Factors affecting to increase the educational quality of postgraduate Azad University courses Faculty of Educational Sciences (Roodehen branch case study)
Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning
1 - استادیار گروه علوم تربیتی، واحد رودهن، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، رودهن، ایران
Keywords: Educational content, Method of teaching, Higher Education, educational Quality,
Abstract :
Considering the importance of education and its decisive role in promoting the University quality level,This study aimed to identify factors affecting to increase the educational quality of postgraduate Azad University courses in Roodehen branch, Faculty of Educational Sciences. This research was a descriptive survey approach. The study population consisted of all graduate students in the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Roudehen branch, Azad University, with the total of 255 students in 2010-2011.The statistical sample was 152 subjects, determined based on the Morgan table. Questionnaire was developed to collect data. The questionnaire included 27 Likert scale was at option 5 Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient using 0.78, respectively. Questionnaire and research data have been analyzed and described in two descriptions’ levels by the use of central field, criteria, the variety distribution table, and also in analytic statistic variants. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were used in SPSS software. Results of analysis of the data showed factors such as equipping the classrooms with modern technology, doing researches, changing the educational content, teaching of the faculty and their professional development. It is obvious that the identification of these factors alone are not enough and should be noted to their organizing due to the diagnosis of their condition in the quality of postgraduate education.
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