Technical and Vocational Education
Volume:2 Issue: 4, 2015

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of researcher-made instructional card games and computer games on learning of chemistry concepts in the tenth grade of high school. This research is a quasi- experimental study with pre and posttestdesign with a control group. Participants of the study were all the female high school students majoring in Math and science. Three groups of 35 students were selected by an available sample method. To measure their achievement a researcher made testwas used. Descriptive statistics (e.g., frequency, average, percentage and standard deviation), the inferential statistics, parametric tests for analysis of covariance were used to analyze the data. The results showed there was significant relationship between the learners' achievement in the two experimentalmethods and that of the traditional method. However, there was not significant relationship between two experimental groups in learning abstract concepts. Understanding of chemistry concepts and memorize of formulas were with great enthusiasm, cooperation and sharing experiences with their peers caused to efficient learning takes place. Also interaction and cooperation between students were
increased.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the students' self-efficiency and their orientation of target with academic achievement. This study was a descriptive co relational research. The population of the study was all of the senior secondary students who were studying in Ilam in the academic year of 2014-15. Using cluster sampling methods, 345 students were selected. The instrument for measuring the scale of academic self-efficiency was the Scale of Target Orientation and Academic Achievement Test. The data collected were analyzed through correlation coefficient and multivariate regression. The results showed that academic self- efficiency has a significant positive relationship with academic achievement and can be its good predictor. Moreover, the aim of dispositional function has a significant positive relationship with academic achievement and can be a predictor of academic achievement; and the aim of refusal function has a significant negative relationship with academic achievement. Also, it can be a good prediction of academic achievement.

This article attempted to render architects capable of creating appropriate patterns in order to stimulate their power of imagination and improve the process of designing their educational tasks or even routine professional deeds. During their educational time, students of Architecture obtain source pictures from books, magazines, and other pictorial collections by taking their design objectives into account in order to approach their intended goals through a process of domestication and utilization. In addition to utilizing the power of imagination and visual memory, group design will also yield positive results. Therefore, doing architecture accompanied by creativity and group work would result in positive outcomes in the process of design. The question of interest in the present study is, to what extent are architects’ creativity and way of training influenced by visual perception? Does creativity have any impact over architects’ way of training? This research tried to provide a guideline for creating a creative and effective design and training, to the extent possible, by investigating some of these pictorial patterns and creating fruitful architectural environments. The results of this study can lead to making the process of architectural design more efficient with an emphasis on the role of creativity and visual memory in architectural training, providing an appropriate pattern for the improvement of the quality of architectural design training

The main purpose of this study was to examine the effect of computer simulation on students' academic motivation in second grade of technical high school in a computer course. This study was a kind of quasi-experimented and pre-test/post-test design with experimental and control groups. The population of this study included all the boys studying in the second grade of Shahr-e-Rayhigh schools in the 2014-2015 academic year.The sample size was sixty students who were selected by available sampling method due to limitations. Data collection tool was Academic Motivation Questionnaire. To analyze data, covariance statistical test was used. The results of Academic Motivation post-test revealed that computer simulation has a positive effect on the students' academic motivation. At the end of this study, future research subjects and executive suggestions were presented.

In recent years, the rule of positivism has greatly been noticed in the field of human resource management. Positive psychology emphasizes the effect of people's positive characteristics on their performance. The aim of this study was to examine the role of protective strengths in predicting task and contextual performance in the first period of high school teachers. Within this scope, 148teachers of Esfahan were selected as the research sample by available sampling method. The instruments used in this study were the Values in Action- Inventory of strengths (VIA-IS, Peterson & Seligman 2003), Byrne et al Task Performance ChecklistandContextual Conway Performance Checklist. The analysis of r-Pearson’s correlation revealed positive relationship between the protective strengths and task and contextual performance (p<0/001).Stepwise regression results indicated that self-regulation and prudence predict task also mercy predicts contextual performance. These findings could be used to increase task and contextual performance of the first period high school teachers.

The Purpose of this study was to identify misconceptions, strategies and reasoning of the sixth grade students in solving problems of fraction. The research method was descriptive-survey. The 71 sixth grade students in Saveh city were selected by using random cluster sampling method. The data collecting tool was a test related to the fraction concepts. Descriptive and inferential statisticswere used for analyzing the data. The results showed that the students' understanding of fraction was based on the sub-construct of part-whole. They don't have a clear comprehension of fraction and representation of the fraction part of part rather than part of whole. Lack of attention to the equality of the partition and identification of a part of whole representation of fractions as the amount and counting the symptoms of the partition are among the others. The majority of them are reluctant to offer their response strategies and their proper justification and they consider it difficult to realize. Some of the students present different reasoning and strategies based on the type of the problems. The reasoning of students was classified into symbolic, empirical and narrative. Also, the students use proportion, partitioning, algebraic and drawing shape strategies to solve fraction problems

This research aimed to study the national curriculums of Australia and New Zealand in the field of information technology (ICT) and to compare them with the national curriculum of Iran. So that we can study and evaluate the situation of learning and applying information technology in Iran based on standards and benchmarks of the successful systems and the strategies will be offered to improve and correct the probable problems. So national curriculum of Australia, New Zealand and Iran were studied and compared. Findings show that national curriculums of Australia and New Zealand emphasize on technology and education. Australia's curriculum recognizes technology and information as a ruling spiritofcurriculum. New Zealand is also pay special attention to technology and information domain. However, in the curriculum of these two countries necessary standards have been recognized for evaluating students learning in every academic aspect and curriculum elements. Iraniannational curriculum has put information and technology along with occupation and employment. Also,this curriculum emphasizes on using and applying technology and information in all educational levels. But it doesn’t have clear status like New Zealand and Australia and the expressions in this regards are vague and unclear.