M. Pourkarimi Havoshki; H. Hasani; M. Yaridehnavi
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2015, Pages 5-22
Abstract
The aim of this study was to explain the essence and the quality of artistic education from the perspective of Roy Baskar's critical realism integrated approach. To this end, the following two questions were investigated: 1) what is the integrated approach to art? 2) How artistic education can be implemented ...
Read More
The aim of this study was to explain the essence and the quality of artistic education from the perspective of Roy Baskar's critical realism integrated approach. To this end, the following two questions were investigated: 1) what is the integrated approach to art? 2) How artistic education can be implemented from the integrated perspective? These questions were answered through analytical and inferential method. Regarding the first research question, the results of the study indicated that the integrated approach to art according to Baskar's approach means field and interdisciplinary applications. That is, designing the course along the lines of the art's approach to goals, rules and principles, and the applications which indicate the relationship between art course and other disciplines, fields and different life dimensions. Therefore, art course should pay attention to the inherent features of art, the rules for creating a work of art, and the instruction of individual, moral, religious, and social applications of art. Regarding the second research question, the findings suggested that it is necessary to reinvestigate the main components of education such as the teacher, the student, materials, and the methods of evaluation according to the integrated approach. The teacher should be familiar with art philosophy, art applications, and the rules for creating a work of art. The student should be encouraged to create a work of art based on the rules and principles of art. The content should be centered on the fundamental, mediatory, and subsidiary levels. And, the evaluation should be based on the mastery of these levels by students.
E Aminifar; kh Karemikeya
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2015, Pages 23-38
Abstract
This research aimed to improve students’ learning about the first order equation based on their misconceptions on this topic. A test consists of 45 questions was designed according to the goal-content’s table concerning Bloom’s taxonomy. Then it was run on 30 students in the first year ...
Read More
This research aimed to improve students’ learning about the first order equation based on their misconceptions on this topic. A test consists of 45 questions was designed according to the goal-content’s table concerning Bloom’s taxonomy. Then it was run on 30 students in the first year of high school in Pakdasht city. By using difficulty coefficient, distinction coefficientand internal consistencycoefficients, 26 questions (α=0.872) remained that showed questions have reliability and compliance with instructional objectives. With cluster sampling 127 students were selected and participated in the final test. Then by analyzing the results a learning empirical model was developed. Data analysis with using structural equations modeling showed that the total effect of the ‘equation identifying’ on ‘equation solving’ and ‘equations equivalence’ is t= 2.439 and t=2.307, respectively (p<0.05). The ‘equation identifying’ enhances the components ‘equation solving’ and ‘equations equivalence’ in the learner. The total effect of the ‘equation identifying’ and ‘equation solving’ on forming knowledge of ‘application’ is t=2.600 and t=3.215, respectively (p<0.01). Therefore, these two components assist students in learning application of this subject.
y . Romiani; y Mehralizdeh; a parsa
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2015, Pages 39-58
Abstract
Development Plan of Iran with respect to grade, geographical location and educational district Performance Evaluation of different organizations and the resultant information concerning the extent of compliance with certain indicators, has always been an asset for planners of future. Therefore, in this ...
Read More
Development Plan of Iran with respect to grade, geographical location and educational district Performance Evaluation of different organizations and the resultant information concerning the extent of compliance with certain indicators, has always been an asset for planners of future. Therefore, in this study the performance of the office of Education of Ahvaz was evaluated in terms of internal efficiency indicators during the peried of the Fourth Development Plan; and this performance was compared with the average performance of Khuzestan Province. The method used in this study was descriptive – analytical and by using model of students flow and by using tables and graphs the results have been recorded. Statistical population used in this survey comprised all of schools in Ahvaz City during the year 1383- 1388 and because of descriptive nature of research, on this study, no sampling was attempted. Findings of this research showed that internal efficiency coefficient of guidance school in Ahvaz City during this plan period was 82 percent and the wastage ratio in this city was 1/22, while the average index in province was 1/20. The average of survival rate in Khuzestan province was 97/76, while the average of this index in Ahvaz city is 95/98. Also the drop-out index performance of Ahvaz City exceeded that of the province average.
m amini; Z. Mashallahi
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2015, Pages 59-82
Abstract
The main Purpose of this research was the analysis and appraisal of the environmental education standards in science and social studies textbooks of junior high schools books in were analyzed based on 2 aspects: contents and pictures. Environmental education standards investigated in this research included ...
Read More
The main Purpose of this research was the analysis and appraisal of the environmental education standards in science and social studies textbooks of junior high schools books in were analyzed based on 2 aspects: contents and pictures. Environmental education standards investigated in this research included the skills of questioning and analysis, knowledge of environmental processes and systems, environmental issue investigation skills, decision and action skills and personal and civic responsibility. The research method used was content analysis. The findings showed that attention to environmental education standards in social studies textbooks is distributed in both the science and second and third grades and science textbooks are related to first, third and second grades. Social studies books pertaining to all the 3 grades of the junior high school. On the whole these findings showed that an environmental education standard in the above mentioned textbooks was superficial and incomplete.
