Distance education, virtual learning and e-learning
fahimeh abbasi; Elaheh Hejazi; Rezvan Hakimzadeh
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This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the positive education program on teachers' teaching self-efficacy and engagement in online classes. This study was an applied research in terms of purpose and an experimental research with repeated measurement design in terms of method. The statistical ...
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This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the positive education program on teachers' teaching self-efficacy and engagement in online classes. This study was an applied research in terms of purpose and an experimental research with repeated measurement design in terms of method. The statistical population of the present research was secondary public elementary schools of the 11th district of Tehran in the academic year of 2019-2020. A secondary elementary school from the 11th district of Tehran with convenience sampling method were selected and all the teachers of this elementary school were trained. Positive education program was designed and presented based on Seligman’ PERMA model and in 12 two-hour sessions and virtually. Data collection instruments were, Klassen et al. (2013) engaged teachers scale (2013), and teaching self-efficacy scale of Tschannen-Moran and Hoy (2001). Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance for repeated measures. The results showed that positive education program had positive effect on teachers' teaching self-efficacy and engagement in online classes and this effect were sustained until a follow-up period of one month. The findings of this research can be useful for educational psychologists and school counselors in designing and implementing programs to promote well-being and motivation of teachers in the teaching process.
Distance education, virtual learning and e-learning
Hasan Karamalian; tayebeh dastanpoor; Mohammadreza Sarmadi; mehran farajollahi
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This study aimed to examine the curriculum of the eLearning system at Payame-Noor University from a constructivist perspective and provide an appropriate model to enhance the quality of the university curriculum. The research design employed a mixed-method approach, incorporating both qualitative and ...
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This study aimed to examine the curriculum of the eLearning system at Payame-Noor University from a constructivist perspective and provide an appropriate model to enhance the quality of the university curriculum. The research design employed a mixed-method approach, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative elements. The study encompassed experts, professors, and students from electronic learning centers at Payame-Noor University, with participants selected randomly from three centers in Tehran, Isfahan, and Arak. A total of 863 individuals were chosen using quota sampling. The research tool was a custom-designed questionnaire. The analysis of research hypotheses involved One-Sample T-Test and One-Way ANOVA tests using SPSS software (Version 22), and the structural equation modeling was conducted using AMOS software (Version 22). The results indicated that, from the perspective of the research participants, the components of the curriculum in the eLearning system at Payame-Noor University do not align with the principles of the constructivist approach. However, when analyzed separately, each component showed different results across participant groups. According to experts, the curriculum's goals, teaching and learning strategies, the roles of students and lecturers; as perceived by professors, teaching and learning strategies, and the role of lecturers; and as reported by students, the goals and teaching and learning strategies in the current curriculum were in line with the constructivist approach. All participant groups concurred that the content and evaluation methods of the university's eLearning system did not conform to the constructivist approach. According to the results, the research model adequately fits the data and can effectively enhance the quality of the curriculum in the university's eLearning system.
Distance education, virtual learning and e-learning
Afife Qanbari; Soheila Hashemi; Khosro Rashid
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This research was conducted with the aim of predicting the Germane cognitive load resulting from virtual education based on the quality of education and metacognitive knowledge of students. The statistical population of the research included all undergraduate students of the Faculty of Humanities of ...
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This research was conducted with the aim of predicting the Germane cognitive load resulting from virtual education based on the quality of education and metacognitive knowledge of students. The statistical population of the research included all undergraduate students of the Faculty of Humanities of Mazandaran University in the academic year of 1399-1400 with a number of 1911 students, 380 of whom participated in the research through proportional stratified sampling. The tools of this research included: cognitive load questionnaire (Kalpesh, Schmidts and Sofret, 2017), metacognitive state questionnaire (O'Neill and Abedi, 1996) and a questionnaire for evaluating the quality of services of virtual learning systems based on the servqual model (Mohammadzadeh, 1398). The obtained data were analyzed through SPSS version 22 software.Simultaneous multiple regression analysis showed that the quality of virtual education based on SERVQUAL model and metacognitive knowledge are significant predictors for Germane Cognitive Load and were able to explain 12% of the Germane Cognitive Load variance that means by increasing the quality of virtual education based on the indicators of the SERVQUAL model and students' metacognitive knowledge, conditions will be created to increase the desired cognitive production and better and more effective learning.
