Educational R esearch

Comparing the effectiveness of cooperative and exploratory teaching methods on self-directed learning of fifth grade female students in Khorram Abad city

Amir Sabzipour

The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of collaborative and exploratory teaching methods on self-directed learning of fifth grade female students in Khorram Abad city. This research was practical in terms of purpose and semi-experimental in terms of method with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this research consisted of all fifth grade female students of Khorram Abad city who were randomly selected and placed in three groups (two experimental groups and one control group). Among the statistical population, 30 students were selected by random sampling method, and these 30 students were assigned to three groups by random sampling method. The data collection tool in this research was self-directed learning questionnaire and exploratory training protocol in 10 90-minute sessions and collaborative training protocol in 9 90-minute sessions. Research data processing was done using descriptive and inferential statistics (analysis of covariance). The results showed that cooperative teaching method and exploratory teaching method have a significant effect on self-directed learning of fifth grade female students in Khorram Abad city.

Comparing the attitude of language learners in using educational methods based on multimedia, metacognitive and socio-cultural in learning second language vocabulary

hasanali veiskarami

The aim of the research is to compare the evaluation techniques based on multimedia, socio-cultural and metacognitive theories on the attitude of people in remembering and recognizing English vocabulary. The research method was quasi-experimental. Questionnaire and interview methods were used to collect data. The statistical population was all language learners of English language educational institutions in Qom city. The statistical sample was 16 randomly selected for the experimental group. In the experimental group, different techniques were used during 8 sessions. The non-parametric statistical analysis method was performed using spss software version 22 for the data. The findings showed that people's attitude towards the techniques based on the proposed fields for remembering and recognizing vocabulary are different, concluding that the educational techniques proposed are different in the attitude of people regarding vocabulary learning.

Investigating the views of primary school teachers regarding the role of curriculum requirements in designing philosophy education for children: a case study of primary school teachers in Malayer city.

Hasan Qarabaghi

The purpose of the research was to investigate the views of elementary school teachers regarding the role of curriculum requirements in the design of teaching philosophy to children. In order to achieve this goal, descriptive-correlation method was used. The statistical population of the research was elementary school teachers of Malayer city. In order to collect information, a 42-question, 9-dimension salemi questionnaire (2016) was used on a five-point Likert scale. The reliability of this questionnaire was calculated using Cronbach's alpha method of 0.960. In order to analyze the data, Pearson correlation analysis, path analysis and structural equation modeling were used. The research findings showed; There is a positive and significant relationship between the components of the curriculum design requirements for teaching philosophy to children from the teachers' point of view. The results of the path analysis showed that the obtained t values indicate the significance of the path coefficient of all the components in relation to the requirements of curriculum design for teaching philosophy to children.

Examining the challenges of virtual education during the Covid-19 pandemic from the perspective of students' parents: A Phenomenological study

Fatemeh Mollahasani

The Covid-19 pandemic closed schools and other educational centers, and virtual education replaced face-to-face education. The sudden transfer of education from school to home created many challenges for teaching and learning. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the challenges of virtual education during the covid-19 pandemic from the perspective of parents of elementary school students. The research method was qualitative and phenomenological. The statistical population of the research was all the parents of students in South Khorasan province in the academic year of 2021-2022, in the number of 91,874 people, and the data obtained by the purposeful snowball sampling method and by conducting semi-structured interviews with 51 of the parents of the students were saturated. They reached an opinion. To analyze the data, the seven-step strategy of Colizzi (2002) and MAXQDA11 software were used. To validate the research data, the four criteria of Guba and Lincoln (1985) were used. Finally, 88 open codes were extracted. By examining the interviews of the participants and analyzing the codes, the experiences of parents of elementary school students were categorized in the form of four main themes, including challenges related to the environment and infrastructure, students, parents and teachers. The results, while explaining the necessity of paying attention to virtual education and its basic challenges, make this important to education administrators to take fundamental steps in order to solve these challenges.

Truth regimes and factors shaping power-knowledge relations in the discourse formulations of the teacher training from the establishment of Dar al-Funun to the establishment of Farhangian University.

