Keivan Moradi; Mozaffaroddin Vaezi; Mohammad Farzaneh; Mohammad Mirzaei
Volume 2, Issue 5 , July 2015, , Pages 69-80
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The present paper aims to investigate the relationship between academic optimism and academic achievement in boys high schools students of districts 6, 9 in Tehran city. Descriptive- correlation method was used. The statistical population consists of all the students of those schools (14304 student). ...
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The present paper aims to investigate the relationship between academic optimism and academic achievement in boys high schools students of districts 6, 9 in Tehran city. Descriptive- correlation method was used. The statistical population consists of all the students of those schools (14304 student). According to Morgan table, 375 students were selected as samples. Multistage sampling method was used in this research. Student academic optimism questionnaire (Tschannen-Moran et al, 2013) and the average student scores was used for data collection. The questionnaire reliability was evaluated based on cronbach’s alpha (students academic optimism =α0.923). To analyze data inferential statistics (pearson coefficient of correlation and step wise regression) were used. The findings are as follows: [1] There was a significant positive relationship between student's academic optimism and academic achievement in boys high schools of districts 6, 9 in Tehran city. [2] Among students academic optimism dimensions (students academic press, students trust in teachers, students identification with school), students academic press accounted for the highest degree of variance in academic achievement.
Mohammad Farzaneh; Javad Poorkarimi; Mitra ezati
Volume 2, Issue 8 , May 2015, , Pages 69-88
Abstract
This research is studying the relationship between ProfessionalCompetencies and psychological empowerment of high school teachers in the county of shirvan. The method of the research is descriptive correlational in collecting data , and is applicative in purpose. The statistical Population of this study ...
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This research is studying the relationship between ProfessionalCompetencies and psychological empowerment of high school teachers in the county of shirvan. The method of the research is descriptive correlational in collecting data , and is applicative in purpose. The statistical Population of this study consisted of all high school teachers (329 teachers) in the county of shirvan in school year 2014-2015 That 177 teachers were selected as sample by using Cochrane formula. data were collected through modified ProfessionalCompetencies questionnaire by Karimi (2009) and psychological empowerment questionnaire by Spreitzer and Mishra (1997) and The reliability of questionnaire was estimated by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (professional competencies: 0/928 and pschycological empowerement: 0/838). for analyzing data, descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation and percent) and inferential statistics (kolmogorov-smirnov tests, one-sample t-test, Pearson coefficient of correlation and Stepwise regression analysis.) were used. The main findings are: 1) professionalcompetencies of high school teachers in the county of shirvan is above of average and assumed mean. 2) psychological empowerment of high school teachers in the county of shirvan is above of average and assumed mean. 3) A positive relationship was found between general indicator of professionalcompetencies and psychological empowerment of high school teachers in the county of shirvan (r=0/833). 4) Three components, Intellectualcompetence, Behavioralcompetence and professional ethicscompetence have a significant contribution in prediction of psychological empowerment of teachers.
