Education technology - Evaluation and testing
M. Bagheri; F. Sahraeei; M. Khanmohammadi
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Background and Objectives: The changes in the new world, due to social, cultural, and the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs), have led to a modification in the objectives and educational approaches to align with the changes occurring in the learners' environment. One of ...
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Background and Objectives: The changes in the new world, due to social, cultural, and the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs), have led to a modification in the objectives and educational approaches to align with the changes occurring in the learners' environment. One of the new approaches that has received attention in teaching and learning to acquire 21st-century skills is peer assessment. This study examined the impact of web-based peer assessment on the self-directed learning skills of educational sciences students at Arak University.Materials and Methods: Researchers employed a quasi-experimental research method with a pre-test-post-test design and included a control group in the study. The target population consisted of all educational sciences students in the academic year 2022-2023 at Arak University (178 students), from which 32 participants were selected through the convenience sampling method and assigned randomly into two groups: experimental and control. To gather data for the study, the researchers utilized the Self-directed Learning Readiness Questionnaire, which comprised 40 items and three subscales: self-management, desire for learning, and self-control. The questionnaire was administered before and after the course. During the 10 sessions, web-based peer assessment was integrated into the training process in the experimental group. In this way, courses, students, and the instructor were defined in the Learning Management System (LMS) of Arak University. After each teaching session, the teacher added an activity (peer assessment) in the system, in such a way that the students did homework related to the subject of the lesson. The teaching approach in both the experimental and control groups involved the teacher following a lesson plan and allowing the learners to ask questions during the teaching process. However, there was a difference in how the two groups were assessed. In the experimental group, peer assessment was utilized, where students reviewed and assessed their classmates' assignments. On the other hand, the control group followed a conventional evaluation method. In the classroom, the teacher delivered lessons and assigned homework to the students. The students needed to complete the assignments and submit them to the teacher for assessment. The teacher reviewed the student’s homework in each session and provided feedback. Statistical analyses, including descriptive statistics (i.e., mean and standard deviation), as well as inferential statistics (i.e., Analysis of Covariance), were employed to analyze the data.Findings: The findings indicated that peer assessment training had a notable impact on self-directed learning skills and their sub-scales, including self-management, desire for learning, and self-control (p<0.5).Conclusions: Based on the findings of this research, utilizing peer assessment can serve as an effective approach to enhance students' self-directed learning abilities, a crucial skill for learners in the 21st century. However, the successful implementation of peer assessment requires certain conditions that teachers should consider. These include having an appropriate e-learning platform, the instructor's formulation of assessment criteria, and providing proper guidance to learners acting as evaluators. It is important to note that the implementation of peer assessment comes with its own set of challenges, which should be thoroughly explored in studies examining its different aspects.
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.
Education technology - Evaluation and testing
M. Meshkat; A.R. Nasiri Firooz
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The purpose of this study was to investigate whether self-assessment as a metacognitive strategy has any obvious effect on improving grammatical knowledge of Iranian EFL students. To achieve the purpose, 60 male junior high school students with the age range of 13-16 participated in this study. A Nelson ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate whether self-assessment as a metacognitive strategy has any obvious effect on improving grammatical knowledge of Iranian EFL students. To achieve the purpose, 60 male junior high school students with the age range of 13-16 participated in this study. A Nelson test was administered to homogenize the two groups regarding language proficiency and outliers were discarded. The researcher had one experimental and one control group. To determine students' level of grammatical knowledge a pre-test developed by Farhady (2000) was administered. The result showed that there was no significant difference between the two groups. After the pre-test the treatment began. The control group received no extra instruction and underwent traditional assessment. Whereas the experimental group went through the process of self-assessment whereby they checked their own activities and found their own strengths and weaknesses. Self-assessment was practiced for six sessions during three months. A session after the treatment was over; a post-test developed by Farhady (2000) was administered. The results were compared through an independent t-test. The value of t was 3.417 with a significance of .001 depicting a significant difference between the two groups in the study. The outcome showed that self-assessment had a positive effect on improving students' grammatical knowledge. The findings of this study will be an incentive for syllabus designers as well as teachers and students to allocate specific time to self-assessment. Teachers can use self-assessment along with other activities to improve grammatical knowledge.
