Educational R esearch

The effectiveness of philosophy education program for children on critical thinking, academic self-efficacy and spiritual growth of 10-13 year old female students

fereshte salemi

This research was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of philosophy education for children on critical thinking, academic self-efficacy and spiritual growth of 10-13-year-old female students. This research was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of quasi -experimental method with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the research includes all female students aged 10 to 13 in Tehran in the academic year 1402-1403, of which 32 people were selected as a statistical sample using the available sampling method. Of these, 16 people were randomly included in the experimental group and 16 in the control group. Ricketts' critical thinking questionnaire (2003), Jinks and Morgan's academic self-efficacy questionnaire (1999) and King's spiritual intelligence questionnaire (2008) were used to collect data. Data analysis was done through covariance test and SPSS software version 26. The findings of this research showed that teaching philosophy for children according to the size of the effect (0.617) on critical thinking and its components and the effect (0.706) on academic efficiency and its components and according to the size the effect (0.657) has a significant effect on spiritual intelligence and its components. Therefore, it can be concluded that teaching philosophy for children by strengthening thinking skills and developing inner awareness improves and strengthens critical thinking skills, academic self-efficacy and spiritual growth in students.

Prediction of academic vitality based on goal orientation, academic optimism and resilience of second secondary students in Poldakhtar city.

Amir Sabzipour

This research was aimed at predicting the academic vitality based on goal orientation, academic optimism and resilience of the second high school students of Poldakhtar city. This research is applied in terms of purpose and correlational in terms of descriptive method, which was carried out in a survey way. The statistical population of the research includes 1539 students of the second secondary school in Poldakhtar city, and the statistical sample size was 308 using Cochran's formula, which was done using the available sampling method. Martin and Marsh's academic vitality questionnaire, Schenen-Moran et al.'s academic optimism and Connor and Davidson's resilience were used as research tools. The results of Pearson's correlation coefficient showed that there is a significant relationship between goal orientation, academic optimism and resilience with academic vitality in students. Also, according to the regression results, the variables of goal orientation (mastery, approach and avoidance), academic optimism (students' trust in teachers, academic emphasis and school unity) and resilience (perception of individual competence, tolerance of negative emotions, restraint and control) , secure relationships, spiritual influences) are predictors of students' academic vitality (p<5%). In the current research, it was found that goal orientation, academic optimism and resilience; They predict academic vitality in students, so it is suggested that school principals and other educational officials conduct meetings and workshops on goal orientation, academic optimism and resilience in order to improve the academic vitality of students.

Relationship of Inferiority Feeling to Happiness among Students: The Mediating Role of Loneliness

Zohreh Majdabadi Farahani

Considering the importance of happiness in people's lives and understanding the factors affecting the feeling of happiness, this study aimed to test a model explaining happiness based on feelings of inferiority and loneliness. The study design was non-experimental in which the correlation research method and the advanced statistical method of structural equation modeling were used. A total of 210 students (134 females, 76 males) were selected from Payam Noor University, Taibad, using available sampling in the second semester of 2021-2022. In addition to the demographic questionnaire, the research participants completed the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (Hills & Argyle, 2002), the Loneliness Scale (Russell, 1996) and the Inferiority Feeling Scale (Yao, et al., 1998). Correlational analysis indicated that there was a negative and significant relationship between loneliness and happiness, a positive and significant relationship between loneliness and feeling of inferiority, and a negative and significant relationship between loneliness and happiness. The results of structural equation modeling indicated that loneliness completely mediates the relationship between inferiority feelings and happiness. The findings suggested that the feeling of inferiority decreased college students’ happiness only by increasing their feeling of loneliness. Since loneliness affects happiness only through loneliness, considering the role of happiness in the health and academic success of students, developing and implementing preventive interventions for increasing happiness and reducing loneliness in students at the university level recommended.