Akbar Salehi

The aim of the current research is to identify the regimes of truth and effective factors in the discourse formations that shape power-knowledge relations in the teacher training of Iran from the establishment of Dar al-Funun to Farahgian University. For this purpose, by using Foucault's genealogical method and its related hypothesis, it has been analyzed and examined the events in the historical developments of teacher education in Iran that have led to the formation of regimes of truth as the dominant discourse in teacher education. The findings show that in different periods, different discourses such as "educated Mullah", "literate teacher", "expert and literate teacher" and "expert nationalist teacher" as regimes of truth have shaped such discourses and these discourses with changes in the social and political context of the society and with the emergence of new needs, they have been changed and transformed. For example, with the advent of the Islamic revolution, the discourse of "Islamic and revolutionary teacher" is considered as a prominent discourse of truth in teacher education. With this analysis, it is acknowledged that with political and social changes in the course of historical developments of education and training, regimes of truth have replaced past regimes of truth and have led to the rejection or weakening of previous discourses in the teacher training system. Therefore, such a turn in the regimes of truth is caused by power and knowledge relations, which has led to such discourses.

The relationship between the use of virtual space and emotional well-being, the moderating role of use virtual space and gender in children of Sanandaj

fatemeh emami

Background and purpose: in terms of practical purpose and in terms of simple random sampling, it is appropriate for the volume and collection of descriptive-surveillance data. The population includes all children from the first to the fifth grade in Rah Danesh Boys' Primary School with 350 students and Parvin Etisami Girls' Primary School with 370 students located in Sanandaj city, with a statistical sample of 250 students using Cochran's formula. The standard questionnaires of the use of virtual space by Lee et al. (2008) and the emotional well-being of Keyes and Magyarmo (2003) were distributed among the target samples and after collecting them, the data were analyzed using PLS software. The findings showed that 1- there is a significant relationship between the use of virtual space and emotional well-being, 2- gender plays a moderating role between the use of virtual space and well-being, and 3- the hours of using virtual space play a moderating role between the use of virtual space virtuality and emotional well-being. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between the use of virtual space and emotional well-being, the moderating role of hours of use of virtual space and gender in children of Sanandaj city.

Systematic Review of the Tools Used to Measure Students' Mathematical Creative Thinking Skills

Ali Moghadamzadeh

As the focus on fostering creative thinking in math education grows, there is a growing interest in understanding how to evaluate these skills. This study used a systematic review following PRISMA guidelines to explore how creative mathematical thinking is assessed in academic literature. After carefully analyzing 55 studies, we looked at different aspects like educational levels, math concepts, assessment methods, and the reliability and validity of these assessments. Our findings revealed that most studies focused on assessing creative thinking in junior secondary education, with limited attention given to primary education. Geometry and measurement were the most commonly assessed subjects, likely due to their visual nature, which lends itself well to assessing creativity. Many assessment tools used open-ended questions, while some incorporated ethnomathematics-based questions. However, less than half of the studies provided evidence of reliability, and only about half reported validity evidence, mostly related to content validity. This review highlights a gap in research concerning the measurement and assessment of creative mathematical thinking.

The role of local learning center managers in advancing the goals and needs of the local community

