RESEARCH IN TEACHING
Year:2019 | Volume:7 | Issue:2 |Papers Count:12

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of knowledge, attitude and skill in using information technology in the learning process Method: The research method was descriptive correlational and the statistical population of this study was the first and second high school teachers in Marivan city of 600 people. The sample size was determined using Morgan and Krejcy table of 234 people. To collect data, two researcher-made questionnaires of knowledge, attitude and skill of teachers and the use of information technology in the process of teaching-learning were used. The face and content validity of the questionnaires by professors and technicians and construct validity through factor analysis Exploration was approved. The reliability of the questionnaires was 0. 95 and 0. 79, using Cronbach's alpha, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods and inferential statistics using SPSS22 software. Finding: The results showed that: There is a positive and significant relationship between teachers' knowledge and application of information technology, between teachers' attitude and application of information technology, and between teachers' skills and application of information technology. It can also be predicted based on teachers' knowledge, attitude and skills.

Puroose: The present research was conducted with the aim of The Effectiveness of Critical Thinking Training on Problem solving methods in Students of Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch in 1396. Method: The research was practical in terms of objectives and Semi-experimental, pre-test and post-test design with control and follow-up group in terms of data collection method. the population consisted of 60 male and female undergraduate students were selected using sampling method and matched in two groups of 30 experimental and control groups. The experimental group received eight 90-minute sessions of critical thinking training, and the control group remained on the list. In the section of quantitative research, Problem Solving Questionnaire Cassidy & Lang (1996) were used to collect data. The collected data from the quantitative section were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics (covariance analysis and dependent t-test) and analyzed using SPSS-V22 software. Result: The results showed that the critical thinking model designed to solve problem-solving skills among students was effective and its sustainability over time was also persistent. Conclution: the result is to combine of the students abilitis and critical thinking، and problem solving leads. so it can be acknowledged that with the growth and progress of critical thinking as level and capabilities effects problem solving، also will be upgraded.

The present study aimed at evaluating thinking and lifestyle curriculum based on Francis Klein`s theory from the perspective of thinking and lifestyle teachers and students. The research method was descriptive-analytical. For collecting data, library information, articles, authoritative scientific sites and semi-structured interview were used. The statistical population was all female students in the sixth grade. Cluster random sampling was used. Research data were obtained through Critical Thinking, Academic Achievement and Motivation tests. The reliability of the tool was calculated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient and its coefficient was 0. 91 for critical thinking, 0. 92 for academic achievement, and 0. 94 for academic achievement. Covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. According to the findings of the research, the damage to the thinking and lifestyle curriculum elements from the perspective of the teachers, the learning activities, the educational materials, evaluation, grouping and time of education, and, from the students' point of view, the learning activities, evaluation, the educational materials, time and space of education.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to study the experiences of practice teachers of practicism on implementing a new practicism program in Farhangian University of East Azarbaijan. Methods: The population of this qualitative study is the experiences of practice teachers of practicism in East Azarbaijan Branches of Farhangian University during the academic year of 2016-2017. The 11 practice teachers of practicism were selected by purposeful sampling. A semi-organized interview was used for collecting data. It continued until data saturation. MAXQDA10 software were used for analyzing interview texts and extracting themes. Smith's proposed method is used to analyze the data. Conclusion: The five main themes were extracted: An Imagination of practicism, the role of the practice teachers, the goals and necessity, the strengths of the new program, the practice teachers' suggestions for the successful implementation of the new practicism program. Each of these main themes also has several sub themes. Findings show that through the combination of theory and practice, Mutual Respect between Student-Teachers and Teachers Guidance Internships, Transfer of guide teacher's experiences to student-teachers, the creation of instructor-educated schools, the selection of experienced teachers as guide teacher. One of the factors that will make them more focused during practicism programs can be to improve internship and increase student-teacher skills at a desirable level.

Purpose: According the humor functions, E-learning and the importance of mathematics in elementary school, this research was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of humorous electronic content on motivation & math anxiety on fifth grade students. Method: This study was a quasi-experimental study. The statistical population included all 5th grade elementary students in Birjand (N=2200) in 2018. A sample of 58 students was selected using the convenience sampling method. To collect data, the motivation and Math children Anxiety Questionnaires (MCAQ) were used. In order to analyze the data, in addition to descriptive statistics, two independent samples T-test were used to examine the variables of motivation and anxiety. Results: The results of the tests did not show a significant difference between the mean scores of the motivational and anxiety variables in the experimental and control groups in the post test. The findings showed that the humorous electronic content does not affect the students' motivation and anxiety in the fifth grade elementary students

Aims: the purpose of this paper is to study the nature and grounds of creativity in the teaching of creative teachers in Kurdistan rural areas. Methods: As a qualitative research, the descriptive phenomenological strategy was applied. Participants include eight teachers working in rural areas and they are targeted based on three criteria: having brilliant performance and achievement (successful educational career), being awarded in National Excellent Teaching Festival, and qualifying as a “ Creative Teacher” according to the assessment of the school principal, colleagues and students. A Semi-structured interview was used to identify the context and factors affecting the creativity of teachers. Data was analyzed based on the Colaizzi's method of data analysis. Conclusion: The research finding indicate that creativity in the teaching of rural teachers could be influenced by three main factors including individual factors (experience and education, interest and motivation, conscientiousness), cultural factors (considering cultural differences in different regions, cultural limitations of less developed areas), and administrative factors (structure, school principal and colleagues).

