abstract the present study was conducted to investigate the effect of using model essays on the development of writing proficiency of iranian pre-intermediate efl learners. to fulfill the purpose of the study, 55 pre- intermediate learners of parsa language institute were chosen by means of administering proficiency test. based on the results of the pretest, two matched groups, one as the expe...

this study sought to examine the effect of cooperative game on iranian students achievements in english alphabet learning. cooperative games are games, in which players or teams work together towards a common goal without defeating someone. the methodology used in this study was experimental. the population of the study was 60 female students from the grade one in secondary school in tabriz, ir...

this thesis is a study on insurance fraud in iran automobile insurance industry and explores the usage of expert linkage between un-supervised clustering and analytical hierarchy process(ahp), and renders the findings from applying these algorithms for automobile insurance claim fraud detection. the expert linkage determination objective function plan provides us with a way to determine whi...

learning-oriented assessment seeks to emphasise that a fundamental purpose of assessment should be to promote learning. it mirrors formative assessment and assessment for learning processes. it can be defined as actions undertaken by teachers and / or students, which provide feedback for the improvement of teaching and learning. it also contrasts with equally important measurement-focused appro...

abstract the variables affecting the nature of reading comprehension can be classified into two general categories: reader’s variables, and text variables (alderson, 2000). despite the wave of research on vocabulary knowledge as reader’s variable, the role of this knowledge in c-test as a text-dependent test and its interaction with lexical cohesion of the test as a text feature has remained a...

This article deals with human development as a biosociopsychological phenomena with an emphasis on the theoretical outlooks of outstanding phenomenologists such as Freud, Erikson and Piagent. First, life cycles, and then the interaction of human sensory systems with the external stimuli, and the information processing system involved are discussed, with a special emphasis on the relation betwee...

 Background and Objective: Since long-term therapy of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis patients with azol is accompanied with drug resistance and systemic toxicity, thus, researches have returned to non-azole drugs. This research compared clinical response of these patients to boric acid and leukorex (Zataria multiflora). Materials and Methods: This study was performed as a blind clinic...