The Role of Predictive of Learning Skills and Social Problem Solving in Social Creativity of Elementary School Students

mahboobeh alborzi

The purpose of this research was to study the role of learning skills and social problem solving in the social creativity.The participants of the research were 46 girls & 133 boys from elementary students who were selected by random cluster sampling. The research tools were learning skills scale (Ahmadi, 2016), social problem solving inventory (D’Zurilla&Nezu, 2002) and social creativity task (Mouchiroud& Lubart, 2002).The results showed a significant relationship between social creativity with observation (r= 0.14), hypothesizing( r = 0.35), interpretation (r=0.11) and communication (r=0.21). There was a correlation between social creativity and constructive problem solving (r=0.34) and non-constructive problem solving (r=-0.28). The regression results showed that hypothesizing predicted 26% and hypothesizing and communication skills together predicted 32% of the variance of social creativity. Constructive problem solving explained 35% and constructive problem solving and non-constructive problem solving together explained 38% of the variance of social creativity. Finally, the results showed 30% of the variance of social creativity explained through hypothesizing, communication and constructive problem solving.

Investigating teachers' emotion regulation strategies in the classroom in the face of students' misbehavior

Hamed Rezaie

The aim of the present study was to investigate the emotion regulation strategies of teachers based on the James Grass model of emotion regulation in the face of students' misbehavior. This research was conducted using a qualitative method and a phenomenological strategy was used. The study population of the current research was all the male teachers of the first secondary school in Kermanshah city in 1403-1404. The sampling of the research was non-random and purposeful based on heterogeneity in teaching. To achieve the goal of the research, an in-depth and semi-structured interview was conducted with the teachers.
. The results of the research showed that emotion regulation strategies, cognitive remarketing and situation modification are successful strategies with high job satisfaction that reduce negative emotions, and suppression, situation selection, and expansion of attention are unsuccessful strategies that increase negative emotions and job burnout and decrease Job satisfaction of teachers.

Investigating the mediating role of moral motivation in the relationship between moral identity and academic Dishonesty Students

Fariborz Nikdel

In recent decades, unethical behaviors such as cheating and academic dishonesty have become so common among students; that it can be considered a social phenomenon. The main purpose of this research was to identify the mediating role of moral motivation in the relationship between moral identity and the academic dishonesty of students. The method of this research was a descriptive survey of correlation type and from the point of view of practical purpose. This research's statistical population included all Yasouj University students in the academic year 2021-2022. According to the purpose of the research, 400 students from this community were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. They answered the academic dishonesty questionnaires of McCabe & Trevino (1996), the moral identity of Aquino & Reed (2002), and moral motivation. Answered by Janoff Bulman & Carnes (2016). The analysis of research data has been done through the method of path analysis using IMOS software. The results of the research showed that the mediating role of moral motivation was significant in the relationship between moral identity and academic dishonesty. Also, moral identity has a significant negative relationship with academic dishonesty, moral motivation has a significant negative relationship with academic dishonesty, and moral identity has a significant positive relationship with moral motivation. The moral identity is related to students' academic dishonesty behaviors both directly and through moral motivation, therefore, to increase moral motivation and also reduce their academic dishonesty, paying attention to increasing students' moral identity can be useful and effective.

Investigating the effectiveness of the "brain-based" teaching in biological sciences on enhancing students' learning and Improve attitude

