M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; S.M. Golestaneh; M. Shehni Yeylagh
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The purpose of the present research was to examine the direct and indirect relationships of collective teacher efficacy, teacher’s characteristics, students’ prior mathematics performance, socioeconomic status, gender, and ethnicity with students’ (girls and boys) mathematics performance ...
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The purpose of the present research was to examine the direct and indirect relationships of collective teacher efficacy, teacher’s characteristics, students’ prior mathematics performance, socioeconomic status, gender, and ethnicity with students’ (girls and boys) mathematics performance in fourth-grade of elementary schools in Ahvaz. In this study 300 students (150 girls and 150 boys) were selected randomly. Also, 100 teachers in fourth- grade and overall 300 teachers in all- grades were selected randomly. The students completed the Personal Characteristics Inventory, and teachers copmpleted the Teacher Characteristics Inventory, and Collective Teacher Efficacy Scale. The results showed that the direct and indirect paths of socioeconomic status, prior mathematics performance, arid collective efficacy with mathematics performance were significant, but the direct and indirect paths of gender and ethnicity with mathematics performance were not significant. Moreover, the direct path between teacher’s characteristics and mathematics performance was not significant but the relationship between direct path of teacher’s characteristics and collective efficacy was significant. In sum, to examine the fitness of proposed model three models were tested.
M. Shehni Yailagh; J. Karami; H. Shokrkon; M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand
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Dysgraphia is a term used to describe children who have specific difficulties in perception or production of written language. In order for this diagnosis to be made, an individual is assumed to display writing skills substantially below those expected, given the person’s chronological age, measured ...
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Dysgraphia is a term used to describe children who have specific difficulties in perception or production of written language. In order for this diagnosis to be made, an individual is assumed to display writing skills substantially below those expected, given the person’s chronological age, measured intelligence, and appropriate education. This disoder does not include those students who have learning difficulties because of visual, hearing or physical disabilities, mental retardation or poor environmental, social or economical conditions. Two goals were pursued in this study: investigating the prevalence of dysgraphia in primary schools of Ahvaz, and the effects of multi- sense therapy on reduction of writing difficulties. The experimental- control, with pretest- posttest design, was used in this study. The prevalence sample size was 4000 students (2000 boys and 2000 girls) selected randomly from primary schools in Ahvaz. Results indicated that the prevalence of dysgraphia was higher for boys than for girls (%7.6 for boys and %6.4 for girls). Also the results of ANOVA (repeated measures) showed that the use of multi-sense therapy significantly reduces dysgraphia. In addition, the effects of therapeutic intervention stayed after a month later.
A. Shirzadi Bestoni; M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; J. Haghighi
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The purpose of this research was to examine the simple and multiple relationship between perfectionism, anxiety and depression with migraine headache in 300 students of Azad Islamic University of Ahvaz. In this research perfectionism, depression, trait-state anxiety considered as the predictive variables ...
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The purpose of this research was to examine the simple and multiple relationship between perfectionism, anxiety and depression with migraine headache in 300 students of Azad Islamic University of Ahvaz. In this research perfectionism, depression, trait-state anxiety considered as the predictive variables while migraine headache serves as criterion variable. The sample consisted of 150 girls and 150 boys that were selected by a random multistage methed from the Islamic University of Ahvaz. In this research four scales were applied that included Ahvaz Perfectionism Scale (APS), Ahvaz Migraine Headache Questionnaire (AMQ), Spilberger Anxiety Inventory (SM), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The results of research indicated that perfec- tionism, anxiety and depression had positive and significant relationship with migranie headache (P <0/001). In addition, multiple correlation of perfectionism, anxiety and depression with migraine headache are statically significant.
H. Shokrkon; M. Meharbizadeh Honarmand; G.A. Novinnam
M. Meharbizadeh Honarmand; H. Shokrkon; N. Kooshki
A. Pooladi Reyshahri; B. Najarian; H. Shokrkon; M. Meharbizadeh Honarmand
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Using an experimental research design, the present study exmined the effectiveness of three kinds of therapy in the management of chronic back- pain among Ahvaz male high school teachers. The sample consisted of 100 patients suffering from chronic backpain. Twenty five subjects were randomly assigned ...
