveness framework of grounded factors, causal factors, inhibitor factors, strategies, and outcomes was formed. In this way, as a comprehensive content, the compilation of the effectiveness framework of e-learning programs included the mentioned factors. Each of these categories has various aspects in the basic contents. It is evident that the findings of the present study have made it possible to evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning programs of Work and Technology Course in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Conclusion: The purpose of this study was to identify the effectiveness of e-learning programs in vocational technology courses from the perspective of experts. According to the interviewees, when these factors appear in a favorable way and the grounds for their desirability are provided, gaining new learning opportunities, synchronizing with modern day technologies, saving time, energy and costs, growth and transformation of the work technology community, achieving lifelong learning, achieving the goals of e-learning curricula, saving extra and surplus costs, achieving upstream goals, interacting with other human communities, productivity in the business environment, improving applied skills, improving individuals skills and the possibility of learning on the job will be exceeded. There is also an increase in the number of applicants for the course, an increase in audience satisfaction, an increase in the speed of learning, and an improvement in the IT knowledge of teachers and learners.
Electronic learning- virtual
F. Yazdani
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Nowadays, due to increase in developing of a virtual learning system, constructing of an instrument for assessing the effectiveness of them is a useful action. So, this study was carried out with the aim of presenting an approach for assessing the effectiveness of teachers’ virtual in-service training ...
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Nowadays, due to increase in developing of a virtual learning system, constructing of an instrument for assessing the effectiveness of them is a useful action. So, this study was carried out with the aim of presenting an approach for assessing the effectiveness of teachers’ virtual in-service training from teachers’ view. The method of research was descriptive and statistical population of it included all teachers that have passed at least one e-course from teachers’ virtual in-service training system. The total numbers of teachers were 2040 people. Therefore, the 325 subjects were participating in the study. The related data gathered through a researcher-made questionnaire was used. This instrument is an adoption from Levy’s questionnaire. For determination of validity of the questionnaire, the content and formal validity was used. So, the Lawshe’s Content Validity Ratio was applied. The Content Validity Ratio was 0.63. For proving the reliability of it, the Cronbach’s Alpha test was used. Thus, the alpha for both value and satisfaction constructs respectively was 0.92 and 0.90. The results showed that there wasn’t any significant correlation between value and satisfaction constructs. So, value & satisfaction are independent constructs. Furthermore, the results of data analysis of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the using from four components in assessing the effectiveness of teachers’ virtual in-service-training was correct. Also, this analysis showed the instrument has construct validity. Also, on the basis of factor analysis, we understand the categorizing of characteristics in four components, supporting system quality; content quality; availability; technology is accurate.
Education technology - Evaluation and testing
M.A. Javadi Boura; I. Ebrahimzade; M. Farajollahi; M.R. Sarmadi
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Abstract: One Of The Most Critical Steps Of The Educational Planning Is The Evaluation Of Educational Goals.Identifying This Aim Requaires A Tool By Which To Measure The Quality Of Programs.The Aim of This Study was Assessment The Quality And Modeling Educational Services In Distance ...
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Abstract: One Of The Most Critical Steps Of The Educational Planning Is The Evaluation Of Educational Goals.Identifying This Aim Requaires A Tool By Which To Measure The Quality Of Programs.The Aim of This Study was Assessment The Quality And Modeling Educational Services In Distance Education In Iran. The Method Of Research Was Descriptive.In This Research, The Required Data Were Collected From A Sample Of 119 Consist Of Male And Female Ph.D Student And Faculty Member Who Selected By Stratified Sampling Method.The Formal Validity Of The Questionnaire Was Confirmed By The Specialists In The Field And The Reliability Was Calculated By K –Alfa At Laest (0.78).Data were Analized By Descriptive And Inferential (Factor Analysis) statistical Indexes. The Results Indicated That The Quality Of Educational Services Indexs In Curriculum Stractures,Student Services Are Average And The Faculty Member Support Is low And Weakness.In Addition,The Results Indicated That The 3 Factor Model With (RMSEA=0/085) And (CFI=0/97) Has Suitable Fitness.
