Simple and Multiple Relationships of constructive Environments with the Research Spirit of Graduate Students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Subject Areas : Journal of Educational Psychology

Morteza Karami ¹ , yaser garavand ² , Mohammad Koohi ³

1 - Associate Professor, Faculty of Education and Psychology College, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran
2 - Ph.D. Student of Educational Psychology, Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran
3 - Ph.D. Student of Educational Psychology, kharazmi University , Tehran , Iran

Received: 2020-06-15 Accepted : 2020-06-15 Published : 2018-05-22

Keywords: Formative Assessment, Research spirit, constructivism environments, the facilitator's role of the professor, attention to different perspectives,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to investigate the simple and multiple relationship between constructive environments with the Research Spirit of Graduate Students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. The research method was descriptive and correlational and population (475) students of the faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 135 of students (99 females and 36 males) were selected by Stratified random sampling based on Cochran formula. Instrument were included constructivism environments questionnaire and Research spirit. The results of Pearson correlation coefficient showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between the scale of constructivism environments and all the sub-components of the research Spirit, except for the sub-components of emphasis on previous knowledge. In addition, simple regression analysis showed that through constructivist environments, could predicted Research Spirit . Among the sub-components of constructivist environments, the three sub-components of the facilitator's role, the Formative assessment, and attention to different perspectives were able to predict the Research Spirit. Therefore, it is imperative that university professors take into account the constructivist approach Teachings to improve the student's spirit of research and, moreover, facilitate the flow of education and research rather than the transfer of information.