Hossein mahdian; hassan asadzade; hassan shabani; ghodsi ahghar; hassan ahdi
Volume 1, Issue 1 , October 2010, , Pages 0-30
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The present study has been carried out with the aim of standardizing invitational teaching survey (ITS) and investigating its relationship with intelligence beliefs and performance of high school students in Kashmar city (Iran). The research population comprised all male and female students studying ...
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The present study has been carried out with the aim of standardizing invitational teaching survey (ITS) and investigating its relationship with intelligence beliefs and performance of high school students in Kashmar city (Iran). The research population comprised all male and female students studying at high schools in the academic year of 2009-2010 in Kashmar town. The research sample included 540 students (270 females, 270 males), selected through multi-stage random sampling: the city was divided into three regions (north, center, south), then four schools in each region and three classes in each school were randomly selected. Research instruments consisted of (a) Invitational Teaching Survey (Amos, Purkey, Tobias, 1980; Revised 1990; shaw 2003); (b) Intelligence Beliefs Questionnaire (Zabihi, 2005). Grade point average was used as an indicator of students' academic performance. Data were analyzed using step by step regression analysis, Pearson correlation, one-sided ANOVA, and t-test. The results showed that (a) the invitational teaching survey has high reliability and validity; (b) incremental and inherent components of intelligence beliefs and consideration, patience, skill, and commitment components of invitational education are the best predictors of students academic performance; (c) there is a significant relationship between invitational education components and those of intelligence beliefs; (d) there is significant relationship between intelligence beliefs and academic performance. These findings have some implications for effective teaching and learning, which are discussed in this article
Ibrahim Alizadeh; Mohammad Hossein Mohebbi Noureddin-vand
Volume 4, Issue 14 , January 2014, , Pages 1-24
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Objectives: The major aim of this research was to introduce Generalizability Theory and its application to estimate the reliability of job analysis data.
Methods: Twenty employees of a state bank certified administrative specialist jobs were randomly selected from among qualified employees. After training, ...
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Objectives: The major aim of this research was to introduce Generalizability Theory and its application to estimate the reliability of job analysis data.
Methods: Twenty employees of a state bank certified administrative specialist jobs were randomly selected from among qualified employees. After training, they were given job skills questionnaire to rate the importance of each of the skills for the job of administrative experts to determine.
Results: To estimate the reliability of job analysis data in the framework of Generalizability Theory, a five-step approach was introduced that can be used to estimate the reliability of job analysis data. The steps are: 1- Identify the object of measurement, 2- identify facets of measurement, 3- identify an appropriate measurement design, 4- estimate variance components and their interpretation and 5- identify the type of decision.
Conclusion: It became apparent that the generalizability theory is useful to estimate the reliability of job analysis. It provides the opportunity for job analysis in such a manner that in different situations such as estimating the contribution of each systematic error sources, such as career history, age, and place of work assessors and achieving the desired reliability, it can perform the required activities.
Mahmoud Negahban Salami; Valiollah Farzad; Gholamreza Sarami
Volume 4, Issue 15 , April 2014, , Pages 1-16
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Objective: The present research aims to study the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Successful Intelligence Scale. Method: Using the multi-stage cluster sampling method, 500 (including 175 female and 325 male) subjects were selected from among public school students in Karaj. Results: ...
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Objective: The present research aims to study the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Successful Intelligence Scale. Method: Using the multi-stage cluster sampling method, 500 (including 175 female and 325 male) subjects were selected from among public school students in Karaj. Results: The exploratory factor analysis was performed using the principal component method. The results confirmed three factors of successful intelligence (i.e. analytical, creative, and practical intelligence) as well as the principal factor. Reliability of the scale items was examined using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, and its validity was investigated using factor analysis. Internal consistency of the questionnaire was acceptable, and the Cronbach’s alpha for the subscales was between 0.74 and 0.81. Also, the confirmatory factor analysis results confirmed that the structure of the scale had an acceptable fit to the data, and that the goodness-of-fit index for the model was observed. Conclusion: The results of confirmatory factor analysis were almost close to that of studies done in the original cultural context. Validity and reliability of the scale were also close to that of previous researches. Considering the desirable psychometric property, therefore, this scale is an appropriate instrument for measuring the students’ successful intelligence.
