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Nasim Asghari,
Volume 2, Issue 3 (9-2014)
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Abstract: This study explores the process of change of grades 3 to 5 elementary teachers, who participated in a professional development program "Algebraic Thinking: Foundation of Elementary Mathematics". Algebraic thinking as a functional thinking was the centerpiece of the program. The “Concern Base Adaptation Model” (CBAM) was used as methodology. The results of the study showed the significant changes in information, program management and task designing of teachers. Significantly, their understanding about functional thinking progressed. Finally a model was designed for integrating functional thinking in elementary mathematics curriculum as a result of this study.
Narges Mortazi Mehrabani, Zahra Gooya,
Volume 3, Issue 5 (6-2015)
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The present study is part of a bigger research project and its purpose was to investigate the influencing factors on integrating professional learning of secondary mathematics teachers with the ways in which they analyze, interpret and make decisions regarding their teaching. For the fine-grained analysis of the first layer of data, phenomenography method was used. Nine teachers were interviewed and based on the three main categories of “the presence of mathematics teachers’ educators as leading teachers’ groups”, “being familiar with various teaching methods and modify them according to personal characteristics of teacher, school and classroom” and “professional training of the cooperative group form” that were emerged in the bigger study. With the further analysis of the interviews, three sub- categories were shaped as well. They included “focusing on the specific goals and content in cooperative groups”, “considering mathematics teachers as adult learners not school students” and “the existence of common concerns between group members.
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Volume 3, Issue 6 (3-2016)
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The purpose of this study was to define the curriculum principles of Teaching Experience based on the lived experiences of the successful teachers. In this study, a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach was used. The participants were 9 teachers and professors who were selected purposefully. Data were collected by using in-depth interview and analyzed by thematic coding. Among the findings, 358 conceptual codes were extracted. They were classified as eight main categories including: caring and sympathy, dynamism, tact of teaching, introspection, mutual interaction, creating reflective situations, cultural-artistic understanding, practical insight and 35 subcomponents. Findings indicated that following these principles results in the improvement of moral behavior and behavior stability in learners and can guarantee the influence of the learning-teaching process.
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Volume 3, Issue 6 (3-2016)
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This study aimed to raise the effectiveness of On-the-Job Training Program for teachers. It was done by using quasi experimental method. To measure variables pretest –posttest design with control group was used. The population consisted of On-the-Job Training courses for teachers from Lamerd town which were held in 2012. By using convenience sampeling method 3 samples were selected which were registered in the course of October 2012. The course effectiveness was evaluated by using three variables including satisfaction and attitude of the learners as well as amount of their learning. The data gathering tools were a satisfaction-attitude questionnaire and the Course-Test. The content validity was used as a validation tool. The reliability was measured by using Cronbach’s alpha and cooder Richardson method. The results show that On-the-Job Training course was effective in systemic and constructive problem-based environments, and the second one was more effective.
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Volume 4, Issue 7 (9-2016)
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Abstract: This study has been conducted about one of the fundamental debates in educational system and curriculum development titled“social-citizenshiptraining”. The methodology was descriptive-survey and the sampling population was 337 (61 male- 276 female) elementary school teachers in Tabriz which were selected on the basis of multi-staged and comparative cluster sampling For data analysis the Freidman test used. The findings showed that in the“goals”stage the failure of the goals of citizenship training in establishing an effective relationship between schools and other organizations; In“content”stage the negligence of modulation of concepts and skills of citizenship in different zones of learning; in“teaching and learning”stage lack of appropriate activities and in“evaluation”stage overlooking the creativity and innovation of learners;were among the most significant challenges. Meanwhile,the result of the independent T test showed that there was a meaningful difference between the views of female and male teachers on“content”,“learning and teaching activities” and“evaluation“stages. However,about“goal”stage there was no substantial difference.
