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The aim of this study was to investigate the status of students' moral literacy components in social networks. The research method was descriptive survey-cross-sectional. The statistical population of this study included all graduate students of Semnan Islamic Azad University in the number of 1500 people in the academic year 1399-1398 which were available by sampling method and using Krejcie-Morgan table 306 people were selected as a sample. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. The face validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by subject matter experts and its reliability was confirmed by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient for research variables. To evaluate the status of moral literacy components of students in social networks, one-sample t-test was used using SPSS 26 software. The results showed that the status of the components of moral potential, the existence of moral sensitivities and the strengthening of students' reasoning skills in virtual networks are at a desirable level. (p <0/05(.The findings of this study confirm the acceptability of the theoretical issues presented in this field and for a better life in the information society and moving towards sustainable development, we need serious planning and policy-making in the field of moral literacy education in virtual networks.

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the impact of digital welfare on the educational effects and Islamic lifestyle of the master's degree students of the Islamic Azad University of Sari during the Corona era. The applied research method was descriptive-survey type. The statistical population of this research was all master's students of Sari Islamic Azad University, numbering 165 people in the academic year of 2001-2001. The sample size was determined through the Karjesi and Morgan table of 115 people, and stratified random sampling method was chosen based on gender. The data collection tool was the standard questionnaire of the use of virtual social networks by Khaja Ahmadi et al. (2015) and the researcher-made questionnaire of Islamic lifestyle. The validity of the questionnaires was checked and confirmed by experts and experts. In order to analyze statistical data, descriptive criteria such as mean and standard deviation were used, and in inferential statistics, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and independent t-test were used. The results of the research showed that digital welfare in virtual social networks has influenced the Islamic lifestyle of students (educational programs, leisure time, devotional activities, health and nutrition, political dimension).

In the past decades, virtual education as a type of distance education has been the focus of managers, professors and others. Among the effective factors in increasing the efficiency of this type of education is the participation of students in virtual classes. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors affecting student-teacher participation in virtual classes of Farhangian University of Mashhad. By using descriptive survey research method, Data were obtained through a questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was formally confirmed and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha (0.85). The statistical population of the study is all student-teachers of undergraduate degrees in Farhangian University in the academic year 2022. Kolmogorov-Smirnov and independent t tests as well as Friedman's model were used to analyze the data. The most important findings of the research showed that positive communication with students, teaching method, critical and open spirit of the teacher, creating a sense of security in discussions, teacher creativity, active role of the teacher, academic satisfaction, knowledge and information of students, sense of belonging and commitment and designing appropriate activities with a degree of importance above 50 are the most important in participation of students in virtual classes.

One of the most crucial objectives of education systems is to respond to students' learning, social and emotional needs, particularly in critical situations. Over the past two years, the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has been one of the most significant recent crises in education systems. As a result, most educational institutions are temporarily locked out, and many turn to e-learning. Although e-learning for some reasons such as; easy access at any time and place and reducing stress in the Covid-19  are gaining popularity; however, criticisms such as weaknesses in student evaluation,  harm interpersonal communication and its reduction, have been caused that receiving opinions, lived experiences and stakeholders' perceptions about the quality of teaching-learning in universities and evaluating its effectiveness has become one of the essential concerns for core stakeholders of education systems. If the teaching-learning process is not practical, it may affect students' sense of belonging to the university, their sense of worth, and even their mental and physical health, so evaluating the effectiveness of teaching-learning (especially in the electronic environment) situations is more important.  It can reduce some of the challenges we have today. Therefore, to evaluate the effectiveness of the process in the electronic environment, it is necessary first to define the concept and then identify the primary and critical factors affecting its successful implementation. At the same time, we live in an age where we deal with a huge bulk of knowledge and information. Everyday technological advances are increasing; consequently, teacher-centred education systems are no longer able to meet the learning needs of students. Therefore, paying attention and reinforcing the individual skills of learners such as self-monitoring, self-assessment, self-directed learning leads the individuals to pursue and learn what they need to know. Therefore, given the problem and its importance, this study was conducted to explain how effective e-learning based on self-directed learning was in the pandemic Corona crisis.