Educational Planing
hamidreza arasteh; laleh jamshidi
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2015, Pages 83-112
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the effective factors in quantitative development of higher education privatization in Iran. To attain the objectives of this research, a twenty four item questionnaire was used. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was calculated by "Cronbach's Alpha" ...
Read More
The purpose of this study was to identify the effective factors in quantitative development of higher education privatization in Iran. To attain the objectives of this research, a twenty four item questionnaire was used. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was calculated by "Cronbach's Alpha" and estimated about 0.67. A total of 103 higher education specialists and practitioners of nonprofit higher education institutions responded to the questionnaire. They were selected by means of purposive sampling and random sampling. The Chi-square and Friedman's tests were used to analyze the data. The results indicated that the main effective factors of expansion of higher education in Iran are: increased demands for higher education, inability or lack of willingness of the government to respond to the growing demand for higher education due to absence of funds, demographic changes in higher education applicants, emphasis on higher education privatization in macro development plans and policies, reduced Government’s interventions and the necessity of higher education development and structural reform in this sector.
Curriculum Development
malihe rajaei; tahereh javidi; behrooz mahram
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2015, Pages 113-138
Abstract
This study aimed at study investigating the relationship between teachers' tolerance and their preferred teaching styles. The population of research comprised the high school teachers of Mashhad City in the 2010-2011 academic years and the sample included 110 teachers. The sample completed "tolerance" ...
Read More
This study aimed at study investigating the relationship between teachers' tolerance and their preferred teaching styles. The population of research comprised the high school teachers of Mashhad City in the 2010-2011 academic years and the sample included 110 teachers. The sample completed "tolerance" and "teaching styles" questionnaires. After data analysis, the research results showed that the tolerance of teachers is not linked to their preferred teaching styles. It was also construed that the tolerance of teachers had a moderate level and the preferred teaching styles was active teaching style. Based on the results, it is suggested that the in service teacher training program more attention should be paid to the doctrines of humanism. It is also suggested that other researchers should focus on the causes of tolerance and its relation to other issues in the field of the education.
Educational Psychology
A.K. Neisi
Abstract
The aim of the present redearch was to recognize weak points of descriptive evaluation plan from elementary school teacher views in Ahwaz education system organization. The research population included all elementary school teachers of Ahwaz education system organization. Random sampling method was used ...
Read More
The aim of the present redearch was to recognize weak points of descriptive evaluation plan from elementary school teacher views in Ahwaz education system organization. The research population included all elementary school teachers of Ahwaz education system organization. Random sampling method was used for selecting sample. In such a way that out of four districts two districts were selected randomly & from these two districts one hundred & eighty individuals from teachers were selected in randomly simple way. For data collecting, questionnaire of recognizing weak points of researcher – made evaluation plan was used. For data analysis , exploratory factorial analysis was used. The results showed that three factors as weak points of descriptive evaluation plan( factor related to student with 14 points & 18.84 percent variance, factor related to instruction with 11 points & 35.65 percent variance & factor related to family with 8 points & 49.26 percent variance) were recognized.
Curriculum Development
zohre ababaf; maghsood ferasatkhah; yadolah mehralizade; koorosh fathi vajargah
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2015, Pages 157-182
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the requirements in teachers' professional competencies in correspondence to worldwide social, information and communication technology developments and the effect that this development had on the curriculum. If we are trying to reduce the gap between the intended ...
Read More
The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the requirements in teachers' professional competencies in correspondence to worldwide social, information and communication technology developments and the effect that this development had on the curriculum. If we are trying to reduce the gap between the intended curriculum, the taught curriculum and experienced curriculum, it is necessary to pay attention to the hidden and neglected curriculum in our educational system. Current and emerging social facts and developments in digital world constitute considerable aspects of the hidden and neglected curriculum and effective on three curriculum types mentioned above. Since teachers are the key factor contributing to the success of curriculum, specially intended curriculum, they need the appropriate competencies to make these changes. Understanding these competencies can provide the basis for reflection on teacher training curricula. The methodology of this study is a survey involving a review – analysis and the author has applied her long-term experience as an educator in teacher education domain to enrich the theoretical aspects of study. The main topics of this study are organized in two sections: In the first section, features of curricula influenced by global social and ICT developments are reviewed, and in the second part teachers' professional competencies in accordance with these developments are reviewed. The findings of this study indicate teachers' professional competencies in two areas: professional competencies in accordance with knowledge of curriculum and practice of curriculum, each of which consists of several professional components and are illustrated in the form of a diagram.
