abbas taghizade; javad hatami; hashem fardanesh; omid noroozi
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure, validity and reliability of the Community of Inquiry framework survey instrument. This research is a non-experimental research that has been done by descriptive-analytic method. The population of this study was all students enrolled in ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure, validity and reliability of the Community of Inquiry framework survey instrument. This research is a non-experimental research that has been done by descriptive-analytic method. The population of this study was all students enrolled in the web-based courses in the academic year of 1395-1396, a sample of 271 students selected by convenience sampling from a number of universities offering Web-based courses at the master's level and responded to the Arbaugh et al(2008). Community of Inquiry framework survey instrument. The results of exploratory factor analysis by the principal components method, confirmed three cognitive, social and educational presence factors. To assess the reliability of the questionnaire, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used and the confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine its validity. The results showed that the questionnaire had an acceptable internal consistency and the Cronbach's alpha coefficients were between 89.8 and 5.96. Also, for determining the factor validity, a confirmatory factor analysis was used which results showed that the questionnaire appropriately fit with data. All of the fittest's goodness indicators confirm the model. As a result, it can be said that the translated version of Community of Inquiry framework survey instrument among Iranian learners is acceptable.
Javad Hatami
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Investigation of differences of top people’s scores in mathematical, natural and humanities science in the university entrance examination, according to Bloom's cognitive levels. We aimed to analyze three groups of questions about math, science and humanities sciences were based on Bloom's cognitive ...
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Investigation of differences of top people’s scores in mathematical, natural and humanities science in the university entrance examination, according to Bloom's cognitive levels. We aimed to analyze three groups of questions about math, science and humanities sciences were based on Bloom's cognitive levels. In this descriptive - analytical sample was selected using purposive sampling. The data have been collected where the information on the education measure. Thus, the answer to 100 volunteers who participated in the 1390 entrance examination and test groups among the top 100 math, and humanities were selected as samples. Data using chi-square test and Wilcoxon tests were used for analysis. The results showed that among the ranks of 1 to 100 in each of three experimental groups don’t have any differences in the three groups was seen Bloom cognitive multiple correct answers. Used data in this research related to national organization educational testing.Key words: konkur, Bloom's cognitive levels, mathematics, natural science, humanities