zahra zare

Introduction: Currently, there is a global trend towards collaborative research in neuroscience and education. Brain-based learning uses neuroscience research on how the brain works to understand how students learn and grow in the classroom. Brain-based education requires that teachers know how the brain works and subsequently design a suitable teaching method with this information in mind (Stevens Smith, 2020). The aim of the research is to investigate the effectiveness of the "brain-based" teaching method on enhancing students' learning and attitudes in biological sciences.
Method: The method of this research is quasi-experimental with two groups of control and experimental. The statistical population includes 10th-grade male students in Euclid city of Fars province in the 2023-2024 academic year. A total of 50 individuals from the statistical population were selected by the purposive sampling method and randomly assigned to two groups. The instruments for measuring the variables were the researcher-made cognitive-skill test and the researcher-made attitude questionnaire. The validity of the researcher-made instrument was determined using the opinions of expert teachers and their reliability was determined by retesting. Statistical tests (t-test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, and Chi-square index) were used by SPSS26 to evaluate and analyze the hypotheses.The research implementation method was based on comparative teaching between the tested groups. In this research, the teaching topic was selected from the fourth chapter of the 10th grade biology book titled "Circulation of substances in the body". In the class of the control group, teaching was done through the usual traditional methods of biology lessons, while in the class of the experimental group, class management and teaching were done based on the design of the learning unit with the "brain-based" model. The required lesson plan was prepared based on the national curriculum plan for the implementation of the study, using relevant resources in the field of brain-based education and also based on consultation with professors and other teachers. Training in each session was based on the written lesson plan. These trainings were conducted in each of the studied groups in 8 sessions of 90 minutes and in accordance with the objectives of the research and the chapter selected from the 10th biology book and in both groups by the researcher.
Results and Discussion: According to the research question and purpose, the research variables were studied. The studied variables included strengthening learning (increasing grades) in Biology course and increasing attitude among students. The findings indicate that "brain-based" learning method, compared to the usual method, has increased students' grades in the level of knowledge and skills and improved their attitude in the subject of "blood circulation" in the biology course. The results of this research showed alignment with the results of Fana et al. (2024), Olaoluwa et al. (2024) Hamidi Nesab et al. (2021), Maleki Avarsin et al. (2021), Seifi et al. (2016) and Valipour and Iraqi (2014). The findings of this research show the role and importance of "brain-based" teaching method in learning.

The relationship between psychological cohesion and distress tolerance with a tendency to high-risk behaviors in high school students

akbar jadidi mohammadabadi

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between psychological cohesion and distress tolerance with a tendency to high-risk behaviors in high school students. The research method was applied in terms of purpose and terms of data collection, it was descriptive correlational research. The statistical population included all high school students in the city of Anar, which according to the statistics of the Pomegranate Education Department was 1400 people. The sampling method was available and the number of samples was 302 based on Krejcie and Morgan's table. After selecting two girls 'schools and two boys' secondary schools, the samples were taken with the cooperation of the school principal and teachers. Subjects answered the questionnaires about high-risk behavior, feeling of cohesion, and tolerance of anxiety. Testing the research hypotheses, inferential statistical methods including correlation coefficient and regression were used. Findings showed that there is an inverse relationship between psychological cohesion and anxiety tolerance with high-risk behaviors. In other words, by strengthening psychological cohesion and anxiety tolerance in students, the tendency to high-risk behaviors can be reduced.

Investigating the situation of cultivating critical thinking from the point of view of Anis in the management system(LMS) with postphenomenology

Saeid Zarghami-Hamrah

This research has been done with the aim of identifying the strengths and weaknesses of developing critical thinking from Enis' point of view in the learning management system (LMS). The main purpose of the research is to identify the aspects of LMS mediation and the decreasing and increasing changes that take place in the experiences or perceptions of learners in the field of critical thinking. Post-phenomenology, which is a philosophical approach in technological studies, allows us to examine how the experience and perception of learners change when using these technologies, so this method has been used in this research. The statistical population of the research was the students participating in virtual classes who were selected by convenience sampling and using the snowball sampling method and considering the principle of saturation, and their experiences by conducting a semi-structured interview about the use It has been investigated from the learning management system. The findings of the research show that through virtual education through LMS, easy access to various educational resources, creating opportunities for discussion and conversation in various ways, the possibility of learning in small groups, understanding diverse perspectives, environment Constructive training and the possibility of personalizing training, flexible time and place, and the possibility of strengthening problem-solving skills and developing self-efficacy are among the strengthened aspects of students in using LMS, which gives them more ability in critical thinking. . In contrast to the reduction of face-to-face interactions between learners and professors, the lack of possibility of direct and face-to-face questioning and answering, cognitive defects in the understanding and interpretation of materials, the impossibility of directly monitoring learners and the impossibility of creating a sense of participation and belonging. The differences between learners and the educational environment are obstacles for students' critical thinking.

