Curriculum Development and Educational Planning Research: 1 (1)

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1 - Engineering the Structure of Decision-making Power in Higher Education Curriculum Design
A. Mohseni Akordi Ladan Salimi

Abstract    The field of curriculum is one of the most challenging and controversial fields of enquiry. The question of who should make curriculum decisions has been a central issue throughout the history of curriculum development. The first aim of the pr More

Abstract    The field of curriculum is one of the most challenging and controversial fields of enquiry. The question of who should make curriculum decisions has been a central issue throughout the history of curriculum development. The first aim of the present article is to get acquainted with the decision-making structure in higher education curriculum design and also to find out whether it is better to centralize or decentralize by searching and reviewing articles from the most famous databases such as irandoc, cilivica, Jahad Daneshgahi database (SID), magiran, noormagz, Google, etc. The author introduces centralized and decentralized systems and examines their advantages and disadvantages in higher education planning and in the history of higher education in Iran and its developments in different periods, levels of decentralization of the curriculum, the position of participation of faculty members and important factors as well as barriers to their participation in the program development process. Finally, while expressing the challenges and solutions of decentralized planning, it has been concluded that complete transfer of decision-making power will not be a good solution to meet the existing needs, but a combination of decentralized and semi-centralized status for higher education in Iran can be very useful and effective. Manuscript profile

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2 - The Effectiveness of Art Education Based on Participatory Teaching, Rhetoric and Brainstorming on Artistic Education of Students
E. Kazempour S. Jamali Gashti M. . Jamali H. R. H. R. Fadaei Chafi

Abstract    The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of art education based on the three methods of participatory teaching, rhetoric, and brainstorming on the artistic education of eighth grade students using a quasi-experimental method. Th More

Abstract    The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of art education based on the three methods of participatory teaching, rhetoric, and brainstorming on the artistic education of eighth grade students using a quasi-experimental method. The statistical population included all eighth grade students in Ramsar from which 60 individuals were selected by cluster random sampling. Art education based on participatory teaching, rhetoric and brainstorming was performed on students' art education in eight sessions of 90 minutes. The participants answered the artistic training questionnaire with an estimated reliability of 0.08. The data obtained from the study were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (analysis of covariance). There was a significant difference between each of the three teaching methods and the components of art education were found to have a separate and different effect. The participatory teaching method with an average of 2.98 has had the greatest impact on art education, and the method of teaching brainstorming with a mean score of 2.95 and the method of teaching rhetoric with a mean score of 2.89 ranked second and third respectively. The findings showed that the field of art production has been dealt with in the existing curriculum of art education in middle school. Nevertheless, the areas of criticism of art, history of art, and aesthetics are not sufficiently taken care of in the current curriculum for middle school art education. Manuscript profile

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3 - The Effect of Computer Educational Software on Life Skills in Preschool Children
M. M. Pouralibaba H. H. Shahrakipour

Abstract    The role of technology and educational software in improving the quality of education and learning as key activities in education has been largely considered. Due to the importance of technology and educational software in learning processes, More

Abstract    The role of technology and educational software in improving the quality of education and learning as key activities in education has been largely considered. Due to the importance of technology and educational software in learning processes, this study was conducted to investigate the effect of using computer educational software on life skills in preschool children. The method of the present study is causal-comparative and applied in terms of purpose. The statistical population of this study included preschool students in District five of Tehran in the year 1400. The statistical sample was recruited by non-probability method (available sampling). The individals were organized into two groups: a) those with experience in using computer educational software, and b) those without any experience in using computer educational software. The life skills questionnaire in children was utilized as the data collection instrument. The research data were analyzed using independent t-test by using SPSS version 22. The findings of this study showed that life skills among students with experience of using computer educational software were higher in comparison with students who had no experience of using computer educational software. It can be argued that computer educational software has a significant effect on life skills in preschool children.  The results showed the effectiveness of computer educational software on life skills in preschool children, so schools and preschools can use appropriate educational software programs in order to enhance life skills among children. Manuscript profile

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4 - Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Syllabus of Master of Educational Administration in terms of the Quality of Education and Vocational Suitability from the Perspective of Students and Graduates of the Islamic Azad University of Roodehen
M. M. Moazami A. A. Zolfaghari

