Ahmad Zandvanian, Mehdi Rahimi, Zahra Khosravipoor,
Volume 5, Issue 37 (11-2018)
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The aim of this study is to produce and investigate the reliability, validity and factor structure of the questionnaire showing satisfaction and loyalty of the students to comprehensive state university. The participants of the study are male and female undergraduate and graduate M.A. students of Yazd University who passed successfully at least one semester of their B.D. and B.A studies at Yazd University and again attended Yazd University for their M.A. or Ph.D. studies. The number of the participants are 2440, out of which 315 students were selected based on stratified random sampling. The instruments of the study are questionnaires made by researchers. Reliability of the questionnaire was calculated through content, face and factor analysis and its validity through inter consistency and test- retest. The coefficient of Cronbach's alpha was 0.94 for the whole questionnaire, and for factors between 0.74 to 0.94 indicating acceptable inter consistency of the questionnaire. The results of the study showed that this questionnaire has acceptable reliability and validity with respect to two factors of » satisfaction of the university «, »Student loyalty to university«.
Mohammad Koohi, , ,
Volume 6, Issue 38 (3-2019)
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Cycle of scientific research related to self-regulation skills and participation in research requires planning, monitoring and reflection. The aim of this study was to investigate of research self-regulation of post graduate students. The research method was descriptive. The statistical population included all postgraduate students of Ferdowsi university of Mashhad. 275 students were selected from the mentioned population by quota sampling method and answered the research self-regulated questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed based on Zimmermann's self-regulation theory (2002) and its content validity was confirmed by the expert judgment of six psychology and education scholars. Principal component analysis with varimax rotation revealed four factors that explained 41.90% of the variance of the research self-regulation questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha coefficients used for research self-regulation questionnaire (0.93) and motivational beliefs (0.87), research resource management (0.84), Monitoring and Self-reflection (0.84), and Forethought (0.83).The results showed that there was no significant difference between the degrees of education in self-regulation, but there was a significant difference between educational groups that the mean of motivational beliefs and resource management factors of the students of the humanities was higher than the non-human sciences students. Therefore, according to the findings of this study, improving student performance requires teachers’ attention and training, academic curriculum to research self-regulation.
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Volume 6, Issue 38 (3-2019)
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The aim of this research is to attain primary teachers' experiences regarding the full implementation of descriptive- qualitative evaluation plan in primary schools. به منظور شناخت بیشتر پدیده ارزشیابی کیفی – توصیفی، مطالعه حاضر به شیوه کیفی و از نوع پدیدارشناسی با نمونه گیری هدفمند و از طریق مصاحبه نیمه ساختارمند با 12 نفر از معلمانی انجام گرفت که تجربه اجرای این طرح را در هر شش پایه تحصیلی دوره ابتدایی دارند. In order to better understanding the phenomenon of descriptive- qualitative evaluation, the present study was carried out in the qualitative method and in the type of Phenomenological with purposeful sampling and through semi-structured interviews with 12 teachers by the experience of the implementation of the plan in all six grades of elementary school. ابزار گردآوری اطلاعات مصاحبه نیمه ساختارمند بود که به دقت ثبت و در همان جلسه، با شرکت کنندگان مرور می شد و در صورت تایید مورد پذیرش قرار می گرفت. Data collection tool was semi-structured interviews being carefully recorded in the same session, and being reviewed with participants and, if approved, it will be accepted. تحلیل داده ها بر اساس راهبرد هفت مرحله ای کُلایزی صورت پذیرفت. Data analysis was carried out based on Kaiser' seven-step model.تحلیل عمیق روایت های معلمان موجب شناسایی و دسته بندی شش مزیت "پویا شدن فرایند ارزشیابی"، " کاهش منطقی استرس و افزایش اعتماد به نفس"، "مطابقت با معیارهای سنجش اصیل"، "حل مشکل مردودی" ، " رشد مهارت قضاوت"، "تقویت روحیه ی همکاری"و هفت نقطه ضعف " کاهش انگیزه دانش آموزان مستعد"، " مشکل زمان"، " نامشخص بودن مفهوم و نتایج ارزشیابی توصیفی"، "بی توجهی به جایگاه معلم"، "شکل گیری ذهنیت بی اعتمادی"، " نبود امکانات لازم" و "کاهش یادگیری عمیق و معنادار" شد. Deep analysis of narratives of teachers would identify and classify six advantage "dynamiting process of evaluation", "logical reduction in stress and boosting confidence", "matching with the original criteria of the evaluation ", "solving the problem of failing", "developing the skills of judgment" " enhancing the spirit of cooperation" and seven weakness points " of reduction the incentive for talented students", " time limitation", "lack of concepts and results of descriptive evaluation", "disregarding the status of teachers", "shaping the mentality of mistrust", " lack of necessary equipment, "and deep and meaningful learning loss". یافته ها نشان Findings داد show که that معلمان interviewed teachers مصاحبهexperienced شونده، positive and negative را consequences مثبت و منفی from اثرات effects of اجرای implementation of برنامه descriptive- qualitative evaluation plan and totally face to different challenges in implementing the plan in which the present article regards them.