Mohammad Hossien Zarghami; Ali Delavar; Mohammsd Reza Falsafinezhad; Fariborz Dortaj; Akram Khoshsokhan
Volume 4, Issue 16 , July 2014, , Pages 1-29
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The foundation of network data analysis in psychology rests on particular theory, special ontological assumptions and particular methodology. Therefore it is possible to call network analysis as an independent paradigm with given techniques for data gathering and data analysis. This method can be used ...
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The foundation of network data analysis in psychology rests on particular theory, special ontological assumptions and particular methodology. Therefore it is possible to call network analysis as an independent paradigm with given techniques for data gathering and data analysis. This method can be used for studying psychological constructs with network entities (e.g. comorbidity phenomenon). Applying network data analysis in studying relationships of generalized anxiety disorder and major depression disorder symptoms (according to The US National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R)) shows that it is not possible to distinguish between them and we should consider symptoms relationships in studying, diagnosis and therapy for both of them
Mansour Bayrami; Yazdan Movahedi
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Introduction: boredom is defined as a hated status or conflict with any repetitive experience such as daily chores or dealing with dull and boring persons in situation that releasing from stability (monotonous) is not possible. Aim: This study was The Determination of Factors Structure of The Boredom ...
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Introduction: boredom is defined as a hated status or conflict with any repetitive experience such as daily chores or dealing with dull and boring persons in situation that releasing from stability (monotonous) is not possible. Aim: This study was The Determination of Factors Structure of The Boredom Proneness Scale in Iranian Students. Method: The population of present study was all student of Tabriz University in academic year of 2012-2013, that responded to Boredom Proneness Questionnaire Farmer and Sandberg. All subjects voluntarily completed the questionnaires and returned them. Data were analyzed using the softwares of SPSS19 and LISREL. Results: The results of this study suggest the existence of two factors stimulating factor structure, internal and external stimuli, respectively. External stimuli such that stimulate internalization of 11 questions and 10 questions allocated. Conclusions: Various scholars have identified different factors for etiology of boredom that they can be influenced by personality or mental factors. Because of the association between boredom and with academic performance, using of finding is recommended to Education, universities, psychologists, counselors, psychiatrists and researchers.
mariam safarkhani; alireza kiamanesh
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The Study Factor Structure of a Persian Version of the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2 Child and Adolescent (STAXI-2 C/A) in Iranian sample AbstractThe aim of the present study is the investigation of the factor structure of State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory -2 Child and Adolescent (STAXI-2 ...
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The Study Factor Structure of a Persian Version of the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2 Child and Adolescent (STAXI-2 C/A) in Iranian sample AbstractThe aim of the present study is the investigation of the factor structure of State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory -2 Child and Adolescent (STAXI-2 C/A). The inventory has been investigated by considering a sample of Iranian students aged 12 to 17. After preparing questionnaire, firstly, it has been translated to Persian language and then retranslated to original language. Then it has been carried out on 556 male and female high- School and junior- high –school students in Tehran. The results of study indicate that the seven factors including Anger Feeling, Anger-Expression (vocabulary, physical), Anger-Temperament, Anger-Reaction, Anger Expression-Out, Anger Expression-In, and Anger Control were confirmed in Iranian sample. In general, these findings support the construct validity of (STAXI-2 C/A) among a sample of Iranian students.Keywords: Exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, State-Trait anger, Expression anger, Child and Adolescent
Azadeh Bolooki; ali delavar; Esmail Mam sharifi
Volume 1, Issue 3 , April 2011, , Pages 1-33
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he present research aims to investigate the role of motivational and attitudinal components on math achievement and compile a structured model for first year high school students in Urumiyeh city. The sample group comprised 300 first year high school students in Orumiyeh city. In order to gather ...