marzieh dehghani

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of local learning center managers in advancing the goals and needs of the local community. This research can be considered as qualitative approach research and its method is phenomenological and interpretive. The research field is all the managers of local learning centers who have been selected by targeted sampling and snowball sampling methods. Using the above two methods, a total of 26 people from the research field were analyzed and surveyed, all of whom were interviewed. Findings were divided into three parts according to the opinions of the participants and the questions. In the role of managers in recognizing the needs and problems of local learning centers, a total of 10 main categories and 41 subcategories were extracted. The main categories in this section are: needs assessment, knowledge of the neighborhood and local community, educational concerns, financial concerns, review of economic needs of the center, review of facilities of the center, review of executive issues in the center, book content, in-service courses, Feedback. Regarding the role of managers in advancing the goals of local learning centers, 5 main categories and 18 sub-categories were extracted, which are: the ability to attract cooperation to solve problems, improve environmental facilities, improve educational facilities, comprehensive issues, help create entrepreneurship. Also, in relation to managers' evaluation of the achievement of goals, 4 main categories and 11 subcategories were extracted, the main categories including satisfaction with the quality of goals, satisfaction with how to transfer goals to the local community, satisfaction with the achievement of goals, satisfaction with courses They are in the service of managers. In general, the results of this study showed that the managers of local learning centers have a significant role in recognizing the needs of the local community and through their comprehensive interaction with learners, educators and officials, will be very effective in advancing the goals.The aim of this study was to investigate the role of local learning center managers in advancing the goals and needs of the local community. This research can be considered as qualitative approach research and its method is phenomenological and interpretive. The research field is all the managers of local learning centers who have been selected by targeted sampling and snowball sampling methods. Using the above two methods, a total of 26 people from the research field were analyzed and surveyed, all of whom were interviewed. Findings were divided into three parts according to the opinions of the participants and the questions. In the role of managers in recognizing the needs and problems of local learning centers, a total of 10 main categories and 41 subcategories were extracted. The main categories in this section are: needs assessment, knowledge of the neighborhood and local community, educational concerns, financial concerns, review of economic needs of the center, review of facilities of the center, review of executive issues in the center, book content, in-service courses, Feedback. Regarding the role of managers in advancing the goals of local learning centers, 5 main categories and 18 sub-categories were extracted, which are: the ability to attract cooperation to solve problems, improve environmental facilities, improve educational facilities, comprehensive issues, help create entrepreneurship. Also, in relation to managers' evaluation of the achievement of goals, 4 main categories and 11 subcategories were extracted, the main categories including satisfaction with the quality of goals, satisfaction with how to transfer goals to the local community, satisfaction with the achievement of goals, satisfaction with courses They are in the service of managers. In general, the results of this study showed that the managers of local learning centers have a significant role in recognizing the needs of the local community and through their comprehensive interaction with learners, educators and officials, will be very effective in advancing the goals.

The mediating role of moral relativism in the relationship between Machiavellianism, honesty-humility and academic dishonesty

Farzaneh Michaeeli Manee

This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between Machiavellianism and honesty-humility traits on academic dishonesty with the mediating role of moral relativism among students of Urmia University Faculty of Literature. This research was correlational. The statistical population of the present study was all the students of Urmia University Faculty of Literature, 327 of whom were selected by cluster random sampling method. In order to collect data, Mach 4 questionnaire, Hexaco personality questionnaire, academic dishonesty questionnaire and moral relativism questionnaire were used. The data was analyzed using SPSS software and the fit indices of the extracted model and the research model were confirmed. The results showed that the direct effects of Machiavellianism on moral relativism, honesty-humility trait on moral relativism, Machiavellianism on academic dishonesty and honesty-humility trait on academic dishonesty are significant. But the effect of moral relativism on academic dishonesty is not significant. Also, the indirect effects of Machiavellianism and the trait of honesty-humility with the mediation of moral relativism on academic dishonesty were not significant either. Therefore, it is possible to prevent academic dishonesty in students and reduce it by providing educational programs based on Machiavellianism, honesty-humility.

Investigating the effectiveness of using conceptual maps on students' speaking skills in English

Mehdi Rostami

The present study used a quasi-experimental design in an attempt to evaluate the possibility of using concept mapping as a tool for teaching English speaking skills. In addition, the effect of gender on students' performance in using concept mapping in class was investigated. The participants in this study were 30 male students and 30 female students at the intermediate and advanced levels of English, who were selected from among 119 students who took the preliminary English test by Cambridge to determine students’ level of proficiency as a pre-test. Conceptual mapping was applied to the experimental group in the pre-speaking stage with the aim of organizing the participants' concepts and lines of thought, while in the control group, all teaching stages were done in the traditional method. The analysis of the obtained data showed that conceptual mapping can be used in teaching speaking skills as an effective method. Also, the analysis of the data showed that there is no significant difference between the groups of boys and girls in the construction and use of conceptual maps.