Educational researches: 4 (32)

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1 - The study of correlation between life satisfaction and spiritual well-being in patients with breast cancer
afsaneh tahedi hasan ahadi farah lotsi rouhalla ahmadzadeh

Breast cancer is a prevalent disease and the most important source of stress, disability and low life satisfaction in the world. The present research is a co relational model and the aim of that was to study the correlation between life satisfaction and spiritual well-b More

Breast cancer is a prevalent disease and the most important source of stress, disability and low life satisfaction in the world. The present research is a co relational model and the aim of that was to study the correlation between life satisfaction and spiritual well-being in patients with breast cancer. Population of this study was all patients who were referred to Shohadaye Tajrish hospital in the first six month of year 1391. The sample was 400 patients who were selected purposefully. Two life satisfaction and spiritual questionnaires were administered. For analyzing data, Correlation method was conducted by spss software. Results showed that there is significant correlation between two variables in patients with breast cancer Manuscript profile

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2 - Comparative study of internationalization of higher education curricula in Finland, England and China
fatemeh behjati mohammad hosen yarmahmudiyan alireza eraghiah

Today, internationalizing higher education is as an effective strategy to meetthe diverseneeds ofglobalsociety. In fact, the most important pillars of international systems of higher education are international curricula.  Internationalization has been carried out More

Today, internationalizing higher education is as an effective strategy to meetthe diverseneeds ofglobalsociety. In fact, the most important pillars of international systems of higher education are international curricula.  Internationalization has been carried out in some countries. The present study is an analysis of curricula in three countries. The analysis includes techniques for systematic analysis of literature, regularizing the results of observations, interviews, discussions, documents, compare, and analyze the findings provide a framework for analyzing whole texts. The inductive approach supports the view. Research findings include the strategies, programs, activities for internationalization of higher education curriculum Supervised teaching methods in each country Manuscript profile

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3 - The relationship between gender, age, experience level of information technology with the amount of use of information and communication technology among the faculty members of Islamic Azad University, the 3rd region
mojtaba REZAEI

This research was done to analyze the relationship between the amount of Information and communication technology use with gender ,age and experience level of faculty members of Islamic Azad University (3rd region) in 2009(1389 AD).The research method is based on applie More

This research was done to analyze the relationship between the amount of Information and communication technology use with gender ,age and experience level of faculty members of Islamic Azad University (3rd region) in 2009(1389 AD).The research method is based on applied and descriptive survey of co-relational research. The statistical population are 2160 faculty members of Islamic Azad University. A sample of 327  (165 female ,162 male) are selected through cluster-random sampling method. A researcher-made questionnaire was designed to gather data. The questionnaire validity results showed that the α correlation for each variable is higher than 0.87. The methods for data analysis in this research were two-sample independent t-test (5 t- test),Pearson correlation coefficient, linear variance analysis test. The results show that the use of computer and software, the Internet and on-line services , use of information and communication technology in educational practices in females is higher than males while application of information and communication technology  in research practices in males is higher than females. Also, there is a negative relationship between the ages and the use of information and communication technology.  There is a significant difference between educational levels (primary, intermediate, advanced ,experienced) in the field of information and communication technology ,which are as following in order of low to high: 1-primary  2- experienced   3- intermediate   4- advanced                     Manuscript profile

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4 - The Effect of Teaching Metacognitive Skills on Students, Achievement Motivation and Reading Comprehension
fatemeh bidi javad salehi mehdi namdari

Metacognitions are one of the newest constructs in educational psychology, and have considerably been investigated by many educational researchers. The aim of the present research was to determine whether teaching metacognitive skills can improve the students, achieveme More