Education technology - Evaluation and testing
D. Jamini; M. Sajadi; M. Sajadi; I. Amraii
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The purpose of the present study is (a descriptive analysis), to review and assess the level of development between the city of Isfahan in terms of having educational indicators and explain the gap which exists between them. .The data gathered is library data and they are according to the documents of ...
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The purpose of the present study is (a descriptive analysis), to review and assess the level of development between the city of Isfahan in terms of having educational indicators and explain the gap which exists between them. .The data gathered is library data and they are according to the documents of statistics center. In order to achieve the research objectives, 33 indicators of effective teaching techniques were evaluated combined with TOPSIS, cluster analysis and GIS. The results showed the gap between the city of Isfahan in terms of educational indicators, it also revealed that in three cities of, Tiran and Karvan , Khansar and Golpayegan the priority coefficient 0.566, 0.564 and 0.546 higher Rating and three cities of Natanz, Borkhar and Falavarjan the priority coefficient 0.134, 0.120, 0.104, the lowest rank. Also, the results showed that Isfahan province in terms of educational indicators is poor, because about 57 percent of the city's poor level , about 17% at very high levels and 26 percent of the cities are located in average level.
Education technology - Evaluation and testing
B.E. Zamani; R. Parhizi; H. Kaviani
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This study was performed aims to Identification challenges of evaluating Virtual College students' perceptions of electronics courses. Statistical population was consisted of all students of Virtual University. For samples, 140 students were selected using stratified random sampling. Research instrument, ...
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This study was performed aims to Identification challenges of evaluating Virtual College students' perceptions of electronics courses. Statistical population was consisted of all students of Virtual University. For samples, 140 students were selected using stratified random sampling. Research instrument, researcher made questionnaire was a valid and reliable. The obtained data were analyzed. The mean, standard deviation, variance analysis and paired t-tests to measure t. The results showed that the greatest challenges to the evaluation of students' views of electronic Respectively Technical problems with mean 3/71 , Pedagogical difficulties, with a mean 3/20, And Mental health problems with an average of 3.Also, the students' perspective. In the terms different And various disciplines. There was a difference. In the particular challenges of of evaluation. Yet from the perspective of students And in terms different academic, technical problems as the most important challenge of evaluating students' academic performance was introduced.
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.
Education technology - Evaluation and testing
P. Rahnamai Zekavat; L. Bernard
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Examination is a key component of education. Quizzes can motivate students to be prepared in advance، and encourage them to accompany lecturer in the teaching. Especially it is an applicable tool for managing crowded classrooms. But designing and establishing quizzes in high circulation is the main ...
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Examination is a key component of education. Quizzes can motivate students to be prepared in advance، and encourage them to accompany lecturer in the teaching. Especially it is an applicable tool for managing crowded classrooms. But designing and establishing quizzes in high circulation is the main obstacle in vast application of them. Internet as part of today’s modern life is a foundation to overcome this limit. Universities as pioneer applicants of internet have already its infrastructure installed. Although everybody agrees that information technology (IT) is effective in education، unfortunately due the lack of demonstration and scientific evaluation of its capabilities، it is not adopted in current practice. Following effective learning paradigm، this article surveyed “Simultaneous Electronic Response System” and assessed its applicability to involve engineering students in learning especially by establishing large-scale online quizzes. Results confirmed system’s performance and registered improved learning
Education technology - Evaluation and testing
F. Ahmadi; T. Safari Hemmat Abadi; A.S. Shekarbaghani; R. kord Noghabi
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To improve the learning process and consolide learning, paying attention to individual differences among learners is necessary. Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) is an educational method that clearly takes individual differences into account. In this research, learning physics through PSI, in ...