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Using an experimental research design, the present study exmined the effectiveness of three kinds of therapy in the management of chronic back- pain among Ahvaz male high school teachers. The sample consisted of 100 patients suffering from chronic backpain. Twenty five subjects were randomly assigned to each one of the following four conditions: Three experimental groups (i.e., cognitive, relaxation and behavioral interventions) and one control group. The three management approaches exercised were stress inoculation (Miechenbaum and Turk, 1976), progressive muscular relaxation (Jacobson, 1962), and stimulus control (Kaunfer, 1980). Improvement in pain beliefs, pain behavior, pain self-efficacy, and depression were all employed as the four major improvement indices of pain management and treatment. The Pain Measures (Zarkowfska, 1988), Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (Nickolas, 1989), Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, 1961) and Chronic Pain Test (Asghari Moghaddam, 1995) were used to measure the dependent variables. Results of the preliminary stage indicated that the afore-mentioned pain measures are psychometrically sound, reliable and valid. Data analysis revealed that the treatment methods used are effective in reducing the chronic backpain indices. A one-way analysis of variance showed significant differences among the three treatment conditions; A Tukey test showed that cognitive group and progressive muscular relaxation group were superior to the control group in reducing the pain beliefs and depression. The behavioral group, however, showed no significant difference with the control group. Furthermore, all three experimental conditions were significantly more effective than the control condition in reducing the pain self-efficacy and pain
H. Hadianfard; B. Najarian; H. Shokrkon; M. Meharbizadeh Honarmand
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This study was designed to compare the efficacy of three psychotherapy approaches to the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the reduction of inattention and impulsive behavior of male elementary school students. From the total population of Shiraz 3rd and 4th grade male elementary ...
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This study was designed to compare the efficacy of three psychotherapy approaches to the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the reduction of inattention and impulsive behavior of male elementary school students. From the total population of Shiraz 3rd and 4th grade male elementary school children, 2863 students were screened for ADHD, and 160 of the students diagnosed as suffering from AHDH were randomly allocated to four groups (40 subjects in each group): Children self-instruction training group; the behavior therapy group, the mother self-instruction training group and a control group. In addition, another control group consisted of 40 “normal subjects randomly selected from the ADHD subjects’ classmates was also formed for further comparisons. In this study, the dependent variables were inattention and impulsive behavior as measured by the Farsi version of the Continuous Performance Test. Using the pre-and post- test scores on these two measures, the data analysis indicated that performance of the groups receiving verbal self-instruction training (both children and their mothers) had improved significantly more than both the ADHD subjects in the behavior therapy and the normal subjects groups.
M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; A. Aboighasemi; B. Najarian; H. Shokrkon
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the scope of epidemiology of test anxiety and the relations of self-efficacy and locus of control with it as moderated by intelligence in Ahvaz high school students To study the epidemiology of test anxiety, 3109 high school students were selected ...
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the scope of epidemiology of test anxiety and the relations of self-efficacy and locus of control with it as moderated by intelligence in Ahvaz high school students To study the epidemiology of test anxiety, 3109 high school students were selected from their population by a simple random sampling method. The participants completed the test anxiety inventory. Also for hypothesis testing, 340 high school students were selected by a simple random sampiñig method. The subjects completed the self-efficacy scale, locus of control inventory and intelligence test. The results showed the rate of epidemiology of test anxiety to be 17.4% in study sample. The epidemiology of test anxiety in girl students (22%) was proved to be higher than that of the boy students (12.8%) and in Local Arab students (18.7%) higher than local persian students (16.4%). The results of hypoteses showed that, test anxiety is negatively related to self-efficacy (r=-0.29) and locus of control (r=-0.24) intelligence variable being controlled. Also, the result of multiple regression showed that the multiple correlation coefficients between predictive variables (self-efficacy, locus of control and intelligence) and criterion variable (test anxiety) was statistically sigificant.
J. Haghigi; M. Mehrabiiadeh Honarmand; T. Zandi
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The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs with school anxiety. (test anxiety, lack of confidence, lack of assertiveness, and physiological reactions) and academic performance of secondaiy school students of Izeh. In tlis study 311 student (156 ...
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The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs with school anxiety. (test anxiety, lack of confidence, lack of assertiveness, and physiological reactions) and academic performance of secondaiy school students of Izeh. In tlis study 311 student (156 boys and 155 girls) were selected via simple raiidom sampling. The hypotheses of the study maintained simple and multiple relationships between Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and school anxiety as well as academic performance. To verify the hypotheses, “Questonnaire of Hierarchy of Needs”, Phlip’s School Anxiety Scale, students’ academic performance marks (grades), and a short questionnaire to record the students’ socio-economic status were used. The findings, confirming the hypotheses, indicated that, after controlling for the effect of socio-economic status, there still are constant, significant relationships between “Needs” and school anxiety and academic performance.
