Mahsa Mirzaloo; Zohre Mousavi Kashi
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to to determine the effect of teaching based on functionalist and constructivist approaches on students' performance. Methodology: According to the applied purpose, the research method was causal-comparative in terms of data collection method and also quantitative ...
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to to determine the effect of teaching based on functionalist and constructivist approaches on students' performance. Methodology: According to the applied purpose, the research method was causal-comparative in terms of data collection method and also quantitative in terms of data type. The statistical population included all secondary school students in 14th and 15th districts of Tehran. Using Morgan table and multi-stage cluster random sampling method, 327 people were selected as the sample size. In order to collect data, three questionnaires based on Labu (1993) teaching method were used to measure the constructive teaching method, Torkashvand (2012) researcher-made questionnaire for functionalist teaching method and Pham and Taylor (1999) questionnaire for academic performance. To analyze the research data in the descriptive part, mean, standard deviation, tables, etc., and in the inferential part, one-group t-test using SPSS-21 software and structural equation modeling using Smart Pls software were used. Findings: Findings showed that teaching based on functionalist and constructivist approaches have a positive and significant effect on students' performance Results: Results: Based on the findings of the study, teaching methods are among the factors affecting students' academic performance. Among the teaching methods are methods based on functionalist and constructivist approaches.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of brain drain teaching method on self-esteem of sixth grade students in Behshahr city. The research method was semi-quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population of the sixth grade elementary ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of brain drain teaching method on self-esteem of sixth grade students in Behshahr city. The research method was semi-quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population of the sixth grade elementary school female students in Behshahr city was in the academic year of 1963-96. Their number was 616 according to the education received from the education. A simple random sampling method was used to select 40 students (20 experiments and 20 controls) in the sixth elementary school. The experimental group was trained to teach brain drain for 6 sessions. The data gathering method was library and field studies. The instrument for collecting data in this study was Cooper Smith's Standard Self-Esteem Questionnaire (SEI). Its validity has been approved by the supervisor. The reliability of the tool was calculated using the Cronbach's alpha of 0.85. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (ANCOVA) using SPSS 18 software. The results of the data analysis showed that the teaching method of brainstorming is effective in increasing students' self-esteem. Brainstorming also affected the students' general, family, and social and educational self-esteem.
Zeinab Khademloo; Behrang Esmaili Shad
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of brain drain teaching method on self-esteem of sixth grade students in Behshahr city. The research method was semi-quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population of the sixth grade elementary ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of brain drain teaching method on self-esteem of sixth grade students in Behshahr city. The research method was semi-quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population of the sixth grade elementary school female students in Behshahr city was in the academic year of 1963-96. Their number was 616 according to the education received from the education. A simple random sampling method was used to select 40 students (20 experiments and 20 controls) in the sixth elementary school. The experimental group was trained to teach brain drain for 6 sessions. The data gathering method was library and field studies. The instrument for collecting data in this study was Cooper Smith's Standard Self-Esteem Questionnaire (SEI). Its validity has been approved by the supervisor. The reliability of the tool was calculated using the Cronbach's alpha of 0.85. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (ANCOVA) using SPSS 18 software. The results of the data analysis showed that the teaching method of brainstorming is effective in increasing students' self-esteem. Brainstorming also affected the students' general, family, and social and educational self-esteem.
Mahmoud Shrepour; Mohamm Soleimani
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The study of human phenomena is the specific characteristic of social sciences. Since the dimensions of these phenomena are complex and multidimensional, social sciences have specific position in everyday life. Therefore, the present paper seeks to explore the hidden dimensions of inefficiency ...
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The study of human phenomena is the specific characteristic of social sciences. Since the dimensions of these phenomena are complex and multidimensional, social sciences have specific position in everyday life. Therefore, the present paper seeks to explore the hidden dimensions of inefficiency of teaching of social sciences in Iran. The main six challenges of teaching social sciences are identified as teaching methods, quality of teaching, evaluation, encouraging students to pure abstract thinking, dissimilarity of teaching methods in natural sciences and social sciences, and problems related to absence of educational technology. At the end with the emphasis on sociological imagination, which may improve the quality of teaching of social sciences in Iran, three suggestions are provided.
