Mojgan Rashtchi
TEFL Department, IAU, North Tehran Branch
[ 1 ] - Assessing Critical Thinking Ability via the Writing Process: Developing and implementing a Rating Scale
The present exploratory mixed methods study aimedto develop a scale for assessing critical thinking (CT) ability of Iranian EFL learners. The study wasconducted in three phases. In phase one, the features of CT components were examined in the writingsof 120 participants. A holistic and an analytic scale were developed based on their performance in exploiting the components of CT and the fea...
[ 2 ] - Use of Films in Dynamic Assessment and the Writing Ability of Iranian Deaf Children
The purpose of this study was to explore whether film-based Dynamic Assessment (DA) could affect English writing of Iranian deaf children. Ten students studying in a school for the deaf took part in the study. The participants’ writing ability was measured prior to the treatment and the errors which were identified. A series of meditating activities were designed and implemented during a three-...
[ 3 ] - Noticing through Input Enhancement:Does it Affect Learning of the Conditionals?
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether noticing through input enhancement had any impact on the acquisition of English conditional sentences in Iranian EFL learners. Two intact classes with 26 female students in each were chosen. A proficiency test administered at the commencement of the study showed that the two groups were homogeneous in terms of their language proficiency....
[ 4 ] - The Relationship Between Vocabulary Recall and Critical Thinking
The study aimed to investigate whether there was a relationship between Iranian EFL learners'critical thinking (CT) and ability to recall vocabulary. Also, the relationship between gender andrecall was investigated. In so doing, 128 upper-intermediate language learners were selected fromIslamic Azad University based on convenience sampling. After homogenizing the participants ongeneral language...
[ 5 ] - تاثیر ابزارهای میانجی برمیزان پیشرفت مهارت نوشتاری زبان آموزان با تکیه بر روانی متن
برای بهبود یادگیری توجه به محیط آموزشی رویکردی نوین در آموزش زبان محسوب می‌شود. این پژوهش می‌کوشد تاثیر سه محیط آموزشی را بر پیشرفت مهارت نوشتاری زبان آموزان از منظر روانی متن بررسی کند. پژوهشگران، چهار گروه آموزشی نوشتاری طراحی کردند؛ سه گروه تجربی ( گروه رو در روی دو نفری 21 نفر، گروه غیر همزمان رایانه‌ای 20 نفر و گروه رو در روی فردی 26 نفر) و یک گروه شاهد 16 نفر. بر اساس نمرات آزمون تعیین سط...
[ 6 ] - بررسی نظریۀ ویگوتسکی از دیدگاه روانشناسی و ارتباط آن با مبانی نظری آموزش فلسفه به کودکان
مقالۀ حاضر پس از بررسی اجمالی برخی نظریه‌های موجود دربارۀ رشد زبان کودک، از جمله نظریه‌های رفتارگرا، فطری‌نگر و نقش‌نگر، به‌طور اخص دیدگاه ویگوتسکی دربارۀ رشد زبان و تفکر و ارتباط آنها با یکدیگر را، مورد مطالعه قرارداده‌است. هدف این بررسی نشان دادن شمول نظریۀ ویگوتسکی در تفسیر ارتباط زبان و تفکر است. بررسی دو مفهوم عمدۀ نظریۀ وی، یعنی منطقۀ مجاور رشد و میانجی‌گری، روشن‌کرده‌است که این دو مفهوم ...
[ 7 ] - Process Writing and Enhancement of Critical Thinking Ability: Is Writing a Vehicle or an Ingredient of Critical Thinking?
The study aimed to investigate the relationship between process writing (PW) and critical thinking (CT) ability of Iranian EFL learners. Furthermore, the role of PW in the enhancement of CT was investigated. In so doing, 125 upper-intermediate language learners were selected from Islamic Azad University based on convenience sampling. The results of pretest administration indicated that particip...
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