H. Shokrkon; H.R. Oreizi; M.A. Naeli; M. MehrabizadelEi Honarmand; I. Soltani
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The present paper reports the application of Flanagan Industrial Tests to predict the job performance of the technical personnel of Mobarekeh Steel Firm. Flanagan Industrial Tests have been prepared to be used in Iran, with satisfactory reliabitliy and validity by Shokrkon and Oreizi (1998). These tests ...
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The present paper reports the application of Flanagan Industrial Tests to predict the job performance of the technical personnel of Mobarekeh Steel Firm. Flanagan Industrial Tests have been prepared to be used in Iran, with satisfactory reliabitliy and validity by Shokrkon and Oreizi (1998). These tests have been designed to measure various aptitudes and abilities. The job performance of the technical personnel of Mobarekeh Steel Firm was assessed by their immediate supervisors, their co-workers, themselves and the organization. First, the tests were completed and returned by 159 technical employees. Then, data were collected about the employees’ performance. The obtained simple and multiple correlation coefficients indicate that the Flanagan Industrial Tests predict and are related to the different assessments of job performance. These relationships are higher when job performance is, assessed by employees themselve, their co-worker and the organization. It is suggested that self and co-worker assessments of job performance are employed in addition to the supervisor assessment.
G. H. Rajabi; J. Haghighi; M. Mehrabizadeh
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This study was conducted to answer a few research questions about the conservation of number, mass, length and volume among four groups of 7.5 and 10.5 year old girl and boy primary school pupils in Zahedan. The sample cosisted of 120 second and fifth grade pupils of Zahedan who were selected randomly ...
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This study was conducted to answer a few research questions about the conservation of number, mass, length and volume among four groups of 7.5 and 10.5 year old girl and boy primary school pupils in Zahedan. The sample cosisted of 120 second and fifth grade pupils of Zahedan who were selected randomly and equally from 7.5 and 10.5 year old populations. The project clinical method was usedto measure conservation. Data analysis showed that: a) 10.5 -year- old girl and boy pupils performed better than younger pupils in all four types of conservation and their components: prediction, judgernent and explanation; b) there were no differences between girls and boys regarding the four types of conservation investigated; and c) children achieved conservation of number, mass, length and volume successively.
K. Mohammadi Roosbehani; M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; H. Shokrkon
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This study was carried out to investigate the relationship of value system and moral development with identity in students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, in the academic year of 1998-1999. Value system and moral development are considered as the predictive variables, while identity serves as ...
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This study was carried out to investigate the relationship of value system and moral development with identity in students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, in the academic year of 1998-1999. Value system and moral development are considered as the predictive variables, while identity serves as the criterion variable. The sample consisled of 279 undergraduates (sophomere and higher) of whom 141 were female and 138 were male. The instruments used consisted of the Study of Values Inventory, the Defining Issues Test (DIT) and Ahmadi’s Identity Inventory. The analysis of the data yielded statistically significant simple correlation coefficients between theoretical, social, religious, and economic values and moral development on the one hand, and identity on the other. The results of the regression analysis showed that the linear combination of the six values plus the moral development increased the extent of the correlation with identity. Moreover, the results of the stepwise regression analysis indicated that economic value and moral development are the best predictors of identity
M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; S. Khodarahimy
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The this research is concerned with the retrospective investigation of demographic characteristics of suicidial cases recorded in Razi & Ayat-ullah Talegani Hospitals in Ahwaz City from 1992-1996. The research sample consists of 927 cases in mentioned years (including 677 women & 250 men). Seven ...
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The this research is concerned with the retrospective investigation of demographic characteristics of suicidial cases recorded in Razi & Ayat-ullah Talegani Hospitals in Ahwaz City from 1992-1996. The research sample consists of 927 cases in mentioned years (including 677 women & 250 men). Seven hypotheses were examined in present research. The main results are as follow: 1. The mean age of suicide is about 25 to 26 years. As a topic no sex differences were observed. But the mean age of suicide in single persons are significantly lower than married persons. 2. The suicide rate among uneducated persons in comparison with educated persons was significantly higher. 3. The most common method of suicide in Khouzestan province are self-burning & self-poisoning respectively, but there weren’t any sex differences. 4. The suicide rate in cities are higher than in villages.