Abstract    The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the syllabus of educational management at master's level in terms of the quality of education and vocational suitability from the perspective of candidates and graduates. The research More

Abstract    The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the syllabus of educational management at master's level in terms of the quality of education and vocational suitability from the perspective of candidates and graduates. The research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of nature and method. The statistical population included all students and graduates in the field of educational administration at Islamic Azad University, Roodehen Branch. Therefore, due to the unknown population size and based on the Cochran's formula for the unknown size, with an error of 0.05, 384 people were selected using the convenience sampling method. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the educational administration syllabus. To analyze the data, single sample t-test was used to compare the mean scores of participants with the mean of the population. Finally, Friedman test was utilized for ranking. The results showed that the mean scores of the participants in the study were lower than the population mean and most participants chose the negative option. Therefore, according to the results from the perspective of candidates and graduates of educational administration at the master's program, the course topics in general and also in terms of educational quality and vocational suitability with the labor market are not effective and need to be reviewed. Manuscript profile

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5 - Comparison of the effectiveness of Layer-by-layer and Traditional Teaching in Sixth Grade Students’ Academic Achievement at Mathematics
R. R. Hasani F. F. Saeedi

Abstract    The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of layer-by-layer and traditional teaching on the academic achievement of sixth grade students in mathematics. The present study was applied in terms of purpose and quasi-experimental More

Abstract    The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of layer-by-layer and traditional teaching on the academic achievement of sixth grade students in mathematics. The present study was applied in terms of purpose and quasi-experimental in terms of data collection method. The statistical population included all male students of the sixth grade of primary school in district one of Sanandaj city who were studying in the academic year 2019-2020. Considering that the statistical population was 2100 people, and according to the subject of the research which was a comparison of two teaching methods, 50 students in two class groups were surveyed based on convenience sampling. In this study, a teacher-made academic achievement test was used to measure academic achievement. In this regard, 7 educational topics of mathematics course were taught in 10 sessions in the experimental group through layer-by-layer teaching method. The data analysis showed that the layer-by-layer teaching method was more effective than the traditional teaching method in the academic achievement of sixth grade students. The results of sub-hypotheses also showed that the layer-by-layer teaching method has been effective in increasing students' learning in the areas of numerical patterns, number writing, divisibility, integers, fractions, decimals and coordinates. Manuscript profile

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6 - The Effect of Using the National School Network of Iran (growth) on Students’ Creativity and Academic Achievement Motivation
مریم M. Taghvaee Yazdi

Abstract     The general purpose of this study was to examine the effect of using the growth network on creativity and academic achievement of grade two female students of primary schools in Sari. This research study was applied in terms of purpose and in More

Abstract     The general purpose of this study was to examine the effect of using the growth network on creativity and academic achievement of grade two female students of primary schools in Sari. This research study was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of method it was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population consisted of all grade two female students of primary schools in Sari in the academic year 1300-1400 who totaled to 6478 people. Due to the quasi-experimental nature of the study, 60 people (30 in the experimental group and 30 in the control group) were recruited by random-Multi-stage cluster sampling. To collect the data, Torrance Creativity Questionnaire (1959) with 60 items and four scales (fluidity, semantic expansion, initiative and responsiveness) and Hermans Progress Motivation Questionnaire (1970) with 29 items were used. The face and content validity of the instruments were secured and their reliabilities were obtained using Cronbach's alpha coefficient which for Creativity Questionnaire yielded 0.766 and for Progress Motivation Questionnaire was estimated to be 0.779. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOA) were used to analyze the data. The results showed that the use of growth network for creativity and academic achievement of grade two female students of primary schools in Sari has a significant effect. Using the network to increase creativity (fluidity, semantic expansion, initiative and conceptualization) also was demonstrated to exert a significant effect Manuscript profile

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7 - Development of Self-navigating Learning within the Curriculum; Concepts and Perspectives
R. R. Nouri H. H. Khodadadi Tirkalaee A. A. Shahryaran

Abstract    The aim of the present study was to take a descriptive-analytical look at self-navigated learning within the curriculum. In the current world where knowledge is constantly being changed and improved, dealing with novel and new concepts in a si More