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To improve the learning process and consolide learning, paying attention to individual differences among learners is necessary. Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) is an educational method that clearly takes individual differences into account. In this research, learning physics through PSI, in a physics course for secondary school students, is compared with learning physics through a traditional method the lesson plan for this course has been designed based on PSI and two groups of high school students were randomly selected. One of the groups was taught through Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) and the other group through traditional method. This study is a semi-experimental research and the results show that Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) is much more effective than traditional method.
Education technology - Evaluation and testing
M.S. Amalnik
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This paper addresses the concept and development of an intelligent education system in concurrent engineering environment based on object oriented technique for conventional processes such as drilling, reaming, boring, slot drilling, end milling, tapping, etc. and unconventional processes such ...
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This paper addresses the concept and development of an intelligent education system in concurrent engineering environment based on object oriented technique for conventional processes such as drilling, reaming, boring, slot drilling, end milling, tapping, etc. and unconventional processes such as electrochemical machining (ECM), electro-discharge machining (EDM), electrochemical spark machining (ECSM), ultrasonic machining (USM) and wire-electro-erosion-dissolution machining (Wire-EEDM) for manufacturability evaluation and generation of alternative processes for improving product design. A feature based approach for acquiring design specification is used. Then the system automatically generates all possible alternative processes and estimates machining (cutting) cycle time, and cost, penetration rate, and efficiency for each process. The system works as a process of iterative redesign which suggests a way of using process information to find ways of reducing the cost of each design feature. It also estimates the optimum operation parameters for each process which balances between quality and manufacturing efficiency and to give designers immediate feedback about parameters such as the machining cycle time, cost and quality, efficiency and so on for optimization and give some advice to manufacturing engineers related to feed, speed, penetration rate, machining cycle time and cost saving.
Education technology - Evaluation and testing
Gh. Montazer; B. Darab
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Information technologies have reshaped the interactions and creation of knowledge, and affected significantly the processes of acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in the society. The universities and educational institutions, as the main sources of production and communication of science, are ...
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Information technologies have reshaped the interactions and creation of knowledge, and affected significantly the processes of acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in the society. The universities and educational institutions, as the main sources of production and communication of science, are to be gradually modified. There, the subject on which the higher education administrators should seriously concentrate is establishing the virtual universities and realizing e-learning there. This realization requires fulfilling the condition of different aspects, systemically called e-readiness. Tarbiat Modares University is of the ones who attempted, in recent years, to present master programs in different faculties via electronic media. in the first part of the paper, it is attempted to present an appropriate model for assessing its e-learning readiness based on the comparative studies as well as national experts’ views. Then a comprehensive analysis of e-Learning readiness experienced in Tabrbiat Modares University is presented here. It is noticeable that the proposed model is based on the specifications and localized features of the country and has the adaptability for application in assessment of e- learning readiness in other universities.
Education technology - Evaluation and testing
A. Karami Gazafi; J. Younesi; A. Azizian
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: The purpose of this thesis is to compare the educational effectiveness of Chemistry laboratory in second grade of high school by using the educational software and traditional method . The independent variable was teaching method and the dependent variables were attitude and knowledge. The study has ...
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: The purpose of this thesis is to compare the educational effectiveness of Chemistry laboratory in second grade of high school by using the educational software and traditional method . The independent variable was teaching method and the dependent variables were attitude and knowledge. The study has been carried out using a semi-experimental method. The samples were randomly selected from high schools in Ilam city. In each school, two classes were randomly selected; one class was selected as experimental group and the other as the control group. For the former, a pre-test was done which indicated that there was no significant difference between two groups in attitude and knowledge level. Two-dimensional diagram of content–purpose related to the items of attitude questionnaire and knowledge test were presented to professors’ and experts in order to obtain the validity of the instruments. The reliability measurement of learning achievement was α= 0.71 and for the attitude questionnaire was α=0.88. According to the research procedure, the control group did the experiment in the traditional laboratory using chemical substances laboratory tools, and the experimental group did the same experiment using educational software in the computer site. Using the analysis of covariance for post-test, it was determined that the control group had more educational achievement than the experimental one, but the experimental group had more positive attitude to computer and chemistry laboratory than the control group. There were significant differences between two groups in three parts of attitude including: emotional, cognitive and behavioral.
