h. asadzadeh

This research is intended to survey the mediating role of communication interactions on the relationship between school entrance age and the birth order with students' academic achievement of high school students in Rasht. This research is applied and cross-sectional. The population included all high school students in Rasht. The Carole Glass Interaction Questionnaire (1994), and the students' grade point average were used to collect data in order to measure their academic achievement. The findings revealed that the school entrance age and the birth order (β=0.25, R2=0.17), (β=0.15, R2=0.039) respectively and mediating communication interactions (Β=0.13, R2=0.022) (β=0.11, R2=0.16) directly influenced the academic achievement of the participants.  It can be concluded that the school entrance age and the birth order are variables affecting academic achievement. In addition, communication interactions have a more effective role in this process.

This study sought to determine the effectiveness of administering Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) (Based on Landreth Model) to mothers in reducing the behavioral problems of their school children. This quasi-experimental research had a pretest-posttest control group follow-up design. The statistical population of the study was comprised of all mothers of primary school students in Dardasht neighborhood in District 8 of Tehran in school year 2016-17. The drawn sample (N=60) was selected by simple random sampling method and was assigned to an experimental (N=30) and a control group (N=30). The instrument included Rutter’s Child Behavior Questionnaire. The experimental group went through a ten-session course on CPRT based on Landreth model and the control group did not receive any intervention. At the end of the training, behavioral problems were measured during posttest and follow-up phases and the data were analyzed via repeated measures ANOVA. According to the results, CPRT was found to be effective in reducing child behavior problems. In fact, CPRT can enhance the sense of self-efficacy and confidence. This, in turn, can boost child-mother relationship and pave the way for reducing children’s behavioral problems.

The purpose of this study was constructing, investigating reliability and validating of the diagnostic scale for non-verbal learning disorders. The research method was descriptive-survey. The first statistical population consisted of all male and female students of the elementary schools in Alborz Province, who were studying over the educational year 2017-2018 and the second statistical population consisted of all male and female students of the elementary schools in Alborz Province, who were diagnosed as students with learning disorders in educational year 2017-2018 and were undergoing treatment and rehabilitation in the centers for the treatment of learning disorders. The sample from the first statistical population consisted of 480 elementary school students from the first to sixth grade in Alborz Province, selected by the multistage cluster sampling method; and were assessed with The researcher-made scale for non-verbal learning disorders and Perceptual reasoning subtest from Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Fourth Edition (WISC-IV). The sample from the second statistical population consisted of 24 students from the centers for the treatment of learning disorders in the Nazarabad city that were selected by the multistage cluster sampling method; and were assessed with the researcher-made scale for non-verbal learning disorders. The reliability of the comprehensive scale was obtained 0.81 by calculating the Cronbach's alpha and the sensitivity factor, specificity and the best clinical cut-off point were obtained 0.71, 0.44 and 63.5, respectively. The results confirmed formal validity, content validity, concurrent validity, diagnostic validity, construct validity and reliability of the researcher-made scale. According to the findings of the study, it was concluded that the researcher-made scale has sufficient validity and reliability and can be used as a valid tool for the diagnosis of non-verbal learning disorders in the elementary school.

The purpose of this study was to develop a structural model for predicting academic achievement through parenting styles and epistemological beliefs in secondary school students (based on the Karagic-Morgan formula of 400 students in Tehran's districts) to participate in this research. Out of this, 200 female students and 200 male students responded to Bumerind's parenting styles questionnaire (BPSQ) and Shomer's epistemological beliefs (EQ) questionnaire. The research sample was selected randomly in a multi-stage cluster. The results of this study showed that parenting styles have a direct positive and significant effect on academic achievement. Autocratic parenting styles have a direct negative and significant effect on academic achievement. While negligent childbearing styles have a direct negative and insignificant effect on academic achievement. Also, Pearson correlation coefficients between epistemological beliefs dimensions and academic achievement have been shown that the simplicity, certainty and source of knowledge have a positive correlation and have a significant relationship with academic achievement, while inferior learning and quick learning have a negative correlation with academic achievement.

learners’ creativity in this era has attracted researchers and educational planners’ attention to study about this subject and in this regards, educational plans can be designed in a way that provide an appropriate basis to increase Learners’ creativity. The present study with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of direct and indirect instruction on enhancing Learners’ creativity has been conducted. This research was an extension of the whole pretest-posttest multi-group test with control group.The population included male Learners at 10th grade of experimental secondary school of Rasht city during 2017 to 2018. 400 students were selected through multi- phasic random cluster sampling method. For screening subjects with low creativity, Abedi’s creativity questionnaire was used.Finally 60 Learners with weak creativity randomly were divided into two groups containing 40 subjects (experimental group) and 20 subjects (control group). To analyze data SPSS was used and the results were reported in terms of descriptive statistical methods and covariance analysis.    The results showed that the mean scores in direct instruction increased from (61.60) to (67.30) and indirect from (43.30) to (64.90), and there were a significant difference, but the mean scores of the control group in pre-test was (55.85) and in post-test was reduced to (52.25). In analyzing data covariance, direct and indirect instruction with effect size of (0.92) significantly increased Learners’ creativity in the experimental group in comparison of the control group (p<0.001).

Considering that, direct and indirect instructional methods have positive effect on creativity So that they enhance learners’ creativity thus using these methods are recommended to educational centers

Rail transport is one of the most important infrastructures for the development of the country due to its special advantages and adaptation to the environment. Article 24 and 25 of the economic affairs of the general policies of the Sixth Development Plan emphasizes the priority of the rail transport industry. In articles paragraphs 34 and 38 of the ICT affairs of this plan the development of communicative and intelligent systems is also referred to. The role of education in the implementation of these programs is very important, and the study, design of the model and the implementation of intelligent learning systems accelerate the development of learning in rail transport. Achieving organizational missions depends on the ability of employees to perform the assigned tasks and adapt to a changing environment. Implementing training and improving human resources allows people to effectively continue their activities and increase their efficiency in accordance with organizational and environmental changes. An Interactive Mobile Learning System (IMLS) can be designed as a tool for implementing the theory of Heutagogy. This approach is considered as a chain of andragogy and has a process look. Considering the importance of improving safety in the operation of railway, there are many facilities in the areas of infrastructure, fleet and operation of this task. The problem that the Railway Company has faced is the weakness in the safe operation of these equipment and the maintenance caused by the lack of effective training that can be identified as one of the major contributing factors to the disaster.

In this research, the size of the population was 3000 drivers of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways; 280 were selected as the sample based on clustering sampling. By studying the models and learning approaches through the use of statistical tools, an intelligent model for moving from training to learning, participatory, ubiquitous and informed, and appropriate to the railway and the existing infrastructure was validated and implemented by Smart PLS software. The impact of this system on safety and the reduction of the actual workplace environmental hazards was studied.

The results of the study indicated that the establishment of an interactive mobile learning system impacts the safety by influencing the drivers’ accountability, accessibility and performance.

The intelligent interactive learning system as a potential tool for staff training and empowerment is examined. The role of education in the implementation of these programs is vital and can speed up the study and design of the model and the implementation of this system to develop the learning of the development of the country’s railing system.