the present study sought to investigate the impact of using mind-mapping technique instruction on female elementary efl learners reading comprehension; it also investigated their attitudes towards using mind-mapping technique as a tool to improve their reading comprehension. this study followed a quasi-experimental design with two intact groups as experimental, and control groups. the participa...

Minimal change nephrotic syndrome(MCNS) is the most common form of Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome(INS) in childhood. Although most of the children with INS respond to steroid, a majority of them have subsequent relapses. In this study the effect of age at onset on the outcome of steroid-responsive nephrotic syndrome(NS) was evaluated. Medical records of all children with INS(1-10 yea...

the major aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between iq, eq and test format in the light of test fairness considerations. this study took this relationship into account to see if people with different eq and iq performed differently on different test formats. to this end, 90 advanced learners of english form college of ferdowsi university of mashhad were chosen. they were ask...

    Background and Aim: Respiratory tract infections are one of the important causes of death among children in developing countries. Although their frequency is similar in both developed and developing countries, mortality due to them is 10-50 times higher in developing countries. Viruses are common causes of these infections among children and Influenza, adeno and respiratory syncytial virus ...

there is less published research about how teachers in efl contexts respond to students who are relatively less mature and less competent l2 writers. while writing researchers have examined various issues concerning peer and teacher response in writing-oriented classes, little research has centered on the effect of collaborative tasks particularly dictogloss on writing skills. output collaborat...

the present study aimed at exploring cognitions of iranian english teachers within the context of english for academic purposes (eap). to this end, the cognitions of two groups of eap teachers with respect to their pedagogical content knowledge (pck) and their sense of professional identity (pi) were probed. two language teachers and two content instructors who had at least five years of eap te...