Sara Agha Babaei, Sholeh Amiri,
Volume 2, Issue 4 (2-2015)
Abstract
The aim of this research was to investigate visual-spatial component of working memory and short-term memory in students with learning disorders and comparison with normal students.
30 3rd grade elementary students with learning disorders and 10 3rd grade elementary normal students were selected through multistage random cluster sampling. The instruments were Scale for Identifying Students with Spelling Learning Disability, Keymath Test, Reading Level Diagnostic Test, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), Clinical Interview and Corsi Blocks Task for assessing visual-spatial component of working memory and short-term memory. Data were analyzed by ANOVA. The results showed that there is a significant difference between students with reading, mathematics and spelling learning disorders and normal students in visual-spatial component of working memory and short-term memory. Students with mathematics disorder had lower performance in these components. Students with learning disorders particularlymathematics disorder had deficits in visual-spatial component of working memory and short-term memory. This problem should be assessed in order to plan appropriate interventions.
Hasan Mahjoob, Mitra Ezati, Mohammad Babaei,
Volume 13, Issue 1 (Volume 13, Issue 1, Spring 2025 2025)
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to design a cognitive motivation model related to the financial decisions of university entrepreneurs at the University of Tehran. This study was conducted with a mixed exploratory approach in two stages. In the qualitative part, using content analysis of in-depth interviews and using MaxQDA software, data from interviews with 16 university entrepreneurs who were purposefully and snowball selected were analyzed. The qualitative results showed that "entrepreneurial financial decision-making motivation" was identified as the main factor and three components including "tolerance of ambiguity in financial decision-making", "financial self-efficacy" and "entrepreneurial cognitive motivation". In the quantitative part, the resulting model was tested with data from 125 entrepreneurs located in the Science and Technology Park of the University of Tehran (simple random sampling from 185 people) and using structural equations and PLS software. The results of the model analysis showed a good fit at three levels of measurement, structural and general. The GOF index was obtained as 0.643, which indicates the high explanatory power of the model.