The research methodology is applied in terms of objective, and representations of data collection are descriptive-correlational. The study population consisted of all graduate students from the University of Tehran who studied between 1399 and 1400. Using the Cochran formula and stratified random sampling, 377 persons were selected as the statistical sample. The tools for collecting the required data included the elf-directed Learning Questionnaire and the e-learning effectiveness questionnaire. Content and construct validity were used to evaluate the e-learning effectiveness and self-directed learning questionnaire. The results showed that the model had a good fit. Finally, to analyze the data in the present study, t-test (to determine the status of research variables), Pearson correlation coefficient (to examine the simple relationship between research variables), stepwise regression, and finally confirmatory factor analysis (for validity), Structure and explanation of the role of variables) were used.

The results showed that 1) the self-directed learning and effectiveness of e-learning status are higher than average from the students' point of view. Among the components of self-directed learning, learning, motivation has the highest value, 2) self-directed learning and its components have a positive and significant relationship with the effectiveness of e-learning. Among the components of self-directed learning, learning motivation, planning, and executive abilities are the most related ones to the effectiveness of e-learning, and finally 3)  the result of stepwise regression indicates that self-directed learning and its components can explain about 30% of the effectiveness of students 'e-learning.

Therefore, since self-directed learning is an essential factor in learning effectiveness and improving the quality of students' learning in e-learning, students' self-direction programs can be strengthened in the form of strategies such as self-management training, self-regulation, increasing learning motivation, management, and planning in the implementation of teaching-learning activities in the e-environment and interpersonal communication skills and student interaction and participation. Learners who regulate their learning with specific targeting, monitoring, and planning strategies are better developed and more effective, but this seems more important in the e-learning environment. Perhaps this is because, in the e-learning environment, the learner is more responsible for his learning than in any traditional learning environment and should have more self-control and management.

Today, traditional and old methods of teaching and learning are losing their effectiveness with the advent of new technologies and methods. Learners need to find new ways to transfer knowledge and enhance learning to keep up with the ever-changing environment around them. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of mobile education on students' learning, concentration and academic satisfaction. The present study is applied in terms of purpose and quasi-experimental with Pre-test and - post-test plan with control group. The statistical population includes 56 medical students of Kerman Azad University which at first were examined through a test in relation to the relevant course content and focus and those with lower scores were selected from 44 people. Then they were randomly divided into two groups of control (22) and experimental (22). The two groups were also homogenized as much as possible in terms of semester, age, and level of learning and concentration. In this way, an educational video about the mentioned lesson, including theoretical and practical cases, was sent to student in 7 sessions through WhatsApp space, and in session 8, questions and answers were done through WhatsApp and SMS service.The research tool included a learning questionnaire in which 35 questions related to the curriculum were prepared by the relevant teacher, Savari and Oraki Concentration Skills Questionnaire (2015) which consists of 13 items and two factors called voluntary concentration and involuntary concentration The voluntary concentration subscale consists of 8 items The non-voluntary concentration subscale consists of 5 items. In order to determine the reliability of the above-mentioned questionnaire, Cronbach's alpha method was used. The coefficients were 0.74 for the whole questionnaire and 0.72 for the subscale of voluntary concentration skills and 0.70 for involuntary concentration skills and a researcher-made academic satisfaction questionnaire consisting of 11 items And by asking the opinion of 10 professors in terms of content and face validity was confirmed and its reliability was determined by Cronbach's alpha 0.85 and by retest 0.82. Data collection was performed in two stages before and after the training of the entire content, the experimental group received training in 8 sessions of 2 hours,Descriptive and inferential statistics in the form of tables and figures as well as Manova test, analysis of covariance-Levin test and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test were used to analyze the data. The results showed that mobile education has an effect on students' learning, concentration skills and academic satisfaction. This means that mobile education can increase students' learning, concentration skills and academic satisfaction. In fact, this type of education due to its availability, portability and easy access to the content at any time can be a good way to teach different educational topics to students. Mobile learning also allows people to access learning content anytime, anywhere. Individuals can also access valuable educational materials that enhance their learning quality and academic satisfaction. And due to the high flexibility of this type of education, students can learn according to their circumstances and based on mental readiness, which in turn prevents distraction and reduces interfering factors in concentration.