Mohammad Hossein Zarei, Ahmad Reza Nasr, Seyyed Ebrahim Mirshahjafari, Mohammad Javad Liaghadar,
Volume 4, Issue 8 (2-2017)
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The purpose of this study was to investigate viewpoints of experts and teachers about individual characteristics and specialized capabilities of the preschool teachers. This research is descriptive-analytic that two qualitative and quantitative methods are used to conduct it. The population of qualitative phase includes faculty members of universities, PhD students, masters teachers in fields of Psychology, Curriculum and Instruction. The population of quantitative phase includes educators in Fars and Isfahan provinces in academic year 2016. Sampling method in the qualitative section was purposive and snowball and in quantitative section, 566 teachers have been selected randomly. Information was collected by the semi-structured interview and researcher-made questionnaire. Qualitative findings were categorized based on content analysis and quantitative findings are analyzed by the inferential and descriptive statistics. After performing preliminary study and analyzing the questionnaires, it was determined that reliability of individual characteristics was 86% and that of the specialized capabilities was 87% as well. Results of the Friedman’s test showed that according to viewpoint of teachers about the individual specifications, mental and personal health is very important, among specialized capabilities of the teachers, ability to manage the class is at top of related items in terms of importance.
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Volume 5, Issue 9 (9-2017)
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The aim of the present study is to design and validate the narrative inquiry curriculum for professional development of student-teachers in Farhangian university. The model of narrative inquiry curriculum is grounded on the theories of Dewey, Bruner, Schwab, Vygotsky, Donald Schön, Clandinin and Connelly. In this model, learning is a reflective practice and experience-based practice. The student- teachers make sense meaning through thinking and reflection on self-experiences of themselves and the experiences of others; They actively learn, acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes through narratives and enhance their professional development. In this study, two main questions were addressed: 1.) What characteristics have a model of narrative inquiry curriculum for professional development of student- teachers? 2.) Is this the model is validated? To answer those questions, a descriptive-analytical method was employed. The model was designed and validated by 20 curriculum experts and teacher- educators. A high percentage of professionalsthe experts, assessed the model and its different parts of it as appropriate.
Ms. Zahra Emamipour, Dr. Azimehsadat Khakbaz,
Volume 7, Issue 13 (3-2019)
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This research aimed to study the challenges which elementary teachers deal with lesson study. This research studied challenges in three stages, before, during and after lesson study. To achieve the aim of the research, a case study in a school was used. Participants of this research have been 20 elementary teacher of that school. Data collection tools have been semi-structured interviews with teachers and participatory observation. Coding and categorizing were used to analyzing data. Findings showed that teachers faced with three categories of challenges before lesson study: teachers' knowledge about lesson study, teachers’ motivation to participatet in lesson study, creating group and determination of the responsibilities of the group members. During lesson study teachers faced with three categories of challenges: selecting problem, implementing lesson and data collection, reviewing and criticizing the lesson. After lesson study teachers confronted with three categories of challenges: refereeing, publishing and the lesson study festival.
Ms. Somayeh Ghorbani, Dr. S.ebrahim Jafari, Dr. Fereydoon Sharifian,
Volume 7, Issue 13 (3-2019)
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The present study aims at determining teachers’ professional qualifications in “the learning approach to knowing” and presenting executive strategies for realization of this approach. The research employs an exploratory mixed-method research. The population in the qualitative part of the research consists of experts of education and in the quantitative part includes all high school teachers of Districts 2 and 3 of Isfahan. To select participants in both parts, the purposive sampling technique was used; in the qualitative part, 20 experts were employed using the chain purposive sampling method, and in the quantitative part, teachers with MA/MSc and PhD degrees of Isfahan City were selected. To collect data in the qualitative part, semi-structured interviewing technique, and in the quantitative part, a researcher-made questionnaire with 14 scales of professional qualifications for teachers were usedualitative findings were analyzed suing content analysis of interviews, and quantitative findings were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Ms Hamideh Bozorg, Dr. Mahmoud Mehrmohammadi, Dr. Ebrahim Talaee, Dr. Nematolah Mousapour,
Volume 7, Issue 13 (3-2019)
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The purpose of this study is understanding the Personal Practical Knowledge (PPK) of teachers which has been done through qualitative method. Understanding PPK helps us to understand why teachers act in a specific way. In this regards, reflecting on their personal and professional narratives also help to improve their practice. This study was conducted along with 13 teachers in a non-profit primary school in Tehran. The results of the study indicate teachers’ rich knowledge of factors affecting success of the teaching profession. However, the data obtained from the observations show the difference between what the teacher describes as a successful teacher and effective teaching, and what happens in their practice. The dynamic and contextual nature of the teacher's knowledge and the different meanings and interpretations of similar experiences and events and absence of reflection are the factors that cause this differences.
