فصلنامه مهارت آموزی
پیاپی 16 (تابستان 1395)

With the aid of globalization as a phenomenon, the new technologies have spread across the world and have affected on various fields such as science, economy, business, culture, etc. Education system is such a field that has utilized of new technology to improve teaching and learning methods. Augmented reality is one of the new technologies used in different fields and helps them to enhance their quality.  The purpose of this paper is to answer the question that if the application of augmented reality has efficacious results on training or not. In augmented reality, the real- world elements are augmented by computer- generated virtual information in real time. In fact, the information about the environment and its surrounding objects is added and overlaid on the real world. Hence, augmented reality has a great potential for making the new methods for training and education, and provides new opportunities to design learning environments. In other words, augmented reality, as a new form of learning environments presenting a new method in skill training, can reduce the complication of training subjects for trainees in teaching procedure, especially in workshop environments. This field research surveys the statistical results of selected vocational training Institutes final exams before and after using the augmented reality and concludes that augmented reality is a useful method for trainees to gain more knowledge and skills.  It should be noted that in this paper, development methodology of mobile applications is used for implementation of augmented reality.

The purpose of this paper is to study the feasibility of entrepreneurial skills education according to KAB model among students of engineering faculty of Ilamchr('39')s university. Due to its purpose, the paper is an applied and due to its data collection method; it is a descriptive survey research. The statistical population is consisted of all 1053 engineering bachelor students of Ilamchr('39')s university at 2015-2016 academic year. 189 students were selected by stratified random sampling. For data collection, a questionnaire including; 45 questions according to Likert 5 point scale from the least =1 to the maximum =5, was used. Contents validity of questionnaire was cnfirmed. And stability of questionnaire was valued by Cronbach Alfa Coefficient equal to “0/90”. Findings showed the averages for readiness to provide skill education in the field of business skills based on KAB Model among the engineering studentchr('39')s of Ilamchr('39')s university as follows: students=2,32, professors= 2,27, curriculum= 1,91, and university infrastructures= 2,05 that are less than normal average. It shall be at least 3 from 5 (p<0/01). Since the entrepreneurship and business skills education is necessary for the entrepreneurship development in the country, so the researchers recommended higher education officials to develop and set up regular policy and programs for reinforcing much more entrepreneurship education and training courses so that higher education students can pass from “job seeking” to “entrepreneurship”.

This study aimed to investigate the significance of training services quality on the trainees, satisfaction of Semnan Provincial Technical and Vocational Training Centers (TVTCs). It is a descriptive- analytical research. In this study, researchers by using the SERVQUAL model try to answer the question whether the trainees in Semnan provincial TVTCs are satisfied with the quality of training services, and what is the factor ranking of training services quality from trainees’ points of view?. The statistical population included all the Semnan provincial TVTCs’ trainees, who registered in the final evaluation in October, 2015. For sampling, 327 trainees were randomly selected according to Morgan table. The data was analyzed based on dependent T-test for hypotheses test and Friedman test for determining the ranks of factors in services quality. Research findings indicated that in 5 factors including; “tangibility”, “reliability”, “responsiveness”, “assurance” and “empathy”, trainees are not satisfied. Additionally, from the trainees’ points of view, empathy had the highest rank among all factors.

With the aid of globalization as a phenomenon, the new technologies have spread across the world and have affected on various fields such as science, economy, business, culture, etc. Education system is such a field that has utilized of new technology to improve teaching and learning methods. Augmented reality is one of the new technologies used in different fields and helps them to enhance their quality.  The purpose of this paper is to answer the question that if the application of augmented reality has efficacious results on training or not. In augmented reality, the real- world elements are augmented by computer- generated virtual information in real time. In fact, the information about the environment and its surrounding objects is added and overlaid on the real world. Hence, augmented reality has a great potential for making the new methods for training and education, and provides new opportunities to design learning environments. In other words, augmented reality, as a new form of learning environments presenting a new method in skill training, can reduce the complication of training subjects for trainees in teaching procedure, especially in workshop environments. This field research surveys the statistical results of selected vocational training Institutes final exams before and after using the augmented reality and concludes that augmented reality is a useful method for trainees to gain more knowledge and skills.  It should be noted that in this paper, development methodology of mobile applications is used for implementation of augmented reality.

The aim of this research is to study and survey the satisfaction of university students and graduates from skill training quality in the Mazandaran province, Iran. This study is an applied research in its purpose and mixed research (qualitative and quantitative) in data collection method. The population in the qualitative phase was 18 master students in engineering fields and in quantitative phase it has included 1500 students and university graduates. In 2015 they all received skill training from Mazandaran provincial technical and vocational training centers (TVTCs). The statistical sample of 300 persons was calculated according to Cochranchr('39')s sample size formula. Stratified random sampling method was applied due to the ratio of trainees in their field of interest; Deep interviews and a researcher made questionnaire were designed to collect the data. The research content and structural reliability was confirmed and its validity was identified based on internal correlation of components. Data analysis method was based on descriptive and inferential statistics. The indices of central tendency were used in descriptive statistics and confirmatory factor analysis and T index were used in inferential statistics. The findings showed that 4 categories, 12 sub-categories and 50 indicators have an impact on the quality of skill training of the students. The most important detrimental  factors that affect the quality of skill training were observed as follows: in the component of  the quality of content, shortage of training contents for trainees to attain and  achieve a sustainable job; in the component of  instructors, insufficient feedback necessary for increasing  trainees’ motivation; in the infrastructure component, the lack of secure infrastructure for the development of high-tech achievements; and  in the structure component, the inefficient administrative system in response to the trainees’ needs. By restoration and amendment of the marked problems, skill training provided for university students and graduates will be more effective.

The main objective of this study was to investigate the significance of skill training on business environment in Khorasan-Razavi province, Iran. The statistical population in this research includes micro, small, medium and large-sized enterprises. 740 people of industry owners and community leaders were randomly selected as sample. A questionnaire was used to collect data and its validity was confirmed through content analysis and its reliability was tested through Cronbachchr('39')s alpha coefficient (α= 0.946). The 5-point Likert scale questionnaire including 30 items were designed to evaluate and assess the significance of skill training on business environment. SPSS software package was used for data analysis and independent sample T-test for hypotheses. Results showed that the correlation between skill training and enabling business environment (doing business) was 0.848 with a positive and almost complete relationship. It was also shown that the impact of skill training on business environment in small-sized enterprises is more significant (95% Level of significance) than large-sized ones

With the aid of globalization as a phenomenon, the new technologies have spread across the world and have affected on various fields such as science, economy, business, culture, etc. Education system is such a field that has utilized of new technology to improve teaching and learning methods. Augmented reality is one of the new technologies used in different fields and helps them to enhance their quality.  The purpose of this paper is to answer the question that if the application of augmented reality has efficacious results on training or not. In augmented reality, the real- world elements are augmented by computer- generated virtual information in real time. In fact, the information about the environment and its surrounding objects is added and overlaid on the real world. Hence, augmented reality has a great potential for making the new methods for training and education, and provides new opportunities to design learning environments. In other words, augmented reality, as a new form of learning environments presenting a new method in skill training, can reduce the complication of training subjects for trainees in teaching procedure, especially in workshop environments. This field research surveys the statistical results of selected vocational training Institutes final exams before and after using the augmented reality and concludes that augmented reality is a useful method for trainees to gain more knowledge and skills.  It should be noted that in this paper, development methodology of mobile applications is used for implementation of augmented reality