abstract the present study aims to evaluate efl course contents used in language schools and institutes in teh-ran. to that end, 230 participants in tehran were conveniently sampled. at the outset of the study, two questionnaires were given to all groups, and according to their responses, the data were analyzed. each of the questionnaires was given to participants individually. each group had...

This article provides feedback on the classification of phenomenon professional deformation, manifested in pedagogical activity, analysis technology for its prevention, modern innovative methods overcoming barriers and problems.

BACKGROUND Clinicians need to be supported by universities to use credible and defensible assessment practices during student placements. Web-based delivery of clinical education in student assessment offers professional development regardless of the geographical location of placement sites. OBJECTIVE This paper explores the potential for a video-based constructivist Web-based program to supp...

Global investment in ICT to improve teaching and learning in schools have been initiated by many governments. Despite all these investments on ICT infrastructure, equipments and professional development to improve education in many countries, ICT adoption and integration in teaching and learning have been limited. This article reviews personal, institutional and technological factors that encou...

The paper describes a pilot study on the use of computer algebra at upper secondary level. A symbolic calculator was introduced in a pre-examination class studying for advanced pre-university mathematics. With the theoretical framework of Realistic Mathematics Education and Developmental Research as a background, the study focused on the identification of obstacles that students encountered whi...

Learning and course management systems (LMS/CMS), including the educational online peer review and assessment systems (EOPRAS), have been becoming more advanced and comprehensive in order to accomplish diverse pedagogical goals and accommodate various teaching and learning techniques. However, multidimensionality and complexity of information output produced by these systems creates barriers to...

This paper aims at a historical and pedagogical presentation of some important contributions of the research on thermonuclear fusion by magnetic confinement to the study of Hamiltonian chaos. This chaos is defined with the help of Poincaré maps on a simple two-wave Hamiltonian system. A simple criterion for computing the transition to large scale chaos is introduced. A renormalization group app...

teachers can influence the complex process of learning in education, in general, and in second/foreign language (l2) learning in particular. in this light, understanding the factors influencing teachers’ pedagogical success can help l2 teachers achieve more effective teaching. this study then investigated the role of spiritual intelligence (si) in l2 teachers’ pedagogical success. in so doing, ...