Mr. Ahad Azimi Aghbolaq, Dr. Firooz Mahmoodi,
Volume 7, Issue 14 (10-2019)
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The present study aims to describe the lived experiences in teachers’ soldier about to work in rural primary schools. The study conducted in the academic year of 2017-2018 with qualitative approach and psychological phenomenological type, with purposeful sampling and in-depth semi-structured interview with twelve teacher s soldier that working in Hashtrood and Nazar Kahrizi education area. The analysis of date carried out with Colaizzi model. For truthworth to this study, we uses of member checking, external audit, Triangulation and Prolonged Engagement methods. The findings of the interviews were extracted in four Emergent Theme inclusive "motivation", "educational challenges", "teacher dignity", "professional issues" and "ambiguity" and several Theme Clusters. Finally, recommended that the teacher s soldier be allowed to participate in the education recruitment exam through section 28 by providing a legal mechanism. Use them in education if they passing a year of teaching skills and competencies.
Mrs Seyede Sedigheh Asgari, Dr. Ahmadreza Nasr, Dr. Mohamadjavad Liaghatdar, Dr. Ebrahim Reyhani,
Volume 8, Issue 15 (3-2020)
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The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between algebra content formation in mathematics textbooks and the mathematics teachers’ current knowledge. Based on this aim, we have considered three subjects: 1. mathematics teachers’ current knowledge of algebra, 2. the beginning and presentation methods of algebra content on the number of selected previous textbooks and 3.the role of previous textbooks content in teacher knowledge forming. Research Methodology had been a survey, content analysis, and historical and documentary analysis. This study showed that the teachers' knowledge and teaching methods do not coincide with the algebra content of the current seventh-grade mathematics textbook, and about 30% of teachers’ knowledge is based on the experiences of the previous textbooks.
Mr Meysam Gholampour, Phd Hadi Pourshafei, Phd Maghsoud Farasatkhah, Phd Mohsen Ayati,
Volume 8, Issue 16 (9-2020)
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the current status of the curriculum for prospective teachers’ moral education. This research was conducted implementing a qualitative approach and using grounded theory. The statistical population includes all the agents involved in designing the curriculum of moral education of prospective teachers who were selected through criterion based purposive sampling. Data were obtained through semi-structured interviews with ten would-be teachers, three graduate students of the university, eight professors of moral education courses, four supervisors and three deputies and cultural affairs officials of Farhangian University. The city of Birjand was collected. In order to analyze the data, open, axial and selective coding methods were used. Lincoln and Cuban criteria were used to ensure validity and reliability
Mrs. Nooshin Faramarzpoor, Dr. Mohammadreza Fadaee,
Volume 9, Issue 17 (3-2021)
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Algebraic mistakes are one of the obstacles to learning various mathematical topics and progressing in higher education. Knowing about the causes of these mistakes plays an important role in improving the education system. Therefore, the present study aims at examining the opinions of mathematics teachers about studentschr('39') educational mistakes in algebra. This research is qualitative research that its sample includes 8 middle school math teachers who were selected using the purposive sampling method. In order to collect data, Semi-structured interviews were used and data were analyzed using the coded method and the Categorize similar content. The findings of this study showed that the three categories of "knowledge acquisition process", "student individual characteristics" and "teaching elements" are usual and specific reasons for studentschr('39') mistakes in algebra from the teacherschr('39') viewpoint.
Zahra Sadeghi, Marziye Dehghani,
Volume 10, Issue 19 (3-2022)
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The present study was conducted within the framework of qualitative approach and phenomenological method, with the aim of analyzing the experiences of elementary school teachers of virtual education during the outbreak of coronavirus. The research field is the elementary teachers of Tehran, where 10 people were selected by snowball sampling by purposive sampling. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview. Each teacher was interviewed for an average of 50 minutes. The seven-step strategy was used in data analysis. The findings of this study, which are taken from the statements of teachers, were classified into 5 main categories, including educational dimension, cultural dimension, social dimension, economic dimension and technical dimension. The most important topics in the educational dimension include: continuing education, the opportunity to review education for students, low level of parental literacy, reducing student motivation and time consuming virtual education.