Identifying the dimensions of transformation in humanities with emphasis on the curriculum in the higher education system

shahram ranjdoust

Introduction:Development in human sciences with emphasis on the curriculum can play an important role in the trend towards this field of study. The purpose of this research was to identifying the dimensions of transformation in humanities with an emphasis on the curriculum in the higher education system.
Methodology: The research method was conventional qualitative content analysis. The statistical sample of the current research is 15 experts in the field of educational sciences in the fields of curriculum planning, management and educational planning, and philosophy of education who were members of the academic staff in the higher education system. and as a result, the findings of the interview reached saturation. The data collection tool at this stage was a semi-structured interview and its model was obtained by analyzing the data in the 6 stages of Clark and Brown.
Results: After conducting the interviews and examining their themes, 16 overarching themes and 44 organizing themes were identified. - flexibility (adaptation to conditions and situations, continuous or continuous thinking), 4- equipment and facilities (physical equipment and knowledge equipment), 5- characteristics of learners (individual characteristics and personality development), 6- characteristics of teachers (management) verbal, core competency); 7- Content characteristics (comprehensiveness, quality and variety), 8- Educational methods and practices (effectiveness, innovation and appropriateness), 9- Educational plans (standards, flexibility and application), 10- Evaluation and control (receive feedback, evaluation, implementation and distribution of information), 11- creativity and innovation (critical thinking, risk-taking and diversification), 12- mission (long-term goals, short-term goals, foresight), 13- active participation, skills soft and motivating), 14- research and research (seminar and conference, interaction between researcher and society), 15- support and support (financial, social, structural, time support) and finally the last theme, i.e. 16- upstream documents (existing laws) , the desired criteria were the national curriculum and moral themes).
Conclusion:The identified components can be used as a framework for creating a common curriculum in the field of creativity and collaboration in higher education, as well as common value creation in educational environments in line with the wave of fundamental changes in humanities curricula in higher education.

The effectiveness of the Quist parenting toolkit on intimacy in the family, interactive skills of parents, social problem solving and discipline of moladaptive children aged 8-12 years

mansoreh bahramipour

Aim and Background: The aim of the current research was to investigate the effectiveness of Quist's parenting toolkit on intimacy in the family, parents' interactive skills, social problem solving, and discipline of 8-12-year-old moladaptive children.
Methods and Materials: The research method was a semi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test and follow-up period with a control groupThe research population included all mothers with maladjusted children aged 8 to 12 in the spring of 2012 in Isfahan city. The research sample was selected by available sampling method and 40 people were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (20 people in each group). The research tools include 3 Connors behavioral problems grading scale (especially for parents) (1978), Alexis et al.'s Intimacy Questionnaire (1983), Pianta's Parent-Child Interaction Questionnaire (2014), Dzurila et al.'s Social Problem Solving Questionnaire (2002) and Children's Organizational Skills Scale , the parent form was Abikov and Gallacker (2009). Quist's parenting toolbox program (2012) was implemented on the experimental group during 12 90-minute sessions twice a week; But the control group did not receive any intervention.
Findings: The data were analyzed through the analysis of variance test with repeated measurements. The results showed that the parenting toolkit is effective on intimacy in the family, interactive skills of parents, social problem solving and discipline of 8-12 year old maladjusted children.
Conclusions: According to the findings of the research, It can be concluded that this intervention is effective in increasing intimacy in the family, parents' interactive skills, social problem solving, and discipline of 8-12-year-old maladjusted children.

Developing the causal model of flourishing based on the meaning in life and mindfulness with the mediating role of quality of life

Hossein Mohagheghi

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the meaning of life and mindfulness with flourishing and the mediating role of quality of life. The statistical population included all students studying in the academic year 1401-1402 in Bu Ali Sina University of Hamadan. The sample group consisting of 379 people were selected by cluster random sampling method. And responded to the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (Steger et al., 2006), the Freiburg Mindfulness Questionnaire (Walach et al., 2006), the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (1996), and the flourishing Questionnaire (Diener et al., 2010). Pearson correlation and structural equation analysis were used to analyze the data. The finding of this research showed that the direct effects of the meaning of life and mindfulness on the quality of life and flourishing were positive and significant (p<0.01). Also, the effect of quality of life on flourishing was positive and significant (p<0.01). According to the results, the indirect effects of the meaning of life and mindfulness on flourishing were also positive and significant (p<0.01). Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the meaning in life and mindfulness affect flourishing through the mediation of quality of life. People who have high levels of mindfulness and have found meaning in life; They have a better quality of life and improving the quality of life, in turn, leads to flourishing and maturity in the individual.