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he present research aims to investigate the role of motivational and attitudinal components on math achievement and compile a structured model for first year high school students in Urumiyeh city. The sample group comprised 300 first year high school students in Orumiyeh city. In order to gather data and determine the level of participants' math achievement, their math scores of the first semester was used. In analyzing data, method of analysis route, using LISREL software, the effects of direct and indirect effects and general self-concept variables, father' education level of mathematics, interest in mathematics, parental support and gender stereotyping were discussed. The results showed that the role of self-concept variables, father' education level, parental support and the importance of mathematical on math achievement was meaningful. Further, the self-concept variables and the education of his father's direct progress with mathematical lesson was significant.The other results in this research for index fit and proper research with data was considerable.
ali Khaleghinejad; mohamad Besharat; enayat Zamanpour
Volume 2, Issue 5 , October 2011, , Pages 1-32
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Background: One of the important subjects in learning process is individual’s epistemology beliefs. These beliefs related to individual’s understanding, how to obtain and validity of knowledge and individual imagination of ability and speed for learning. Objective: This research was done ...
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Background: One of the important subjects in learning process is individual’s epistemology beliefs. These beliefs related to individual’s understanding, how to obtain and validity of knowledge and individual imagination of ability and speed for learning. Objective: This research was done with the aim of confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis of Schommer’s epistemology beliefs scale among Iranian students. Method: The method of research is correlation. Participants were 366 first grade students of high school in Baharestan town whom were selected with random cluster sampling. They answered to the 63-item of Schommer’s epistemology belief scale. The data were analyzed through first and second confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory factor analysis. Results: A first confirmatory factor analysis confirmed existing nine components and second confirmatory factor analysis confirmed that all of the bring components located in epistemology belief concept. An exploratory factor analysis executed on nine components lead to created 3 subscales: individual prejudice about understanding, person beliefs about the ability and speed for learning, and knowledge certainty. Conclusion: In sum, Schommer’s modified epistemology beliefs scale has a good reliability and validity, and we can use them to evaluate students' epistemology beliefs. .
behnam karimi; m Falsafinejad; fariborz dortaj
Volume 2, Issue 6 , January 2012, , Pages 1-23
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Background: ease in scoring,performingand identity of multiple choice tests has caused that those apply as the essential instruments in large scale assessments. There was intense criticism toward multiple choices. For example, those not perform all of educational goals (those assess low cognitive levels) ...
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Background: ease in scoring,performingand identity of multiple choice tests has caused that those apply as the essential instruments in large scale assessments. There was intense criticism toward multiple choices. For example, those not perform all of educational goals (those assess low cognitive levels) and because of using guess to answering questions. Herein, some people for solving of these problems were suggested that we should increase choices of questions.
Objectives: The objective of this research was the study of effects of number of item choices on psychometric characteristics of test and items and also on estimated ability of subjects in classical test theory and item- response theory (IRT).
Methods: The statistical population was all of high school’ students of Shiraz. That 608 of them were randomly selected as sample group. In order to response to study questions, we used the empirical method and for data collecting we used two language and arithmetic tests that were provided to this goal.
Results: Data analysis indicated that there was no significant effect of item choices on item parameters and the effect of item choices on estimated psychometric characteristics of subjects in different tests is equal. Furthermore, there was difference between estimated parameters in classical test theory and item-response theory (IRT).
Conclusion: After checking assumptions of item response theory (IRT), this was appeared that data have better fitted with two- parameter model and there was no difference between item choices and fitting with model. In addition, there was difference between estimated ability and item choices too.
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This paper aims to develop a structural model-training in order to optimize the absorption in the country's banking system.The purpose of this research / development and in terms of gathering information is descriptive and correlational research.In order to achieve the goal of Correlation research methods ...
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This paper aims to develop a structural model-training in order to optimize the absorption in the country's banking system.The purpose of this research / development and in terms of gathering information is descriptive and correlational research.In order to achieve the goal of Correlation research methods were used.The target population included all people with managerial post in the banking industry of the Islamic Republic of Iran. They had a total of 1,489 people.Using cluster random sampling of 305 director of state-owned banks, the National Bank Among the governmen banks has become thetprivate ,banks and mellat and tejarat Among private banks pasargad bank were analyzed. Three questionnaires were used to collect data: organizational culture, Cameron and Quinn (1999), organizational strategy Conant et al (1990), the absorption and Mshvlm Bamberger (2000) and competence researcher made questionnaire was used. The results of this study showed that three types of defensive strategy, analyst and prospective and three types of cultural action, constructive and Offensive the direct effect of on the merits.too this study showed The defensive strategy, analyst strategy and futurist strategy And action culture, constructive culture and invasive culture have a direct effect on merits. Based on competency model in this study And to achieve the research objectives, it is our suggestion: Codification A training package According to research findings.
esmail mam sharifi; ali delavaran; azadeh boluki; somayeh shabani
Volume 2, Issue 7 , April 2012, , Pages 1-34
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Background: This study was administered with the aim of investigating the psychometric properties of the theoretical part of the driver’s license test. The study sample included the responses of a group of 350 subjects, selected through multi-cluster sampling, to the 30 randomly chosen theoretical ...
