Effective pedagogical practice promotes the achievement of students and builds up confidence of the teachers in teaching. The major cause for the gap in pedagogical practices can be attributed to the lack of pedagogical competence. The present study employed a mixed method research approach to examine Iranian high school English Language teachers’ perception of pedagogical competence in two pha...

The study examined the impact of high school English teachers’ awareness of pedagogical competence on student learning. A psychometric measurement instrument of English language teachers' pedagogical competence (ELTPC) was first developed through factor analysis with 320 high school teachers in Guilan, Northern Iran. Based on the developed instrument, 36 teachers were divided into two groups of...

Pedagogical agents are user interface agents embedded in interactive learning environments to provide awareness of social interaction and knowledge building. We have developed and evaluated pedagogical agents for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) scenarios. These scenarios, which are open-ended, have stimulated our interest in customizable (end-user modifiable) agents. We have bu...

ABSTRACT Pedagogical content knowledge, the content-specific knowledge which embodies the aspects of content most germane to its teachability and which is most likely to distinguish the understanding of the content specialist from the pedagogue. has been widely regarded as important for effective teaching of complex subject matter such as science. This paper focuses on one aspect of pedagogical...

The study examined the impact of high school English teachers’ awareness of pedagogical competence on student learning. A psychometric measurement instrument of English language teachers' pedagogical competence (ELTPC) was first developed through factor analysis with 320 high school teachers in Guilan, Northern Iran. Based on the developed instrument, 36 teachers were divided into two groups of...

employee empowerment and organizational citizenship behavior have very important roles in the process of accomplishment and continuous development of organizational performance. therefore, the purpose of this article is to determine the relationship between these two variables in employees of qom province pedagogical organization. ninety nine statistical samples were selected from the populatio...

The use of animated pedagogical agents with emotional capabilities in an interactive learning environment has been found to have a positive impact on learners. Aristotle contended that three elements; emotion, logic, and character are crucial for successful persuasion, i.e. in winning others over to one’s way of thinking. We have designed a pedagogical agent that acts in an interactive learning...