Purpose: The main objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of the educational period of the students' education in high school technical and vocational schools. Method: The present study was a applied research in terms of its purpose and in terms of implementation, it was a pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental research with control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of the students of the last year of the technical and TVT schools of Qom province. Among them, two groups of 30 were randomly selected using available cluster sampling. A researcher-made questionnaire was used in the third and ninth sessions to collect the data in the evaluation of the response level. In the assessment of the level of learning, the beginning of the pre-test period and at the end of the post-test period were performed for the experimental group. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation and variance) and inferential statistics (t-test) were used to analyze the data. The results of the data review showed that the average grades of students' reaction to evaluation at the beginning of the course differ from the end of the course and the average evaluation grades have been improved at the end of the course. Finding: The study showed that the educational course is effective at the level of reaction and learning, and the average grades of assessment of the behavior of the students in the experimental group in the actual work environment are higher than the average grades of assessment of the behavior of students in the control group.

Aims: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the role of a blog-based English writing course in promoting the learning independence of Iranian learners. Methods: In this regard, using a mixed research approach, this study examined the impact of a blog-based English writing course on learners' learning independence, defined in this study as self-initiation and self-regulation of learning. Gave. For the purpose of this study, students in control group (n = 21) were trained based on common writing teaching in class and students in experimental group (n = 25) were used blogging in addition to common writing teaching. . In order to collect data, the questionnaire of student independence was used as pre-test and post-test. Conclusion: The results of the qualitative and quantitative data indicate that the blog-based writing period has been effective in promoting learner independence in general, and in promoting their self-regulation in particular. More precisely, the results of the quantitative data indicated that blog-based teaching had a significant impact on learner independence as a whole.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to provide a model for the knowledge of the first high school teachers in Kurdistan province. Methods: The present research method was a special type of qualitative research tradition called the Grounded Theory. The statistical population in this study was the first high school experimental science teachers and the sample selected in this study was 16 (8 female and 8 male) science teachers who had valuable life experiences in the field of knowledge needed for teaching and teaching science. Purposeful sampling was used to select the sample. Data were collected using semi-structured, in-depth and open-ended interviews with first grade teachers. Interview data were analyzed using Strauss and Corbin coding technique and three stages of open coding, axial coding, and selective coding, and were analyzed by content analysis method. Conclusion: The findings showed that the primary knowledge teachers' knowledge base was influenced by factors such as causal conditions (managerial, individual factors of teachers, teaching science and scientific culture); science teachers knowledge acquisition strategies (organization planning, program implementation, personal planning and action planning). It was the context (transparency of science teachers' knowledge, economic factors of teachers, appropriate management and skills and abilities of teachers) and intervening conditions (teacher management factors, teachers' attitudes and teachers' autonomy and identity) that ultimately led to improved (self-regulation) outcomes. Teachers, Increasing Competence, Promoting Professional Ethics, and Increasing Efficiency and Effectiveness a Instructional) became a teacher.

Aims: The purpose of this research assessment of causal relationship between students' perception of the teaching quality of faculty members and their SLD. Methods: Present research is practical and its method was descriptive correlative. Statistical population of the research included all BA and MA students from fields of education in university of Isfahan totaled 363 persons in year 2016-2017. The sample size was selected totaled 186 persons based on Krejcie and Morgan table. Sampling method was proportional stratified random sampling. The research instruments were 2 questionnaires: self-directed learning Williamson (2007), Teaching quality Seraj (2002). Their reliability and validity were examined and approved. Conclusion: findings showed that Student's SLD and Teaching quality of faculty is medium-high; and graduate students use self-directed strategies more than undergraduates.

Purpose: pressures during this period, so the purpose of this study was to develop and test a model of the relationship between coping styles and academic self handicapping with the mediating role of resilience and hope. Method: The method of this descriptive-correlational study was structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this study consisted of all male and female high school students in Kamyaran city in the academic year 1396-1397. 330 students were selected by cluster random sampling based on the Mü ller's rule. Academic self-handicapping scales, academic resiliency, Schneider Hope Questionnaire and Lazarus Coping Strategies Scale were used for data collection. Results: The results showed that the effect of coping styles on hope and resilience was positive and significant. Also, the direct effect of coping styles on self-handicapping was negative and significant. The effect of resilience on self-handicapping and hopefully on self-handicapping was negative and significant. The results of this study indicate the importance of coping resources in reducing self-handicapping and increasing academic achievement. Keywords: Coping Styles, Academic self handicapping, Resilience, Hope.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide a model for improving the quality of professional teaching of faculty members at Farhangian University. Method: The present study is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of descriptive-survey implementation and field data collection. Statistical population of the research is professors of Farhangian University of one country (West and East Azarabijan, Ardebil, Zanjan and Kurdistan provinces). The sample size was 305 people using the Morgan table method. 172 people were selected as the sample by available random sampling method. Confirmatory factor analysis (for model presentation) and one-sample t-test (to determine the degree of appropriateness of the proposed model) were used for statistical analysis. Results: Based on the findings, the research confirmed an eight-factor model that environmental-cultural "had the highest factor load and" social factors "had the lowest factor load on professional teaching at Farhangian University. Finally, taking into account eight environmental, cultural, educational, individual, intra-academic, motivational, technological, international and social factors to cover teaching weaknesses within a systematic structure to improve teaching quality and effectiveness.