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Background: This study was administered with the aim of investigating the psychometric properties of the theoretical part of the driver’s license test. The study sample included the responses of a group of 350 subjects, selected through multi-cluster sampling, to the 30 randomly chosen theoretical questions of the driver’s license test. In order to investigate the psychometric properties of the test questions, the results obtained from both the classical test theory and the item-response test theory were compared and evaluated. The study adopted a descriptive methodology and the accuracy of the sample was verified at the beginning. Factor analysis and Cronboch method were used to determine the unidimensionality of the test. Then the test questions were analyzed based on the classical and the item - response test theories and the question parameters (difficulty, discrimination and guessing) and the ability due to uncertainty were extracted using the simultaneous estimation method. Results: The results of the study confirmed the unidimensionality and independence of the test. After determining the main theory assumptions of the IRT, the model - data fitting was evaluated and the results of the two-parameter model showed better fitting with the data. In the next step, the question parameters and the ability factor were evaluated with the T-test. Results showed that there was no significant relationship in determining the accuracy of estimating the difficulty, slope and ability parameters between the classical theory and the item - response theory. In order to check the reliability and the stability of the test results on the first run, a test - retest was administered to a sample of 30 subjects. Since the present test is a kind of reference criterion, Kappa coefficient of reliability was used to settle the disagreements. Results showed that there is a significant relationship between the first run and the second run and moreover the test has sufficient reliability and validity to be administered in different cases. Conclusion: The analysis of the question parameters and subjects confirmed the simplicity of the test and its high capacity to distinguish the ability of the subjects. It can, therefore, be concluded that the test questions are more accurate with subjects with lower ability. In comparison to the classical theory, the estimated ability in the item - response theory is closer to the real rate. According to the estimated abilities, questions can be selected based on subjects’ abilities which can finally lead to the creation of a question bank.
gholam hoseyn heydari
Volume 1, Issue 2 , January 2011, , Pages 1-20
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A fter compiling research problem and formulating hypotheses,the researcher gets ready for developing his or her research program. This allows the researcher how to gether the needed data, how to analyse data and finally how to answer the research questions. In addition to thses, one of the issues which ...
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A fter compiling research problem and formulating hypotheses,the researcher gets ready for developing his or her research program. This allows the researcher how to gether the needed data, how to analyse data and finally how to answer the research questions. In addition to thses, one of the issues which the researcher should thak it into account is ethics in research. Since it is very important to conside the ethical issues in every research, the present paper aims to refer to and explain ethical issues and give some practical suggests in this regards.
ali delavar; masoud baratian; hosey bajami; masumeh masudian
Volume 2, Issue 8 , July 2012, , Pages 1-38
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The purpose of this paper is to standardize and normalize the health concerns questionnaire-54 (HCQ-54) to assess the health concerns of Iranian undergraduates at the state-run universities in Tehran, including University of Tehran, Tarbiat Mo'allem University, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Shahid Beheshti ...
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The purpose of this paper is to standardize and normalize the health concerns questionnaire-54 (HCQ-54) to assess the health concerns of Iranian undergraduates at the state-run universities in Tehran, including University of Tehran, Tarbiat Mo'allem University, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Shahid Beheshti University, Sharif University of Technology and Amir Kabir University of Technology. To this aim, 2000 undergraduates were selected using the random multi-stage sampling method. The general reliability of the scale and its subscales was computed through internal consistency. The results indicated excellent internal consistency (general Cronbach's alpha coefficient = 0.803, somatic concerns = 0.894, mental concerns = 0.939, social concerns = 0.646) and proved statistically satisfactory. Moreover, the construct validity of the scale was investigated through factor analysis of principal components with varimax rotation, after which a factor emerged that accounted for 28.843% of the total variance of the scale. The cutoff point of the study was 62 with sensitivity and specificity standing at 80% and 72%, respectively. The independent t-test showed no significant difference between male and female students on the HCQ-54 subscales.
mehdi arabzadeh; parvin kodivar
Volume 3, Issue 9 , October 2012, , Pages 1-18
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Academic delay of gratification predicts academic performance, motivation, self-regulation and self-efficacy in students. Due to the importance of academic delay of gratification in teaching-learning processes, there is a need for special tools proportional to the Iranian culture. The objective of this ...
