the construct of self-efficacy has received increasing attention in research over the past two decades. many studies have been carried out 1.3 significance of the study this study has pedagogical implications since improving students’ self- efficacy and autonomy is important for promoting actual performance on classroom academic tasks. in academic settings, it has been shown that self-effi...

the purpose of this study was to examine the comparative effect of story retelling and role playing on efl learners’ vocabulary learning and reading comprehension. to carry out the purpose of the study 90 female learners of tabarestan language school located in noshahr were non-randomly selected. they took pet test and among these 90 participants 62 students were selected as homogenous learners...

this study aimed to investigate the effects of listening strategy training on iranian efl learners listening comprehension and use of such strategies. this work, employing an experimental methodology, was conducted among 60 adult efl learners from a language institute in isfahan, iran, as participants. the participants, who were selected based on the results of a placement test, were assigned t...

Calcium and potassium are essential nutrients that play a significant role in increasing yield, quality and postharvest properties of many fruits and vegetables. The role of these nutrients in improving quality and quantity of fleshy fruits is important and their interaction on plants such as cantaloupe is less understood. In this research the effects of calcium (0 and 3 g/L) and potassium (0, ...

Nowadays, spraying and foliar feeding represent one of the most effective techniques of applying essential nutrient elements to crops and to optimize the application of fertilizers in agriculture. In this research, effect of foliar application of different concentrations of ammonium sulfate on quantity and quality traits of cucumber under greenhouse conditions was investigated. The research was...

this study was carried out to investigate the effects of integrative vs. instrumental motivation, learning strategy use and gender on iranian efl learners. to this end, 120 efl learners both male and female majoring in english language and literature at shiraz university participated in the study. in order to conduct this study three instruments were used: oxford quick placement test, motivatio...