JOURNAL OF EDUCATION
Year:2007 | Volume:23 | Issue:1 (89)|Papers Count:5

An import factor in the success of human one-to-one tutoring is the tutor's ability to identify and respond to affective cues. However, current Intelligent Tutoring Systems model students solely on their possible for computers to identify affective cues by analyzing images of learners' facial expressions. A new generation of Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Affective Tutoring System, is being developed at Massey University in New Zealand. An important component of this system is a facial expression analysis component that was implemented using a fuzzy approach. This fuzzy facial expression analysis approach and future directions are discussed in this paper.

The Primary aim of the present research has been to determine the extent of Internet addiction among Tehran high school students and then explore its relationship with loneliness and self-esteem. To do so, a sample of 1968 high school students in three different grades and in three areas of study from five different districts in Tehran were randomly selected. To collect data three measures were used: the IAT (Young, 1998). The UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russell, 1996), and the Self-esteem Test (Rosenberg, 1965). Almost half of the sample was Internet users of whom 73 were identified as addicts (%3.8).Based on the demographic information, 37 at-risk users as well as the same number of regular users and non-users were matched and then compared with the addict group. This comparison showed that the addicts were significantly lonelier than both the regular users and non-users while their self-esteem was significantly lower than that of the regular users.

The purpose of the research reported herein has been to show the differences between the traditional teaching methods and the new computer-assisted teaching method. Initially the necessary soft ware was prepared to be used in teaching the third year high school physics. Then two classes of physics in two different high schools in one of the educational districts of Tehran were selected and the two methods utilized. The instruments used in gathering data were Physics posttest and an observation instrument, in addition to a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the Student's t-test for independent groups. Results show that the computer-assisted teaching method has a significant impact on both achievement and students interaction leading to higher spirit of working in groups.

In the article, the utilization of ICT in education is approached from a different point of view. The basis of this new approach consists of five assumptions that are explained in the first part of the paper. These assumptions redirect attention to new technologies from an instrumental perspective to a non-instrumental or civilization one. In the second part of this writing, the implications of such an approach for the relationship between the ICT and education are delineated. To discuss these implications one needs to pay attention to the threats and opportunities concerning different dimensions of the human life both now and in the future. The mission of all systems of formal education is to empower the individuals to face these conditions effectively and constructively.Otherwise, the article, and as a sum up, the author presents a model in which the relation between ICT and education is depicted in three levels. This semi-conical model can guide any policy-making attempts in this area and in three dimensions based on three perspective focusing on "mind-ware," "process-ware," and the "hard/soft-ware".

The purpose of the research reported herein has been to compare users and non-users of the internet in terms of their self-efficacy and creativity. The research population has been all the 610 third year high school students in Booshehr majoring in math and physics in the year 84- 5.A sample of 210 was selected randomly from among the users and nonusers. These two groups of students were matched in terms of their GPA, age, and grade. The instruments used were the self- efficacy and creativity questionnaires with the latter having both a verbal and a pictorial forms. The collected data were analyzed using both the self-efficacy and creativity of the Internet users were higher than those of the non- users.