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Academic delay of gratification predicts academic performance, motivation, self-regulation and self-efficacy in students. Due to the importance of academic delay of gratification in teaching-learning processes, there is a need for special tools proportional to the Iranian culture. The objective of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of Persian form academic delay of gratification scale, including reliability, validity, and factor analysis. The population consisted of Iranian high school students from Karaj (N = 600, 326 boys and 274 girls) who were selected based on multistage cluster sampling. They were tested by academic delay of gratification scale and motivated strategies for learning questionnaire. Test- retest reliability academic delay of gratification scale based on the results of two performance tests and its internal consistency by Cronbach's alpha coefficients were calculated and confirmed. To analyze the concurrent validity and to determine the validity factor motivation strategy-learning questionnaire was used, which indicated that concurrent validity is adequate. In addition, results indicated that the separate confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for the male and female samples showed a goodness of fit with the data. The findings of factor analysis as well as the reliability and validity coefficients were similar to the previous studies conducted in the original culture. Regarding its good psychometric properties, the scale is an appropriate instrument to measure student's academic delay of gratification.
reza morad sahrai; hanieh mamaghani
Volume 3, Issue 10 , January 2013, , Pages 1-20
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Validity and reliability are especially important in the process of test development. The English language test of the ministry of science research and technology is an English proficiency test that is conducted every two months by the student affairs department of the ministry of science research and ...
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Validity and reliability are especially important in the process of test development. The English language test of the ministry of science research and technology is an English proficiency test that is conducted every two months by the student affairs department of the ministry of science research and technology for the purpose of sending students to overseas. The aim of this research which is correlational and experimental is to assess the validity and reliability of the MSRT test. Construct validity was used to assess the validity and cronbach’s alpha was used to assess the internal reliability of the test.
akbar rezai
Volume 3, Issue 12 , July 2013, , Pages 1-22
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Background: students experience different emotions in academic settings and these emotions highly affect their learning motivation performance andalso health. However the process of research on these areas is slow probably because of the lack of appropriate instruments. In response to this deficit pekrun ...
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Background: students experience different emotions in academic settings and these emotions highly affect their learning motivation performance andalso health. However the process of research on these areas is slow probably because of the lack of appropriate instruments. In response to this deficit pekrun et al developed a self report instrument to measure various achievement emotions that students commonly experience in academic settings. The instrument contains scales for measuring enjoyment hope pride anger relief anxiety shame hopelessness and boredom in class learning and test context. Conclusion: the results of the study indicated that the Persian version of the AEQ is a reliable and valid measuring instrument that can be used for the purposes of research and counseling.
mina tavangar rusta; ali delavar; yahyaa mohajer
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Background: Young Researchers Club of Islamic Azad University plays a major role in Iran’s education system with the purpose of helping young Iranian talents to thrive and prosper, identifying young researchers, and supporting, fostering and guiding them in order to promote their knowledge and ...
