raven progressive matrices (rpms) and wechsler intelligence scale for children (wsic-r) are two common general intelligence measuring scales used in iranian high schools. in this paper the relationships between g factor scales and students’ reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary was examined by correlation and regression analysis. standard tests of grammar and vocabulary and cambridge k...

OBJECTIVE To assess the national prevalence of clinical disorders in 6-year-old Iranian children before school entry using a national health assessment survey. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a cross-sectional nationwide survey, all Iranian children entering public and private elementary schools were asked to participate in a mandatory national screening program in Iran in 2009 in two levels of scre...

BACKGROUND School bullying, the most common type of school violence, comprises a spectrum of aggressive behaviors that involve both perpetrators and victims. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to investigate the extent and nature of school bullying among middle school students in the North of Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 834 Iranian middle ...

It is accepted that the visual comfort in schools depends on the quality of the whole visual environment. This leads to the concern upon the quality and quantity of lighting. Currently in Iran, in order to calculate energy transfer for public buildings a coefficient is usually used. This coefficient considers the rate of sunlight energy absorption in these kinds of buildings. To increase the ...

Environmental responsibility in school has led to the emergence of a variety of criteria to administer green schools' contributions to sustainability. Sustainability criteria of administrative green schools need validity, reliability and norms. The aim of the current study was to develop and validate assessment criteria for green schools in Iran based on the role of academia. A national survey ...

background: obesity is a major problem in both developed and underdeveloped countries. the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of a physical education program (pep) on promoting health belief model (hbm) scores, increasing physical activity (pa), and reducing obesity among iranian high school students. methods: this quasi‑experimental study was accomplished at four high schools that...

The present study is an attempt to compare the use of different forms of greeting speech acts presented in Iranian junior high school textbooks, i.e. Prospect series (I, II, III) and Four Corners series (1, 2, 3 and 4) which are quite popular in Iranian high schools and institutions. To this end, greeting forms in the language function and conversation sections of these two series were analyzed...