Cognitive psychology and school learning
mojtaba beyrami; Parvin Kadivar; Hadi keramati; mehdi arabzadeh; javad kavousian
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This study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Brief self-report measure of behavioral grading of the executive functioning (Version 2) in secondary high school students. The sample included 455 secondary high school students from Zanjan city who were selected ...
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This study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Brief self-report measure of behavioral grading of the executive functioning (Version 2) in secondary high school students. The sample included 455 secondary high school students from Zanjan city who were selected through cluster sampling. Participants responded the Giova et al’s self-report measures (2015) Spitzer et al’s generalized anxiety disorder (2006) and Duckworth and Quinn's step stability in face-to-face and classroom performance. The data were analyzed using SPSS-25 and AMOS-24 software, and statistical methods including Cronbach's alpha, Pearson correlation, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The results of the CFA indicated that the three-factor model (cognitive, behavioral, and emotional) with seven subscales (inhibition, self-monitoring, shifting, emotional control, working memory, planning/organizing, and task completion) had an acceptable fit for Iranian students in comparison with one- and two-factor models. The internal consistency reliability of the total scale was 0.93, and for subscales ranged from 0.70 to 0.90. In order to estimate the criterion validity, the correlation coefficients of the indices and subscales with the generalized anxiety disorder and gait stability scales were respectively positive and negative. According to the obtained results, it can be said that the Persian version of the self-report scale of executive functions has favorable psychometric properties to measure the executive functions of Iranian students and can be a valid tool in educational, research and clinical situations
Cognitive psychology and school learning
maryam Tazesh; Hamidreza Hassanabadi; Parvin Kadivar; Hadi Keramati
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The study aimed to investigate the possible primary effects of teaching inferences in student with specific reading comprehension disability. It adopted an ABA single-subject design. Among the students referred to the learning disorders center, six ones were selected based on the previous scores of the ...
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The study aimed to investigate the possible primary effects of teaching inferences in student with specific reading comprehension disability. It adopted an ABA single-subject design. Among the students referred to the learning disorders center, six ones were selected based on the previous scores of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - 4th Edition and the score obtained in Learning Disability Evaluation Scale - 4th Edition (LDES-4) and due to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The instructional Intervention included 23 sessions. The data were visually and quantitative analyzed using R software. The visual analysis and non-overlap indices and size effects indicated a significant increase in the participants' reading comprehension compared with the baseline and a significant decrease in the return stage compare of with the intervention stage. It seems that the findings have promising contributions to curing learning disabilities by appealing to inferencing learning.
Seyed Ehsan Afsharizadeh; Hamidreza Hassanabadi; mohamdhosein abdollahi; Hadi Keramati
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This study aimed to compile and validate the TIMSS Numeracy and TIMSS 2015 Mathematics Examination Short Form for 4th-Grade Primary Students in knowing and reasoning. The statistical population included all 4th-grade students in Qom, Pardisan area from which 155 boy and girl students were selected by ...
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This study aimed to compile and validate the TIMSS Numeracy and TIMSS 2015 Mathematics Examination Short Form for 4th-Grade Primary Students in knowing and reasoning. The statistical population included all 4th-grade students in Qom, Pardisan area from which 155 boy and girl students were selected by accessible sampling. Students took the 49-item math knowing and reasoning ability test of TIMSS Numeracy and TIMSS 2015. The collected data were analyzed by Independent t-test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and Psychometric Indicators such as Kudr-Richardson 20. The findings showed there is a significant difference between boys and girls in mathematical reasoning and also a significant difference between mathematical knowing and reasoning. Finally, it resulted in a 27-question mathematics examination including 15 mathematical knowing questions and 12 mathematical reasoning questions with desirable psychometric indicators, including the reliability coefficient of 0/73. The results indicated gender affects mathematical reasoning, and mathematical knowing level is higher than mathematical reasoning. The important result is the short form math exam which helps researchers and teachers take a standard math exam in a short time.
Sima Aghaei; Hamidreza Hassanabadi; valiollah farzad; Hadi Keramati
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The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of an integrated approach to automatization of multiplication facts in students with math learning disability. A single case multiple base line design was used for this study. Five students with math learning disability were selected using WISC-VIR, ...
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The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of an integrated approach to automatization of multiplication facts in students with math learning disability. A single case multiple base line design was used for this study. Five students with math learning disability were selected using WISC-VIR, Iran Key-Math and according to some exclusion - inclusion Criteria among students introduced to learning disabilities clinics in Karaj. The intervention including conceptual learning of multiplications facts and strategies using explicit instruction, and concrete-representational-abstract method, and automatization of learned facts using detect-practice-repair method was presented in 17 thirty-minute sessions. Data was gathered using a one-minute mad math fluency test. Gathered data was analyzed visually and quantitatively, using R software. Compared to baseline, non-overlap indices, visual analysis and effect size indices confirmed a significant increase in automatic retrieve of multiplication facts in all 5 participants. The findings of this study can help teachers and SLD therapists to build a good foundation for math proficiency in everybody who has math difficulty.
Ali Ghasemi; Parvin Kadivar; Hadi Keramati; mehdi arabzadeh
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The main purpose of this article is investigating the validity and reliability of teacher's self- efficacy questionnaire.
Questionnaires were administered on teachers, of Asalouyeh, Parsian and Shibkooh cities in Hormozgan and Bushehr provinces of Iran. The sample group consists of 501 teachers, 298 ...
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The main purpose of this article is investigating the validity and reliability of teacher's self- efficacy questionnaire.
Questionnaires were administered on teachers, of Asalouyeh, Parsian and Shibkooh cities in Hormozgan and Bushehr provinces of Iran. The sample group consists of 501 teachers, 298 men and 203 women. They were selected with randomized stratified sampling and answered to the questionnaire.
Validity of teacher's self- efficacy questionnaire is verified by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). EFA is conducted with principal components and rotation of varimax method. Three factors are obtained: self- efficacy for classroom engagement, self- efficacy for student management and self- efficacy for instructional strategy. Result of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) also showed that the fitness of the factors is good. Reliability of teacher self- efficacy is obtained with Alpha Cronbach’s Coefficient method. The result was good and acceptable.
The result showed that the three factors of teacher self- efficacy inventory has good and acceptable validity and reliability. It can be used in instructional and psychological research in Iran.
