Recognition and application of new teaching models among the humanities faculty members

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

شهناز محققیان ¹ ( )
غلامرضا احمدی ² ( )
زهره سعادتمند ³ ( )

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2012-12-21

Keywords: Humanities department&sbquo, Higher Education, Behavioral systems&rsquo, models, Individual models, Social models, Teaching models&sbquo, Information-processing models,

Abstract :

This study was conducted with the aim of recognition and application of new teaching models among the humanities faculty members at Khorasgan Branch of the Islamic Azad University. It was a descriptive-survey and the statistical population was included all of 140 faculty members of humanities. 96 participants were selected by random sampling method. The gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire, which included 35 Likert-type items assumed to measure the level of recognition and application. The reliability of the questionnaire was obtained based on the Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.80 in the area of knowledge and 0.84 in the area of application. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics (percentage, frequency, mean and standard deviation) as well as inferential statistics (single-variable t-test‚ independent t-test‚ variance analysis) for both recognition and application areas. The results indicated that not only the faculty members were familiar with these methods but also they apply these methods in their teachings. The results also revealed that there were significant demographic differences such as years of education and acquaintance‚ but there were no significant demographic differences in terms of faculty and the field of study between those faculty members regarding recognition and application.