Original Research Paper
Architecture
H.R. Azemati; S. Norouzian Maleki; N. Khan Vali
Abstract
One of the most important steps in planning the design of educational facilities, is attention to the physical safety of these spaces, especially in elementary schools. For this reason, the priority in the designing is safety of the child and then due to the flexibility of the environment and tools, ...
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One of the most important steps in planning the design of educational facilities, is attention to the physical safety of these spaces, especially in elementary schools. For this reason, the priority in the designing is safety of the child and then due to the flexibility of the environment and tools, to give the child's chance of imagination. This study aimed to evaluate the importance of physical security and safety, environmental variables that creates safety in the educational spaces, in order to achieve a more favorable atmosphere has been done. In case study examples, solutions can be found to solve the problem in schools and in planning for the future, measures to promote safety in our schools. The research study, so that in the first phase, the theoretical research gathered through library studies, that was based on the results of the research. In the next step is to test hypotheses, field studies and interviews have been done on 8 elementary schools in Rasht, and the questionnaires were distributed in two stages, the required results gathered and analyzed. The findings showed that for respondents so many factors such as correct location of schools, access, privacy and security in the performance of schools and educational facilities described have special significance, despite the fact that is, the level of security in schools body was moderate, however, physical security, enhancing the utility of educational facilities and increase children's learning outcomes will follow.
Original Research Paper
Education technology - Lifelong learning
M. Jafarigohar; M. Karami
Abstract
Traditional EFL reading assessment has been criticized for providing learners with almost no instructional feedback thus extensively ignoring learning enhancement and learner training. In an attempt to address this gap, the present study was designed to determine whether mediations in a dynamic assessment ...
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Traditional EFL reading assessment has been criticized for providing learners with almost no instructional feedback thus extensively ignoring learning enhancement and learner training. In an attempt to address this gap, the present study was designed to determine whether mediations in a dynamic assessment program have significant effects on the development of reading comprehension strategies. Using a convenience sampling method, four intact EFL classes comprising of 116 male students were selected from two high schools in Hamedan, Iran. The study used a quasi-experimental design that included a pretest, a posttest, and a delayed posttest. The participating classes were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. A one-way between-groups analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was applied to compare the effectiveness of two different interventions. During the experiment, participants in the control group received non-dynamic reading tests, while participants of the experimental group underwent DA sessions receiving mediation on applying reading comprehension strategies. The participants were also given the reading strategy questionnaires. Results indicated that training reading comprehension strategies through annotations and oral mediation in DA had a positive immediate and delayed effect on enhancing awareness and use of such strategies, particularly for low achievers.
Original Research Paper
Educational Technology Psychology
E. Reyhani; F. Hamidi; F. Rashedi
Abstract
Understanding negative numbers and doing operations on them is one of the fundamental subjects in mathematics that students face many problems when they encounter them at school. One of the problems that leads to very serious learning difficulties in mathematics is those misconceptions students may have ...
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Understanding negative numbers and doing operations on them is one of the fundamental subjects in mathematics that students face many problems when they encounter them at school. One of the problems that leads to very serious learning difficulties in mathematics is those misconceptions students may have from previous inadequate teaching, informal thinking, or poor remembrance. Recognition of misconception and the origins that create them in the fields and at different levels of education, can improve learning. Misunderstanding in this study is incomplete or incorrect interpretation of a concept that cause systematic errors in the performance. This study investigates the student’s understanding and misconception of negative numbers. Descriptive statistics, survey, is used as a method of this study. The population of the study is all second level students of guidance school in the academic year 1391-92 and all the seventh level students of Darmian town in the academic year 1392-93. 443 students in second level of guidance school and 55 students in seventh level were chosen as a sample of the study based on cluster random sampling. A self-designed questionnaire by the researcher is used as the instrument for the study, the questionnaire was based on “Bofferding” and “Kilhamn” questionnaire. Results showed that most of the students don’t have a true understanding of negative numbers in school and face problems in applying their knowledge to solve mathematical problems. Also the results of the current study showed that some of the students consider "-" as a reducing operator and some consider "+" as an increasing operator.
