Junior high school students' and teachers' points of view on composition course

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

narges velayati ¹ , mahboubeh arefi ²

1 - 1کارشناسی ارشد، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران
2 - 2استادیار، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2015-05-22

Keywords: Curriculum, Junior High school, Composition teaching,

Abstract :

With the aim of studying about the Junior high school students' and teachers' points of view in Mehriz town in academic year 2011 on composition course, this research was carried out. The statistical population of the research was consisted of Junior high school students and teachers in Mehriz town. Amongst them, 16 teachers and 282 students were selected thorough relative random sampling. The findings indicated that from the junior high school students' and teachers' viewpoint composition curriculum was very important and no meaningful difference was observed between their attitudes. Concerning different dimensions as purpose, content, educational methods, and method of evaluation, teachers deemed this course appropriate. There was no meaningful difference between teachers' viewpoints based on gender and grade. However, from students’ viewpoints, this course was inappropriate in terms of content and method of evaluation. There was also no meaningful difference between students’ viewpoints based on gender and grade. In terms of content and method of evaluation, the teachers found this course to be performed improperly whereas, students identified improperly performed dimensions as content, educational methods, and method of evaluation.

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