مجله مطالعات روانشناسی تربیتی
پیاپی 8 (پاییز و زمستان 1387)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between linguistic variables to intelligence and age. The research method was correlation. Population of the study was all female students from grades 1 to 3 elementary schools in Isfahan city. They were ranging in age from 6 years to 8 years and 11 months. The sample was selected by multistage sampling from different educational areas in Isfahan city. Using Cattell Intelligence Test's A form, students were divided in two groups: gifted and normal. The sample was including 60 gifted and 60 normal students. Linguistic variables were measured by Test of Language Development. The data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis. Findings showed that there was a positive relationship between linguistic variables to intelligence and age but this relationship was not significant between age to expressive language and organization and syntax. The results were discussed bases on theoretical basis.

Principals, empowerment is a way of improving educational organizations and integrating individual and organizational goals this study aims at discussing and clarifying the subject, while emphasizing factors such as enhancing positive attitude towards work, self control, reinforcing self-esteem, job commitment, motivation and freedom of action. A descriptive and survey research method was utilized. The statistical sample included all 140 school principals in Eizeh during 1386-87 (S.C.) academic year which 105 principals of answered the questionnaire. The data gathering instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire that its Cronbach alpha coefficient was estimated 0.88. One-variable t test, Hostelling, Variance analysis and Tuky test were used to analyze the research data. The findings indicated that all of the considered factors contribute to principals’ empowerment. The reinforcement of positive attitudes towards workplace and freedom of action have the highest and lowest impact respectively. Considering demographic variables, the results indicated no significant difference between the view points of elementary and secondary school principals. There were, however, significant differences among principals’ opinions with regard to sex and level of education.

The main purpose of present research was to study the amount of Spiritual intelligence of Students at University of Isfahan and its relationship to demographic traits. Statistical population of the study was included all students in the academic year 1387-88, among which 97 students were selected randomly as study sample. Research method was descriptive analytic. Data was gathered using King's Spiritual intelligence index (SISRI -24). Collected data were analyzed using SPSS-15. In general, findings indicate that Spiritual intelligence is relatively high among students at University of Isfahan. Findings showed that there was no significant relationship between gender, Level of education, faculty, age and Spiritual intelligence, and there was only significant relation between marital status and spiritual intelligence, in another word, spiritual intelligence among married students was significantly higher than single students.

The present research has been to study self-concept in Iranian and Afghani students in Tehran universities. Sampling included 120 of students both genders (girls and boys). The samples were selected randomly. Rogers’ self concept scale was used for data gathering. Method of research was descriptive and survey. Analyses were conducted by analysis of variance. Results showed that there is significant difference between self- concepts of the two groups. But gender hadn’t any significant effect on self-concept.

This research was administered with the aim of studying the role of scholastic ethic, academic social behavior, educational justice, commitment and cheating on academic performance of college students. For reaching this goal, 292 students from Psychology and Educational Science College of Azad University of Khorasgan branch Esfahan were selected using simple random sampling. Research instruments were: educational justice with 28 items (14 items for educational justice and 14 items for educational injustice), scholastic ethic questionnaire with 8 items, and academic social behavior with 21 items (and three subscales including rules involvement, helping and social participation and sincerely relations) and educational commitment (with 16 items and two subscales including normative commitment and cheating). Academic performance of students also was assessed with the mean of average of four semesters. Data were analyzed with the use of Pearson's correlation coefficient and regression analysis. Results showed that there are significant relations between academic performance of students with scholastic ethic, rules involvement and cheating. The results of regression analysis showed that from predictive variables only cheating has predictive power for prediction of academic performance of students. Negative standardized beta revealed that, students who had cheating and fraudulent behaviors receive poorer outcomes compared to other college students.

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the qualitative role of family function and structure in sexual behaviors of adolescents. The sample included 20 high school students in Zahedan, Iran that were chosen by a purposive method, 10 girls and boys who had severe sex- behavior and 10 female and male students with slight sex-behavior. The economic status was studied as an effective variable. The constructive interview was used for gathering data about “sex- behavior”, “family function” and “family structure”.The results showed that there are differences between students with severe sexual behaviors and slight sexual behaviors on “family function” and “family structure”. These results also, indicated that the intimacy and warmth for girls and the effective control for boys were important protective factors.