Original Research Paper
Educational computer games
E. Sharifi Asl; S. Asadian
Abstract
The aim of the present research is to compare problem solving and teamwork skills of the students that benefit from the educational Lego and the traditional method of teaching in science in third grade of elementary school in Tabriz. Therefore, in a quasi-experimental study using pre-test and post-test ...
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The aim of the present research is to compare problem solving and teamwork skills of the students that benefit from the educational Lego and the traditional method of teaching in science in third grade of elementary school in Tabriz. Therefore, in a quasi-experimental study using pre-test and post-test with control group, 40 students were selected randomly and placed in two groups- experimental and control- (learning by Lego and traditional method). In order to equalize the members of groups the student's GPA were controlled and pre-test and IQ test has been done. Before implementing the LEGO, for experimental and control groups, problem solving and teamwork pre-tests were used. The experimental group was exposed to the independent variable and the control group was taught through the classical teaching methods which currently used in the country and finally, both groups were exposed to problem-solving and teamwork post-tests. The results showed that the student's problem solving and teamwork skills, that benefit from the educational Lego was much more than who used traditional methods.
Original Research Paper
Electronic learning- virtual
M. Aslani; S. M. Shobeiri
Abstract
This study investigates the effects of environmental education on female and male students' knowledge level through visual mass media. The data gathered by researcher made questionnaire which the specialist calculated its reliability (0.77). To get the research aim researcher used semi experimental method ...
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This study investigates the effects of environmental education on female and male students' knowledge level through visual mass media. The data gathered by researcher made questionnaire which the specialist calculated its reliability (0.77). To get the research aim researcher used semi experimental method using the pre-test and post-test method between experimental and control group. The sample of this study was 60 university students who were selected by simple randomly among 1450 students of Shahid Rajaee teacher training university that didn't pass any course about the environment. Then they were divided randomly to experimental (n = 30) and control (n = 30) groups. The experimental group was taught by using visual (film) mass media, while the control group didn't receive any education. The information processed and analyzed by independent t-test. Results showed that the visual mass media have a positive impact on environmental knowledge of the students. So it is recommended to use visual media productions (videos, clips, etc.) as a platform for delivering knowledge, information and education, in environmental issues.
Original Research Paper
Technology-based learning environments
Z. Hosseini
Abstract
This study was conducted to find the effect of constructivism on technology integration knowledge in student-teachers. Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) as a framework was selected to study and measure technology integration knowledge. The research sample included 22 student-teachers ...
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This study was conducted to find the effect of constructivism on technology integration knowledge in student-teachers. Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) as a framework was selected to study and measure technology integration knowledge. The research sample included 22 student-teachers who were studying in the field of instructional technology in Islamic Azad University. The sample was selected from 174 students using a non-random sample selection method. In order to answer the research questions, a mixed method study was designed and the data were collected through multiple tools including TPACK questionnaire, interview, observation and note documents for the project. The data were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The results of t-student test analysis showed a significant increase of TPACK in the participants. In addition, the findings that emerged from the qualitative data clarified in detail how constructivism activities enhanced the components of TPACK. Inter and intra group interactions among students and teacher along with the received feedback were found to be the most important activities to enhance TPACK, while learning by doing was found to be an effective activity that equips student-teachers for integrating technology in their teaching.
Original Research Paper
Education technology - higher education
N. Bakhtiari; M. Mosa Khany
Abstract
Attention to staff performance and use of intellectual capital to achieve organizations’ objectives optimum use of available facilities, in institutes and universities, which are themselves the center of intellectual production, makes managers to use intellectual capital to achieve optimal ...
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Attention to staff performance and use of intellectual capital to achieve organizations’ objectives optimum use of available facilities, in institutes and universities, which are themselves the center of intellectual production, makes managers to use intellectual capital to achieve optimal performance this is a correlational study. The samples are all faculty members (180) of Shahid Ragaie Teacher Training university. The data were analyzed by the Pearson correlation coefficient step by step and the researcher used SPSS software. The results showed that there is a positive relationship between the respondents, intellectual capital and their research performance. Regression analysis results show that among human capital, structural capital and relation capital, structural capital have the strongest relationship with research performance and better predicts the respondent’s performance. The relation capital follows next in predicting research performance. Moreover, there is a significant relationship between intellectual capital and research performance.
