Educational R esearch

Determine of reading and writing performance of the students of SAMA primary schools of Khorramabad Branch and their related factors

Parents and children from tender age through adolescence continue to renew relationships with each other. This study aims to show how Training Educational pattern influenced the Parent-Child Relationship subsequent critical thinking. In this study quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group method was used. Statistical population of all female students in twelfth grade schools in Birjand is intended to achieve the main objective of this study. Pattern group was achieved by using the cluster sampling multistage method. A typical school in the city of Birjand was randomly chosen with a class considered as a sampling unit and finally the samples generated are divided into experimental and control groups. Questionnaire used were based on variables of Parent-child relationship (Fine, Morland and Schwebel,1983), and critical thinking (Ricketts, 2003). Data generated were analyzed through Multivariate covariance examination. The result indicates that parent-child relationships are improved by Educational pattern. Also it was demonstrated that relationship improvement due to Educational pattern increases children’s critical thinking in the aspect of creativity& commitment. It should be noted that according to the results besides the improving parent-child relationships due to educational model training, critical thinking dispositions in children is increased as well.

Prediction of academic achievement motivation based on academic alienation, social support, media usage and demographic variables

Javad Abbasi Jondani

Academic achievement motivation plays an important role in academic success, so its prediction and improvement is very important. This study investigated the relationship between academic achievement motivation and academic alienation, social support, media usage and demographic variables, and also predicted academic achievement motivation.study was correlational. Its statistical population included all male students of Isfahan university amongst them 96 persons were selected randomly. The instrument of this study included Pirnia academic alienation, Mobarak Bakhshayesh social support, Eliasi media usage, and researcher-made demographic information questionnaire. The results showed that academic achievement motivation has a significant correlation with academic alienation, social support, media usage and socioeconomic status.. The results from stepwise regression analysis showed that academic alienation, media usage, socioeconomic status and these variables altogether explained 17.6%, 8.3%, 4.3% and 30.3% of the variance of academic achievement motivation, respectively. These results indicate that less academic alienation, less media usage and better socioeconomic status can improve students’ academic achievement motivation.

A study of the educational, cultural and social consequences of increasing women’s enrollment in higher education

The growing presence of girls in higher education is an issue that has attracted attention and has a lot of opponents and proponents. In this article, effects of this event were studied in three dimensions, cultural, social and educational. Research method was descriptive – survey and the population of study was all students and faculty members at Isfahan University, Isfahan University of Technology and Isfahan University of Art. Sampling was classified according to size. Data were collected through a researcher made questionnaire and were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings showed that students and faculty members believe that increase in girl’s admission have more than average effect upon all three dimensions. In according of faculty members view, averages of social and cultural dimensions are higher and in student’s view, average of educational dimension. Finally, considering the pros and cons of the increased acceptance of girls, it is recommended to provide facilities to raise awareness of girls toward life situations to make better decisions.

Production and Reliability of the Questionnaire showing Satisfaction - Loyalty of the Students to Comprehensive State University

Ahmad Zandvanian

Abstract

The aim of this study is to produce and investigate the reliability, validity and factor structure of the questionnaire showing satisfaction and loyalty of the students to comprehensive state university. The participants of the study are male and female undergraduate and graduate M.A. students of Yazd University who passed successfully at least one semester of their B.D. and B.A studies at Yazd University and again attended Yazd University for their M.A. or Ph.D. studies. The number of the participants are 2440, out of which 315 students were selected based on stratified random sampling. The instruments of the study are questionnaires made by researchers. Reliability of the questionnaire was calculated through content, face and factor analysis and its validity through inter consistency and test- retest. The coefficient of Cronbach's alpha was 0.94 for the whole questionnaire, and for factors between 0.74 to 0.94 indicating acceptable inter consistency of the questionnaire. The results of the study showed that this questionnaire has acceptable reliability and validity with respect to two factors of » satisfaction of the university «, »Student loyalty to university«.

An Analysis of Iranian EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Reflective Teaching: A Qualitative Study

mohammad davoudi

this qualitative study sets out to capture Iranian EFL teachers’ perceptions of reflective teaching. In doing so, a semi-structured interview was done with a theoretical sampling comprising 15 EFL teachers. Drawing on a grounded theory method the collected data were analyzed whose results led to the emergence of five categories with reflective teaching understanding as the core category and teaching issues, learner’s issues, teacher-related factors, advantages of, and obstacles to reflective teaching as subcategories. The emerging categories were discussed in the context of language teaching along with some recommendations. The results indicated that the teachers have awareness of reflective teaching and support its priviples. The findings of the present research might be of value to the curriculum developers and course instructors of teacher education programs to design courses.

The Effectiveness of Teaching Daring Behavioral Skills Training on Critical Thinking and Happiness in Secondary Secondary School Students in Bushehr

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of teaching courage behavior skills on critical thinking and happiness among high school students in Bushehr. The research method is a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test design. The statistical population of this study was 8238 secondary school students in Bushehr. 40 students were selected through multistage cluster sampling. Data were collected by Fachion Critical Thinking Questionnaire (1990), Arheyl Happiness (2002), and Zarei Daraborat (2006). Data analysis was performed using SPSS software and statistical methods of variance analysis (Ancova) and multivariate analysis (Manncova). The findings showed that there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of at least one of the variables of the skill of daring behavior, critical thinking and happiness. In other words, it can be said that training the skill of arrogant behavior on critical thinking and knowledge happiness The students have a meaningful effect. There was no significant difference between the subjects in terms of critical thinking and happiness in the experimental and control group. The overall result of the research showed that promoting the skill of treason behavior can greatly help to increase the level of critical thinking and happiness of students.

The Protective Role of School Bonding against Risk of School Bullying and Victimization: A Review Study

Bullying and victimization have revealed to be a common problem in schools all over the world. Although the protective role of students' school bonding has been discussed regarding the behaviors contrary to school norms as bullying in the approaches referred to as the social control theory and social development model, little information is available regarding the problem of bullying. In this study, the protective role of school bonding and its relationships are examined using studies that are based on the two above approaches to bullying. A literature review was utilized as a method of this study. Also, SAGE journals, Eric, PubFacts, PubMed, Science Direct, Springer and Google scholar databases were searched. The findings of the present study to increase the school bonding of the groups involved in bullying behaviors, some insights are provided on the construct of school bonding and the relationship with bullying, its protective mechanism against the risk of bullying and victimization, and strategies for the groups. In addition, the study's limitations and future recommendations are discussed.