Fariba Khoshbakht, Mehdi Mohammadi, Phd Reza Naseri Jahromi, Fateme Mirghafari, Maryam Safari, Faezeh Roosta, Solmaz Khademi,
Volume 8, Issue 42 (3-2021)
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Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, the majority of students in more than 150 countries faced school closures in their home country, which caused parents to face unforeseen circumstances and change the type of education of their children. The purpose of this study was to assess the health-oriented attitude of elementary school parents towards the reopening of schools in the Corona crisis. This is a descriptive study that was conducted by survey method. The statistical population included all parents of Elementary school students in Shiraz. 195 parents were selected using cluster sampling. The data collection tool was the Oakfield Educational Complex Questionnaire. Data was analyzed using one-sample tests by Will Coxon and Friedman. Parents have a negative attitude towards their children's participation in face-to-face classes, but a positive one towards the possibility of supporting their children's education, ensuring the health and safety of their children and school staff and forcing their children to wear masks while unable to keep social distance from each other. Finally, parents tend to have Distant education for their children, with the goal of keeping them healthy and protecting them from corona disease. They do not even agree with the Method of virtual and non-virtual education or the division of students into small groups and their Presence on different days in the classroom.
Kazem Fathtabar Firouzjaei, Ali Shojaati, Iman Shahram, Fatemeh Khademi,
Volume 8, Issue 42 (3-2021)
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With the increasing demand for study in higher education and the limited capacity of student admissions in universities, especially in popular fields, student assessment and admission has become one of the important goals of the educational system. In this regard, the present study was conducted with the aim of pathology of the current status of the student assessment and admission model and providing solutions to improve the student assessment and admission model in the country. The present study is an applied research in terms of purpose and qualitative in terms of methodology. The participants of the research were experts and scientific and executive experts in the field of entrance exam, who were selected by purposive sampling method with the snowball approach. The results of the present study indicate the inefficiency and ineffectiveness of the current model of student assessment and admission. Challenges related to the current model of assessment and admission of students, are considerable in three categories: injuries caused by the atmosphere of the educational system in the period before the entrance exam, challenges caused by the atmosphere of the national exam and the conditions governing the entrance exam of candidates, and injuries related to the period after the national exam. Admission by the university, optimization of admission based on academic records, strategies related to improving the performance and efficiency of the educational system and academic guidance were among the complementary and alternative strategies that were identified in the present study. From the experts' point of view, the successful implementation of the alternative model requires in-depth study, feasibility study, careful and meticulous evaluation and evaluation in various educational and non-educational dimensions. Therefore, according to the results of the present study, strategies such as reducing the emphasis on memorization and paying more attention to other skills needed by today's society, talents, interests and abilities of students, intelligent and process-oriented academic guidance and choosing disciplines appropriate to the talents, interests, and the ability of students, a change from the normative approach to the criterion method and the gradual elimination of the entrance exam, is suggested.
Dr Rafigh Hasani, - Sheno Safayee,
Volume 10, Issue 44 (4-2022)
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The aim of this study was to identify students' lived experiences of online tests in a SHAD network. The nature of this research was qualitatively phenomenological. Accordingly, the researchers in the present study tried to analyze the students' experience of online tests in the context of a SHAD network. The research field consisted of all first grade high school students in Sanandaj. Participants included girl and boy students in districts one and two of Sanandaj city, amounting to 112 junior high school students. The data of the present study were collected through semi-structured interviews individually and online. The available data were analyzed using the crystallization method. From the analysis of the obtained data including 15 organizing themes including positive attitude; Negative attitude; To be neutral; Software and hardware problems and support; Causing stress and anxiety; Low level learning; Creating opportunities for widespread fraud; Testing skills, variety of questions and easy review; Low score credit validity; Face-to-face preference online; Lack of student observation; Whenever and wherever the online test is; New and sometimes not so good experiences; Safeguarding against endangering health and preventing the formation of equal and healthy competition. In general, the results of the present study emphasize the need to identify the disadvantages and advantages of online exams, the need for culture building, empowering teachers and students in cyberspace and reviewing the method of conducting online exams and learning and improving students' academic performance through online exams.
Dr Marzieh Haghayeghi, Dr Ali Moghadamzadeh, Dr Hamdollah Ravand, Dr Mohamad Javadipour, Dr Hossein Kareshki,
Volume 13, Issue 47 (2-2024)
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As the focus on fostering creative thinking in math education grows, there is a growing interest in understanding how to evaluate these skills. This study used a systematic review following PRISMA guidelines to explore how creative mathematical thinking is assessed in academic literature. After carefully analyzing 55 studies, we looked at different aspects like educational levels, math concepts, assessment methods, and the reliability and validity of these assessments. Our findings revealed that most studies focused on assessing creative thinking in junior secondary education, with limited attention given to primary education. Geometry and measurement were the most commonly assessed subjects, likely due to their visual nature, which lends itself well to assessing creativity. Many assessment tools used open-ended questions, while some incorporated ethnomathematics-based questions. However, less than half of the studies provided evidence of reliability, and only about half reported validity evidence, mostly related to content validity. This review highlights a gap in research concerning the measurement and assessment of creative mathematical thinking.
