فصلنامه فناوری آموزش
سال هشتم شماره 4 (پیاپی 32، پاییز 1393)

This study aims at investigating the effect of applying non-verbal communication and body gesture in the process of learning second language. Communication among individuals to share their beliefs, feelings and opinion entails both verbal and non-verbal aspects. While non-verbal communication includes indirect behavior of body gesture, language is the indispensable part of Any verbal communication. A number of 60 EFL learners were recruited from a private English language institute to participate in the present study. They were, then, randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups. Each group was instructed 15 English words. The treatment lasted 6 sessions in one month. The experimental group was taught using body gesture and pictures, while control the group was instructed with the use of verbal techniques. Learners in both groups were tested orally to check their progress. The findings revealed that there is a significant difference between the two groups outperforming experimental over the control group. A Likert-scaled questionnaire was also distributed among learners. Then, the data collected were analyzed using SPSS and their mean scores revealed their positive attitudes toward using non-verbal communication in L2 teaching and learning.

Nowadays students, as digital natives, are attending social networks, social sites, blogging and doing other activities of Web 2.0, while it seems teachers, as digital immigrants, are less likely to use this technology than students. Given the apparent gap between digital natives and immigrants, and the undeniable benefits of using these tools to teach or assist teaching that leads to collaboration, knowledge sharing and knowledge and data transfer, it is necessary to detect factors affecting the acceptance and usage of this technology by teachers, and then policy making in the field of education to be done properly by the authorities, based on these factors. Thus, this research has used the technology acceptance theory 3, which was introduced in 2008 in connection with the information technology to address these factors. This has been carried out through a descriptive study, and the data has been collected by a questionnaire on the sample of 340 high school teachers in Isfahan. Analysis of hypothesis has been done by structural equation modeling and path analysis methods using LISREL software. The results of this research showed convenient and perceived ease of use, has the most influence on the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies by teachers. Peer support, organizational support and computer self-efficacy positively and computer anxiety negatively are factors that affect ease of use.

The main purpose of this research is, an investigation to Iranian virtual university  teachers having rate teaching skills in these courses. Virtual learning teachers need for a variety of teaching skills which are different from the attendance learning environment. Salmons e-moderator (2004) model is the basic model of this research that for researcher made questioner these were applied. For selecting research sampling, multi stage sampling method was used and 378 students from three virtual universities such as; Mehr e Alborz, Esfahan and Sahand were selected. Data analyzes with using descriptive statistical indexes and one sample T test showed, Iranian virtual university teachers have not most of virtual teaching skills such as; designing and mentoring instructional process, mastering in technological tools and student technical supporting, promoting students to deep thinking, evaluating learning process, presenting instructional objectives, designing learning activities and presenting feedback to students and respecting to individual differences. Also korscal valise test showed, these three universities were different in these skills.

In new teaching-learning approaches, it is emphasized in meaningful learning versus rote learning .So assessment and evaluation as an inseparable part of the educational process should also be altered to suit the new educational approaches. One of the new tools for assessment and evaluation of conceptual knowledge is conceptual scheme. Conceptual scheme contains concepts or phrases that are set in a circle or other geometric shapes and lines connecting with the significant relationship together. Conceptual scheme is a useful tool for education, curriculum development, assessment and evaluation of learning. In this study, using the conceptual scheme, understanding of 25 third-year students who major in mathematics teacher in the Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University was evaluated about limit concept. After familiarizing students with the conceptual scheme in three stages, students come with software to draw a conceptual scheme of “limit” individually and in groups. The findings show that misunderstanding and errors was reduced at each stage compared to a previous stage. Width and length relations get closer, more, and more complex respectively. Some misunderstanding of students that were identified in this way includes: (2) Definition of limit to a point where some students thought that the point should be in the function domain. (2)Some of them knew “limit’ ’for sequence divergence. (3)All asymptotic have not stated using the limit. Identify the misunderstanding of students using the traditional tools of evaluation was not possible. Moreover, according to the standard connections in learning, the relationship represents a deeper conceptual understanding of the concept when relations increase. The results can provide a basis for revision of assessment methods and improving the quality of educational designin.

One of the main goals of education is the development of skilled manpower . Due to the increasing population and demand for entering the universities and higher education institutions and also the economic problems, the issue of "entrepreneurs" is an important matter The  aim of  this paper is to evaluate the ability of entrepreneurial in Payame Noor university. It asked 450 students at this University in Tehran to answer the questionnaire with 0.86%  Cronbach's alpha coefficient and Likert respond method. The results show that: There is a significant and meaningful relation between student 's Creativity and independence and their willingness to entrepreneurship; Risk taking in male students is more than female students; Internal locus of control and independence in female students were significantly higher than male students; Achievement motivation, Internal locus of control and independence in basic science and engineering students were significantly more than the students in the humanities and Creativity in unemployed students was more than Employed ones. Internal locus of control and achievement motivation in Students who passed the Entrepreneurship  course was  more than Students who don' t passed it ;and Educational activities were related to the development of the components of creativity and motivation.

Among the varieties of educational topics, mathematics as an essential subject, is taken under consideration in different aspects, but its abstract quiddity causes that people think mathematics and its classes have no relations with values. In this research while the values in mathematics and its teaching are introduced and investigated, the amount of teachers tendency’s in high school to different mathematics values and its relation to the teaching methods are studied. The data are collected by 53 questionnaires. The mathematics teachers of high schools in Fasa city filled the forms of this research. The attraction aspects of class activities focused on the value of the control.

The attitude and values for preserving and supporting the environment shape at an early age. This paper, using the way of analyzing the visual concept has studied mural paintings of Mashhad kindergartens. Statistical universe of this research includes total kindergartens of Mashhad city which totals include 322 kindergartens. The quality and quantity of most applicable environmental concept showed in this painting. In the way of analyzing visual concepts, at first a total interpretation from each mural painting is presented and then compared it with all available concepts in the table of analyzing content, one mural painting can comprise a collection of concepts. Results show that overall environmental concepts are not well covered in the mural paintings. However, the most selected subjects for mural paintings in kindergartens are the pictures of the friendly relations with nature and the least subjects about the discussion of restraining the pollution of the environment. The all related conceptions environments in these mural paintings are 2017 items that in an overall 27.2 percent of the content in Mural paintings are related to environmental concepts. This result, in addition to study the mural painting in kindergartens, will generalize also a new way in Enhancing children’s environmental awareness in kindergarten.