Abstract    The aim of the present study was to take a descriptive-analytical look at self-navigated learning within the curriculum. In the current world where knowledge is constantly being changed and improved, dealing with novel and new concepts in a significant aspect of encountering individuals, thus making leaning skills a vital condition for learners’ success. Developing and enhancing self-navigated learning is a major aim of secondary education because students are expected to reach a level of competence th be able to recognize their own educational needs and strive to provide them and evaluate their own learning even without getting a place in any specific educational system. Also, training of teachers and lerning of students have become severely professionalized in the current era so that teaching methods are required to respond to complexities of teaching-learning needs. Through library studies and studying previous theories it was understood that self-navigated learning, because of its reliance on cognitive processes, facilitates learning, planning, self-assessment, review and generally, metacognitive learning. Therefore, considering advantages of self-navigated learning, careful attention to this kind of learning seems essential. Manuscript profile

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8 - Investigating the Relationship between the Level of Teachers' Self-awareness and the Academic Achievement Motivation of First Secondary Students in Chalous
Zeynab Azimi farzaneh farzei

Teachers, experts and practitioners in the field of education have realized that the success of students in life is more than passing course units and acquiring academic knowledge and upgrading the degree. Education should also include social and emotional skills to ena More

Teachers, experts and practitioners in the field of education have realized that the success of students in life is more than passing course units and acquiring academic knowledge and upgrading the degree. Education should also include social and emotional skills to enable learners to effectively face the challenges ahead in life. Among the factors that predict the success of students to a large extent are socio-psychological abilities and competencies. The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between the level of self-awareness of teachers and the motivation for the academic progress of students of the first secondary school in Chalous in the academic year of 2018-2019. Based on Morgan's Table, 114 individuals were selected as the sample by using simple random sampling. In addition to descriptive statistics, inferential correlational statistics were used. The results showed that there is a a positive and significant correlation between teachers’ self-awareness and the academic progress of the first secondary students. Finally, it is suggested that different dimensions of teachers' self-awareness should receive the attention and emphasis of the officials. Manuscript profile

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9 - Presenting a Conceptual Framework for Developing Gifted Students’ Curriculum (Case Study of Tizhooshan Schools in the West of Mazandaran Province)
, Mohammad Ghafari Mejlej Meysam Karamipour

The educational program for children from kindergarten to 12th grade has created an opportunity to develop the education of brilliant talents in Mazandaran. This article identifies various educational programs for the education of gifted talents and examines the issues More

The educational program for children from kindergarten to 12th grade has created an opportunity to develop the education of brilliant talents in Mazandaran. This article identifies various educational programs for the education of gifted talents and examines the issues and challenges faced by teachers and administrators in the implementation of these gifted programs in Tizhooshan schools in the west of Mazandaran province. The population of this research study in the design section included all gifted students in the second secondary level, and in the validation section, curriculum and education experts for gifted students in the west of Mazandaran province. This article presents a curriculum model that is based on the curriculum provided by the Department of Education, which is based on accepted principles and theories of curriculum development. Also, this study presents an educational framework that can be used as a guide to develop curricula for gifted students in all public schools throughout the country Manuscript profile

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10 - Examining the degree of attention to components of Intergenerational Education in elementary school social studies books
Hossein Aflakifard

The intergenerational position expresses the social position of one generation, which makes it different from the people of another generation. In other words, historical experiences, inventions, tremendous developments and issues of this kind that occur in the life of More

The intergenerational position expresses the social position of one generation, which makes it different from the people of another generation. In other words, historical experiences, inventions, tremendous developments and issues of this kind that occur in the life of a generation form a distinctive mentality within that generation, which is not necessarily compatible with that of the generations before and after it. The goal of the present study is to explain the intergenerational education in Iranian elementary curriculum. The method of this research is descriptive and content analysis type. The researcher has used the content analysis method based on attention to content indicators. The statistical population of this research included all elementary education textbooks. The sample size was selected using the purposeful sampling method of social studies books (third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades). The Shannon entropy was utilized to analyze the data. The findings indicated that among the ten indices used to analyze the content of the social studies book, the highest importance coefficient (0.1799) and informational load (1.327) were attributed to family values as the first priority, while social values received the second priority with an importance coefficient of 0.17069 and an informational load of 1.259. Economic values, artistic values, values of internationalization, national values, scientific values, religious values, political valuesand individual values were ranked from third to tenth positions respectively. Manuscript profile

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