Metacognitions are one of the newest constructs in educational psychology, and have considerably been investigated by many educational researchers. The aim of the present research was to determine whether teaching metacognitive skills can improve the students, achievement motivation and reading comprehension.The research method was quasi experimental, with pre- and post-test assessments. Two classes were selected randomly from the 2nd grade majoring in Humanities at high school in Esfarayen during the academic year of 2011. One class was randomly assigned to experimental group (N = 32; Mean age = 16.4; SD= 1.2) and the other one to control group (N = 30; Mean age = 16.6; SD = 1.1). Measures included Edwards Achievement Motivations Questionnaire (α = 0.81) and a researcher compiled test for reading comprehension (α=0.82). During 15 training sessions, the participants learned about 5 areas of metacognitive skills (i.e., aim, planning, control, evaluation, and mistakes correction). For data analysis, ANCOVA models were used.  The results showed that learning about the metacognitive skills had a positive effect on the students’ achievement motivation and reading comprehension. The findings suggested that teachers can learn about and use the metacognitive skills in order to enhance their students’ achievement motivation and learning outcomes.   Manuscript profile

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5 - Investigating human relation indices among teachers
ahmad valipour ensiyah mahmoujanlo

The purpose of present research is to study the extent to which  human relations indeices are used by high school teachers as judged by female students. Of 434 students, a sample of 205was selected by stratified random sampling method. The study is a descriptive re More

The purpose of present research is to study the extent to which  human relations indeices are used by high school teachers as judged by female students. Of 434 students, a sample of 205was selected by stratified random sampling method. The study is a descriptive research. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire with four dimensions and 28 questions. The validity of the questionnaire was approved by the experts and the reliability of the research was calculated to be 0.867.The results showed that on average  the four indexes of communication ability , needs and talent perception , personal differences  perception and mental health were higher than average.  It can be said that the  human relations indexes among teachers in high schools in Galugah are in favorable situation Manuscript profile

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6 - Influencing factors on Students’ usage of Information and Communication technologies (ICT) in Isfahan University
zohre aghakzhiri bibieshrat zamani

The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the students’ rate of ICT usage and factors influencing it based on demographics information. The research population included students from faculties of science, engineering and Humanities.  400 studen More

The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the students’ rate of ICT usage and factors influencing it based on demographics information. The research population included students from faculties of science, engineering and Humanities.  400 students were selected by using stratified proportional sampling methods. The study was a descriptive one. For collecting data a researcher-made questionnaire was used. The face validity and the content validity of the instruments were well established at the experts’ discretion. To examine their reliability, the Cronbach Alpha was used; the resulting coefficients were quite satisfactory (0.89). The data analysis included the application of the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), independent t-test and dependent t-test.  The research findings revealed that the students’ self efficacy in using ICT was more than average. Factor influencing using of ICT were included access to computers, perceived need for using computers and students’ self efficacy. There were differences among students regarding demographic information such as gender, level of education and academic background.  Manuscript profile

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7 - Islamic Education a forgotten necessity in Islamic Azad University
mohammad bagher roukni

After three decades passing cultural revolution, there seems to be no consensus on defining such terms as making universities Islamic or Islamic university among experts. Different conceptions of Islam and Islamic university has led to delay in making universities Islam More

After three decades passing cultural revolution, there seems to be no consensus on defining such terms as making universities Islamic or Islamic university among experts. Different conceptions of Islam and Islamic university has led to delay in making universities Islamic. Making universities Islamic becomes meaningful when pre-school and school terms are also made Islamic. The present study discusses misconceptions involved in universities Islamic. It also discusses lack of due attention different fields of Islamic education in universities. The research method is descriptive-survey Manuscript profile

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8 - An Investigation Into Students’ Attitude Toward The Characteristics of Successful Teacher In Shiraz University
farideh brahiee

The study intends to investigate the students’ attitude toward the characteristics of successful teacher in Shiraz University.  The research is a descriptive and survey type. Statistical research population, were all students in Shira More

The study intends to investigate the students’ attitude toward the characteristics of successful teacher in Shiraz University.  The research is a descriptive and survey type. Statistical research population, were all students in Shiraz university in academic year 0f 2010 -2011. A sample of  375 students were selected randomly. Based on the results of the study, the most important characteristics of successful teacher in general, has been her/his teaching ability and lowest related to teaching regulations. There is the same trend in both males and females. The students’ with a GPA of C regarded evaluation as the most important and the lowest related to personal. The students’ with a GPA of B  and A regarded teaching ability as the most important and the lowest related to the teaching regulations. Results show sufficient knowledge and  scientific mastery establish and strengthen confidence in students Manuscript profile

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