Mazaher Borna Khajeh, Firooz Mahmoodi, Yousef Adib, Hamdollah Habibi,
Volume 10, Issue 19 (3-2022)
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The aim of this study was to investigate the process of primary school teachers resistance to implementation of the formal curriculum. The approach of the present study was qualitative and the Grounded theory method was used in this research. The statistical population included primary school teachers in East Azerbaijan province. The process of sampling and selection of participants continued until data saturation was achieved and Finally, 18 elementary school teachers were selected using available sampling method. The results showed that "rational resistance" as a central phenomenon, "Lack of teacher empowerment, lack of student participation and lack of facilities in education" as background conditions, "Curriculum deviations, teacher personality, textbook deficiencies and teacher weakness" as causal conditions, "Teacher beliefs and cultural conditions" as intervening conditions, "Consequences of the curriculum and the self-actualization of teachers" as a consequence And "Educational Strategies, Paying Attention to Student Needs, and Curriculum Optimization" were identified as strategies.
Kobra Bahaloo Horeh, Zahra Gooya, . Mahbobeh Arefi, Koorosh Fathi Vajargah,
Volume 10, Issue 19 (3-2022)
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A research was conducted using qualitative approach, to identify the required knowledge for mathematics educators that are preparing prospective elementary teachers. Two mathematics educators from “Farhangian University” participated in this study. The data collected from four different sources observation of virtual classes of two participants while teaching multiplication and division of fractions, semi-structred interviews with participant, educators’ lesson plans and first author’s field notes. The classes hold virtually due to the Covid-19 pandamic. After many levels of systematic data reduction, three categories emerged as “the role of educators’ beliefs in teaching mathematicsL, “choosing challenging content for developing conceptual understanding of multiplication and division of fractions and “recognition of misconceptions of elementary students”. As a result, a theoretical framework developed for required knowledge of mathematics educators with four components as “knowledge of mathematics-content”, “knowledge of mathematics curriculum", "knowledge of students’ mathematics misconceptions” and “knowledge of modifying teaching to fit the situation.”
Soheila Dadashi, Batool Sabzeh, Tahmineh Bazgir,
Volume 10, Issue 20 (12-2022)
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The aim of this study was to analyze the experiences of teachers in the implementation of art curriculum in the context of virtual education in the first elementary school. For this purpose, qualitative research method with phenomenological approach was used. Participants in the study included first grade elementary school teachers in the academic year 1399-1400 .which reached a theoretical saturation by purposive sampling with 11 people. The research tool was a semi-structured interview. The data obtained from the interview were extracted by inductive content analysis method and using open coding technique in concept sections, subcategories and main categories. The most important categories extracted included new goals, creative assignments, new teaching methods, use of various games, art education websites, audio file (storytelling). Also, the most important benefits extracted included the use of various resources and materials in education, appropriate and optimal use of teaching time, more teacher communication with individual students.
Bahman Yasbolaghisharahi,
Volume 10, Issue 20 (12-2022)
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The purpose of the current research is to review the ratio of two linguistic approaches (standard language and mother tongue) in education based on the lived experience of elementary teachers. The research paradigm is interpretive/constructive, the research approach is qualitative, the research strategy is phenomenology, and the research tactic is latent content analysis. The purposeful sampling method and the intended sample included teachers of Baluch, Lor, Turk, Turkmen, Kurdish and Arab ethnic groups. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview, and the interviews continued until the theoretical saturation stage, and 31 teachers were interviewed. The data format was in audio format. To analyze the data, two stages of open and axial coding (Strauss and Corbin schools) were used. In total, 385 primary codes, 27 subcategories and 9 main categories were extracted. These categories include: authenticating the mother tongue, crisis bilingualism, the transformation of ethnic languages, strengthening the hegemonic language, the existence of linguistic diversity, revising the language policy, the necessity of implementing Article 15 of the Constitution, the identity function of language, and language policy. In general, the teachers stated that the Persian language is a symbol of national identity and a means of bonding between Iranian ethnic groups, and in parallel, it is necessary to make preparations to solve the language problems of ethnic students in educational and lesson plans.
Dr Hassanali Garmabi,
Volume 10, Issue 20 (12-2022)
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This article is the result of examining the experiences of teachers in the field of using art in instruction and teaching non-art subjects. This research is a qualitative type of research, therefore, 57 teachers of Alborz and Tehran provinces were selected by the purposeful sampling method and 22 cases were collected. The tool for collecting data was interview, as well as a written form of an open-ended questionnaire. The analysis of the collected data is of thematic analysis type and was done with a three-step coding method to extract categories and themes. The reliability of the findings has been checked by presenting the results to the participants and colleagues in order to achieve reliability and compatibility, their validity has also been checked by the code review method. The findings of the research include three categories of findings related to why, how and results of using art in instruction and teaching.