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Background: Young Researchers Club of Islamic Azad University plays a major role in Iran’s education system with the purpose of helping young Iranian talents to thrive and prosper, identifying young researchers, and supporting, fostering and guiding them in order to promote their knowledge and reveal their creativity. Objective: Considering the key role of this institution, the present research aims to carry out an internal evaluation of the Club so that a documentary and scientific investigation of the current status of the Club and the distance it has with its predetermined goals could be conducted. Therefore, after the inputting, processing, and outputting goals were identified, 10 factors consisting of 30 criteria and 83 indicators were provided at three levels of ‘undesirable, relatively desirable, and desirable’ with respect to the Organizational Elements Model and the viewpoints of the internal evaluation committee. Method: At the next stage, 2 questionnaires were used to survey 1093 people including heads and members of the Club by employing codified factors and indicators. After sampling the collected data which involved a complete census (for heads) and random sampling (for the Club members), the data collection process was carried out. Results: Using descriptive statistical method for the status quo, input, process, and output factors were evaluated as ‘relatively desirable’. It can be concluded that, in general, the Young Researchers Club is in a ‘relatively desirable’ status. Discussion and Conclusion: In addition to determining the Club’s status and the distance it has with its goals, revealing the strengths and weaknesses of the Young Researchers Club of the Islamic Azad University can be a starting point for the qualitative improvement of the status quo. This research is the best document to be used by the Club in order to plan the necessary changes. This can be possible only when all units across the country make contributions, since applying changes and efforts to make promotions and transformations are collaborative processes, just the same as evaluation.
homeira azadmanesh; hasan ahadi; gholamreza manshaee
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Background: In the second of the 21 century along side with improving of technology we confront with a disorder as nomobophobia that mean is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. Objectives: the present research aims to study construction and psychometric properties of the nomobophobia questionnaire. ...
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Background: In the second of the 21 century along side with improving of technology we confront with a disorder as nomobophobia that mean is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. Objectives: the present research aims to study construction and psychometric properties of the nomobophobia questionnaire. Method: using the ratio random sampling method, 363 subject including males and females were selected from among the student of the humanistic sciences in the state of universities of Tehran in 1393-1394 Results: the results of the factor analysis showed that the nomobophobia questionnaire consisted of 17itemsas well as the three factor of anxiety, depression and conflict. This questionnaire administrated with semantic differential scale that consist of 47 items that were reliable and valid. This questionnaire administrated with semantic differential scale that consist of 47 items that were reliable and valid. This questionnaire administrated with semantic differential scale that consist of 47 items that were reliable and valid.
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Cognitive Diagnostic Models (CDMs), are confirmative multidimensional latent variable models , with complex structure . In this study,Cognitive Diagnostic Models (CDMs) were used to check the status of first grade high school students in mathematics. Cognitive diagnostic assessment was administered based ...
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Cognitive Diagnostic Models (CDMs), are confirmative multidimensional latent variable models , with complex structure . In this study,Cognitive Diagnostic Models (CDMs) were used to check the status of first grade high school students in mathematics. Cognitive diagnostic assessment was administered based on eight main characters, consisting of 32 questions on a sample of 509 students, selected from students of Tehran based on a multi-stage cluster sampling. IRT models where used to determine the psychometric properties of the questions .Data analysis by using the DINA model in mathematics, showed that eight attribute explain the mathematics performance of first grade high school students. Results showed that the subjects were only mastered in one of the attributes and the least proportion of mastery was related to definition comprehension skills (0.494), mathematics advanced operations ( 0.498) and using learning in real problems. Keywords : Cognitive Diagnostic Models (CDMs) , Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment , Mathematics
RogheaAsadi Roghea; ali delavar
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The purpose of this study was investigate the effect of education, gender and age on spiritual intelligence while well-being was mediator and using partial least square structural equation modeling. In order to 220 students of the Amir Kabir University at the under graduate, master’s and doctoral ...
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The purpose of this study was investigate the effect of education, gender and age on spiritual intelligence while well-being was mediator and using partial least square structural equation modeling. In order to 220 students of the Amir Kabir University at the under graduate, master’s and doctoral degree using systematic random sampling were selected. They completed Spiritual Intelligence Scale of King (2007) and Keyes comprehensive scale of well-being (1998). Results showed that high scores in spiritual intelligence increased with education and direct effect was β=0.2. Also education has an indirect effect on sq with the mediating of well-being and the indirect effect was β=0.12. So the total effect was β=0.32. The direct effect of education on well-being was β= 0.25 and the total effect of well-being on sq was β=0.5. Gender and age have no effect on well-being and spiritual intelligence. The results emphasize the role of education on sq and well-being.