Curriculum Development
adib adib; MOHAMADREZA EZATY
Abstract
This research is allocated to the study of work & technology curriculum implementation, based on teachers’ experiences in sixth grade and first year implementation. The Research type is qualitative and has carried out with phenomenological method. The data had beengathered with semi organized ...
Read More
This research is allocated to the study of work & technology curriculum implementation, based on teachers’ experiences in sixth grade and first year implementation. The Research type is qualitative and has carried out with phenomenological method. The data had beengathered with semi organized interviews from 10 sixth grade teachers in Songor region of Kermanshah province. Sampling was intentional and accomplished with data saturation. Data were analyzed in Smith method 1995 on phenomenological studies. Then this information has been returned to participants to validation. The research findings are 15 themes which have been categorized in 3 clusters. Six themes have jammed in the cluster oflimitations that consists: English language, lack of computer, tools, technical hum resources, teachers guide and in serviceeducations. The second cluster has been entitled Preferences included 5 themes: technology, content justification, student preferences attending, integrating and achievement evaluation. In last cluster with teachers initiatives topic 4 actions of teachersare lustering to overcome the limitations of teaching: using PCs, taking assistance from secondary schools, competition holding and students employing into teaching help.
Educational Management
Siroos ghanbari; asghar eskandari
Abstract
Abstract: This research investigated and comparated the relationship between learning organization and organizational effectiveness in the elementary schools board of trustees and state-run the Hamedan province. Research method in terms of the purpose is applied and in terms of data collection method ...
Read More
Abstract: This research investigated and comparated the relationship between learning organization and organizational effectiveness in the elementary schools board of trustees and state-run the Hamedan province. Research method in terms of the purpose is applied and in terms of data collection method is a descriptive – correlational research. The statistical population of the study is consisting of all teachers of elementary schools the Hamadan province. According to the Cochran formula the study sample is including 528 persons that were selected by relative random sampling. Data were collected by the learning organization questionnaire with reliability 0/97 and the organizational effectiveness with reliability 0/96, and were analyzed by the one Sample t test, independent t test, pearson correlation and the multiple regression analysis in the spss software. The result indicated that, the status of learning organization and organizational effectiveness were higher than average. There was a significant relationship between the Learning organization and organizational effectiveness. Moreover, in board of trustees schools, indicator of team learning, personal mastery and shared vision; and in state-run schools, indicator of shared vision, system thinking, personal mastery and team learning have the highest impact on prediction organizational effectiveness.
Curriculum Development
Mohammad Reza Yousefzadeh Chosary; Zohreh Karami
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was introducing threshold concepts and their status in disciplines, and then introducing these concepts as a new horizon for research in curriculum. Threshold concepts theory was initially introduced by Mayers & Land in 2003. This theory is endorsed by troublesome knowledge, ...
Read More
The main purpose of this study was introducing threshold concepts and their status in disciplines, and then introducing these concepts as a new horizon for research in curriculum. Threshold concepts theory was initially introduced by Mayers & Land in 2003. This theory is endorsed by troublesome knowledge, variation and reconstructivist theories. Threshold concepts provide requirements for deep understanding of disciplinary knowledge. Without learning these concepts, learners will be unable to learn effectively. Mayers and Land have proposed different criteria for identifying threshold concepts, with the help of them, we can identify the concepts in curriculum. Threshold concepts are expected to help teachers to develop significant changes in curriculum. Research in threshold concepts was initially conducted in higher education. Since the learners’ previous experiences play an important role in studies around identifying threshold concepts, the phenomenological research method has been used in most of these studies. Also, to solve teaching and learning problems arisen from these concepts, instructors, teachers, and researchers are recommended to use methods such as action research and lesson study.
Philosophy of Education
mohammadreza alaam; bahareh biseda
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2015, Pages 253-274
Abstract
With the incidence of wars between Iran and Russia at Fath-Ali-Shah’s reign, and the frequent defeats of the Qajar’s army, the Iranian politicians, statesmen, and the elite. Had to face the questions concerning the causes of those defeats: tried hard to find answers to those qiestopms. Abbas ...
Read More
With the incidence of wars between Iran and Russia at Fath-Ali-Shah’s reign, and the frequent defeats of the Qajar’s army, the Iranian politicians, statesmen, and the elite. Had to face the questions concerning the causes of those defeats: tried hard to find answers to those qiestopms. Abbas Mirza and his wise Chancellor, Ghaem Magham, were concerned with the situation more than others. Their efforts led to the decision of sending students to the West. Upon the failure of that action the next Iranian Chancellor, Amir Kabir, decided to take new measures. After deliberating about the causes of the defeats and evaluatiny the short comings that brought about those defeays, he decided to establish Dar- Alfonoon (a polytechnic college) in ehran. This was intended to replace the act of sending students to the West for studey. Amir had come to the conclusion that, compared to Europe, the reason for the failure and backwardness of Iran were due to the weakness of Iran in the field of military industry and other crafts.
