Ahmad Ghodsi; Siavash Talepasand; Alimohammad Rezaei; mohammadali mohammadifar
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Abstract Background: Task cost and its dimensions in the theory of expectance-value are important antecedents to achievement behaviors. The present study aims to validate an instrument to measure the task cost in high school students. Method: The participants were 363 high school students (172 Male, ...
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Abstract Background: Task cost and its dimensions in the theory of expectance-value are important antecedents to achievement behaviors. The present study aims to validate an instrument to measure the task cost in high school students. Method: The participants were 363 high school students (172 Male, 191 Female) in second and third grades who were selected through random multistage sampling and completed task cost scale of Fluke et al, Pintrich's questionnaire of task value, Vallerand's Questionnaire of academic motivation, and Semnan's questionnaire of task value. Data were analyzed by confirmatory factor analysis. Results: The results show that a four-factor structure (the inside effort cost, the loss of valued alternatives cost, emotional cost, and outside effort cost) fits the structure of cost task. Cronbach's alpha for the total scale was 0.97 and for the subscales of the inside effort cost 0.87, the loss of valued alternatives cost 0.90, emotional cost 0.91, and outside effort cost 0.93. Correlation analysis shows that there is a significant relationship between the scores of subscales of task costs and task value in the range of -0.39 to -0.48. The scores of achievement value, value of internal interest, and value of external interest have a significant relationship with components of task cost in the range of -0.35 to -0.56. Furthermore, the subscales of task cost and reluctance have a significant relationship in the range of 0.22 to 0.29. Conclusion: The Persian version of the task cost scale has acceptable psychometric characteristics for the students and can be used as a valid instrument in psychological researches
Sharareh Sabahi; Siavash Talepasand
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Successful intelligence integrated set of abilities required for success in life. The present study was conducted To evaluate the validity and reliability of teaching for successful intelligence questionnaire. The Statistical Society were all public high schools teachers in Tehran in the 93-94 school ...
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Successful intelligence integrated set of abilities required for success in life. The present study was conducted To evaluate the validity and reliability of teaching for successful intelligence questionnaire. The Statistical Society were all public high schools teachers in Tehran in the 93-94 school year.The sample size in this research was included 404 (278 women, 126 men) teachers that were selected with Cluster random sampling of Tehran public high schools. All they completed the teaching for succeessful Intelligence Questionnaire and NEO personality questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis, correlation item-total score, and Exploratory factor analysis was conducted.Exploratory factor analysis with principle component method, confirmed four factors (ability to memorize, repeat and restate ability, analytical - creative ability and practical abilitiy) for questionnaire teaching for successful intelligence. . The results showed an acceptable internal consistency and Cronbach's alpha coefficients subscales is respectively between 0/67 (repeat and restate ability) to 0/89 (analytical - creative ability). External validity between dimensions of teaching for successful intelligence questionnaire and Neo personality questionnaire were evaluated. Between analytical - creative abilities with Neuroticism is negative relationship And significant, Was found Between extraversion and creative - analytical and practical abilities, between Analytical - creative abilities with openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness, between Practical ability with agreeableness and between memorize ability and to repeat and restate ability with Agreeableness and conscientiousness positive relationship And significant. According to the desirable psychometric properties This questionnaire is a useful tool for the study of the teaching for succeessful Intelligence in teachers.
maryam ghaderi sheykhi abadi; siavash tale pasand
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Background: Performance indicators can be appropriate tools for designing, implementing, and evaluating education, research, management, and other programs in universities and higher education institutions. Using performance indicators, one can investigate the past, current, and desired status of universities ...
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Background: Performance indicators can be appropriate tools for designing, implementing, and evaluating education, research, management, and other programs in universities and higher education institutions. Using performance indicators, one can investigate the past, current, and desired status of universities and compare it with the existing standards. Objective: The present paper aims to determine the weight of the performance evaluation indicators of nongovernmental-nonprofit higher education institutions in research, educational, and environmental dimensions, along with providing a ranking for them. Method: Participants consisted of nongovernmental-nonprofit institutions of higher education as well as members of monitoring and evaluation bodies of higher education centers in Kermanshah, Kurdistan, Hamedan, Lorestan, and Ham provinces (n = 45). All members were asked to fill out the performance evaluation questionnaire. The final weight of indicators was determined through analytic hierarchy process. Performance evaluation indicators were collected through questionnaires in the form of a self-report. Results: Results showed that the educational indicators were more important than other indicators for evaluating the nongovernmental-nonprofit higher education centers. The weight of educational dimension was more than other dimensions (0.42). The weights of research and environmental dimensions were almost the same (0.29). The maximum weight of the indictors that were placed first in educational, research, and environmental dimensions were respectively 0.39, 0.30 and 0.17. The range of weights was larger in educational indicators than in other dimensions. The rating of each institution was determined in educational, research, and environmental dimensions. Discussion and Conclusion: When evaluating nongovernmental-nonprofit higher education