RogheaAsadi Roghea; Ali Dlavar
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between personality traits and subjective well-being in predicting spiritual intelligence in order to develop structural model. For this aim 220 students of the Amir Kabir University at the under graduate, master’s and doctoral degrees ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between personality traits and subjective well-being in predicting spiritual intelligence in order to develop structural model. For this aim 220 students of the Amir Kabir University at the under graduate, master’s and doctoral degrees using systematic random sampling were selected. They completed Spiritual Intelligence Scale of King (2007), Keyes comprehensive scale of well-being (1998) and Big Five Factor personality Inventory (NEO-FFI). In order to assess the relationship between latent and measured variables in the conceptual model, the structural equation modeling was used. The results showed that high scores in the spiritual intelligence predicted through low scores in neuroticism and high scores in extraversion and conscientiousness. In this model, well-being was mediator, and neuroticism, extraversion and conscientiousness with the mediating mental wellbeing could predict the variance of spiritual intelligence, regression weights of direct effects were not significant but the weights of indirect and total effects were significant, and the predictor variables explained 25% variances of spiritual intelligence. The results of the present study emphasize the role of personality traits on well-being and spiritual intelligence.
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Abstract Test of common types of assessments that are done in the education system. Test results should be invoked for any of the validity, reliability, and has the ability to run each test covers a different aspect of. Poorly made tool that is not only not useful, but dangerous as well. self test ...
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Abstract Test of common types of assessments that are done in the education system. Test results should be invoked for any of the validity, reliability, and has the ability to run each test covers a different aspect of. Poorly made tool that is not only not useful, but dangerous as well. self test mechanism so carefully constructed, run and score can be read. To ensure fairness test scores from different test forms with methods that are commonly referred to as equating is adjusted. Alignment is commonly used as a statistical method for matching test scores to account for differences between different forms of unwanted application form so that scores are comparable. National Education Assessment is described and appropriate manner. The purpose of this study is to Anchor matched groups design and plans for the disparate groups with anchor test and linear equating methods, mean Equipercentile the classical test theory and compare it with the results of the new theory for measuring equating, the equating position measurement system training in the proper manner must be presented and explained.
faranak boroujerdi; jalil younesi; mohammad salehi; elham assadpour
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This study aimed at examining the causal relationship of variables with maximum impact on academic achievement of Tehran students. Methodology:The statistical population included all Tehran students. Using convenience sampling, 400 individuals were selected among them as the convenient sample in different ...
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This study aimed at examining the causal relationship of variables with maximum impact on academic achievement of Tehran students. Methodology:The statistical population included all Tehran students. Using convenience sampling, 400 individuals were selected among them as the convenient sample in different fields. The research was carried out through path analysis method and research tools included Rotter's Locus of Control Test, Abedi test of creativity, Delavar's academic self-concept test, and Herman's Achievement Motivation Test. Research results indicated fitness of the model using data. All the variables had direct significant effects on academic achievement. The indirect effects of creativity on academic achievement were also significant. Academic motivation, creativity and academic self-concept and locus of control were of the factors effective in academic achievement. With the increase in Academic motivation, creativity and academic self-concept, academic achievement increases and internal Locus of Control lead to higher levels of academic achievement. Therefore, considering these characteristics are recommended while assessing educational achievement of students
nushravan mohamadi; ali dalavar; noorali farrokhi; asghar minaei
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The aim of the research was identification of Wechsler intelligence scale for children (WISC-IV) basic attributes based on Cattle- Horn- Carrol (CHC) narrow abilities by using generalized DINA (G-DINA) cognitive diagnostic model. The population of the research was all of Iranian primary school students ...
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The aim of the research was identification of Wechsler intelligence scale for children (WISC-IV) basic attributes based on Cattle- Horn- Carrol (CHC) narrow abilities by using generalized DINA (G-DINA) cognitive diagnostic model. The population of the research was all of Iranian primary school students which randomly 1222 students selected. We use Wechsler intelligence scale for children (WISC-IV) for gathering data. Results show that from the nearly 70 CHC narrow abilities, 9 narrow ability (visualization, induction, working memory, general verbal information, lexical knowledge, flexibility of closure, memory span, language development, general sequential reasoning) Identified as basic attribute of WISC-IV. Also from the constrained models, the LLM model based on Wald statistics was chosen. Additionally, most of student mastered in lexical knowledge and the lowest rate of mastering belongs to flexibility of closure. finally, the probability of guessing parameter in easy items was high and probability of slipping in difficult items was high.
