International Journal of Education and Cognitive Sciences
Volume:2 Issue: 3, Autumn 2021

Research is one of the tools for improving the ability of students, regular and controlled activity, which studies phenomena to explore and expand knowledge. Extra-curricular activities are one of the ways to increase students' knowledge in this field. Since the first step in the implementation of any educational program is the identification of priorities, the present study aimed to identify the needs of students in the Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Ahwaz. This study was conducted using qualitative approach and conventional content analysis method. The population includes students from Jundishapur University of Ahvaz that were selected based on purpose. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews conducted by two trained scholars using voice recorder and simultaneous interview writing. Then the data was coded and analyzed. In the present study, a total of 27 students with an average age of 22.93 with a standard deviation of 2.147 and a sexual distribution of 48.1% were males and 51.9% females. Of the interviews with the students, 55 workshops were finally identified. They were categorized into two main categories dependent on the software and independent of the software. Which belonged to the software-dependent, two-class “software dependent to the Internet” and “independent of the Internet”. The software independent class is classified into 5 sub class. This study shows the needs of medical students in research field. It is recommended that the research research assistance and the research committee consider these needs in order to formulate research plans.

The purpose of this study was to investigating the educational problems of high school students in virtual education during the outbreak of Covid 19 in Khuzestan province.310 students were selected in a multi-stage cluster sampling and the most important problems were identified by descriptive method of exploratory factor analysis with the help of SPSS software version 21.The results showed that six factors (absentee communication in the virtual classroom, lack of sufficient coercion and responsibility to do work, school and teacher characteristics, lack of social interaction, stress on families and limitations in teaching courses) contains38 items with 89.32% of total of variance.It is suggested that these problems be reduced by holding training courses and empowering students, teachers and parents and providing the appropriate internet network and the necessary software and tools.It is suggested that these problems be reduced by holding training courses and empowering students, teachers and parents and providing the appropriate internet network and the necessary software and tools.

One of the most important advantages of using mind -mapping technique is to activate both hemispheres of brain to remember the content easily. We aimed to assess the Mind Mapping technique as an alternative method in the epidemiology of common diseases course. The epidemiology of common diseases lesson was taught using Mind-Mapping technique during fourteen sessions. To assess the efficacy and desirability of this technique compared to other traditional methods, the scores obtained by the students those were taught based on Mind-Mapping technique during two years were compared to ones obtained by those who were taught this lesson based on other techniques. In descriptive statistics, mean and standard deviation and in analytic statistics, independent t-test was used. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 23. In the first group (n: 41 people), the mean and standard deviation of the students’ scores in the common epidemiology was 1390±2.59 before applying the Mind-Mapping technique. During two years, Public Health under graduates were taught using the Mind-Mapping technique. In the first year, in the second group (n: 33 people), the mean and standard deviation was 16.91±1.82 and in the third group (n: 39 people), in the second year, it was 16.05±1.58. To compare applying the traditional teaching methods to applying Mind-Mapping technique, a statistical significant difference was shown (respectively P>0.001 and P>0.001). This study and other studies have shown positive effects of applying Mind-Mapping technique in teaching epidemiology lesson.

The aim of this study was to compare health-related quality of life and job satisfaction between active and sedentary faculty members.

304 faculty members were selected by random sampling method from the statistical society (1620). Considering the subjects’ physical activity level and amount of exercise per week, they were placed in an active group (N=150) and a sedentary group (N= 154). HRQL was estimated using a Health-related quality of life questionnaire (SF-36) and job satisfaction was estimated using the Berifield and Roth questionnaire. The data was analyzed by T-Test (α=0.05).

Results indicated that physical activity limitations, psychological problems, bodily pain and mental health were not significantly different in active subjects compared to sedentary subjects (P<0.05). Physical problems, social functioning, vitality and total health were significantly higher in active subjects compared to sedentary subjects (P<0.026, P<0.008, P<0.01, P<0.032). The job satisfaction was significantly higher in active subjects compared to sedentary subjects (P<0.034).

The studies have identified higher levels of fitness may positively influence faculty members’ productivity, job satisfaction and absenteeism. The findings of the present study suggest that HRQL and job satisfaction are better in active faculty members compared to sedentary faculty members. Applied implications for planners and managers in higher education are discussed.

One of the most influential and current theories that opened new windows towards the horizon of theorizing and psychotherapy is attachment theory that was developed out of works by Bowlby and Ainsworth. Of course it is worth noting that nearly none of the measures in this area specifically devised for the adolescence. So the purpose of this study is to Devise and Validate the Adolescent Attachment Styles Questionnaire (AASQ).  Present study, was conducted on 380 high school students from Mashhad by employing Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) utilizing principal components method.  Finding reveals that three factors were extracted which were similar to categories described by Ainsworth; then, the validity of instrument was indicated through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Finally, the AASQ which includes 23 items and high internal consistency coefficients is presented. AASQ can be applied for adolescence but due to some limitations of the AASQ and also the significant difference between boys and girls in this questionnaire, it is recommended that the questionnaire will be separately normalized for each gender.

The current study aims to investigate the relationship between personal and career factors with general health, mental health and social health. all university faculty member professors of Azad University of Bojnourd were selected as the research sample. Researcher made questionnaire of personal information (age, sex, marital status, and degree) and career information (teaching grade, employment statue, and distance from settlement) and general health questionnaire, mental and social wellbeing questionnaire were employed for variable assessment. Structural educational modeling was used for data analysis. Descriptive statistic reveals that participants have acceptable score in three research variables. SEM results show that all direct pathways are significant. Continuous teacher instruction, high decision making skills, having a high and prestigious position and high practical skill for coping with difficulties let them to have high scores in general, mental and social health.   Results from the present study support the view that positive mental health is more than the absence of negative mental health and is associated with indicators of higher levels of social well-being, positive health behaviors and improved health and social functioning.