Research evidence shows that technology is not being utilized effectively within classrooms and there are many instructors who feel unprepared to implement ICT. This realization is alarming since the use of technology in classrooms has had a muted impact on educational processes and outcomes. This could be interpreted to mean that technology is not positively changing test scores, which have become a major indicator in the accountability movement over the past 30 years. Technology is however positively increasing student engagement which arguably is one of the significant tasks in the education of learners. Instructors are among the key players in any effective integration of technology in the instructional process. The ICT offer instructors an opportunity to provide learners with innovative new virtual environments that can hopefully stimulate and enhance the learning process. Professionally, instructors are expected to harness the affordances of technology to support effective teaching and related activities. As the role of technology in teaching and learning becomes more prominent, so will the demands on instructors to engage technology in carrying out their duties. Integrating technology as combining technology with teaching and learning strategies is done in order to meet the curriculum standards and learning outcomes of each lesson. One of the issues that should be considered is the effect of integration of technology in teaching process by instructors on the acceptance and application of technology in student learning, which can facilitate students' learning. This study aimed to investigate the role of students' perception of ICT integration in teaching by instructors on students' acceptance and use of ICT for learning as well as the mediating role of students' beliefs, attitudes and intention in the relationship between students' perception of ICT integration in the teaching process by instructors and actual usage of ICT for learning.

This research is a correlational research method and a sample of 201 students of Islamic Azad and Payam Noor universities was selected by a multistage cluster sampling method. The required data were collected by the TAM questionnaire and scale of students' perception of ICT integration in the teaching process. The data were analyzed by path analysis method

The results showed that the direct effect of students' perception of ICT integration in the teaching process by instructors on attitude, perceived ease, and usefulness of ICT for learning is positive and significant and on actual usage of ICT for learning is negative and significant; but this effect on the behavioral intention of ICT use for learning is not significant. The results also showed that the behavioral intention of ICT use for learning, attitude toward ICT use for learning, perceived usefulness and ease of ICT use for learning had a positive and significant mediating role in the relationship between students' perception of ICT integration in the teaching process by the instructors and actual usage of ICT for learning by the student.

According to the results, the perceived ease and usefulness of using ICT for learning by the student can facilitate the effect of students' perception of the integration and use of ICT in the teaching process by the instructors on the actual usage of ICT for learning by students.

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between loneliness and depressive symptoms with the nomophobia (no mobile phobia) in students. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of this study was students using smartphones in Islamic Azad University of Ramsar in the academic year of 2019. The sample size was selected through Cochran's formula and according to the desired criteria using available sampling to 191 students (97 girls and 94 boys). Data were collected using the nomophobia Questionnaire of Yildirim and coria (2015), Loneliness of Russell et al (1980) and Beck Depression Symptoms (1961) and analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation and regression tests). The results showed that there was a significant relationship between loneliness and depressive symptoms with nomophobia (no mobile phobia) (p <0.001). The results of regression analysis also indicate that the contribution of each of the variables of loneliness (0.544) and depressive symptoms (0.292), respectively, had the highest share in predicting students' nomophobia.

The future of the world is based on science and technology and raising the level of science is the basic need of developing countries. So, if the causes of the increase or decrease in the scientific level of students can be identified and investigate the causes of them, the youth will surely be more aware of the use of science and technology in the future and will show more flexibility in using them. Therefore, in this study, we examine the effect of using virtual social media on students' learning level.

The present study is a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study conducted at Sirjan University of Technology. Criteria for entering the study include: being a student of Sirjan University of Technology, third semester or higher, undergraduate students, students who have access to virtual social networks and the desire to participate in the study. Criteria for leaving the study include: first and second semester students, students who will be transferred during a study, a party, dropping out of school or expulsion, unwillingness to cooperate, incomplete completion of questionnaires and students who are only at the time of sampling. In the whole academic semester, they only have an internship unit. The samples include 200 students studying at Sirjan University of Technology, who were selected by random sampling from the study population (all students studying at Sirjan University of Technology) (if the necessary conditions for Have entered the study). Data collection tools included a two-part researcher-made questionnaire using social networks. The test questions are based on the Yang Internet Addiction Questionnaire, as users of these networks are Internet users. In order to confirm the validity, the questionnaire was given to several faculty members and its validity was confirmed (formal validity). In order to determine the reliability, it was first provided to 40 students and using the retesting method, the coefficient Its reliability was calculated to be about 88%.

According to the amount of the correlation coefficient of the Taukandal (-0.135), the results of the research show that there is a meaningful and inverse relationship between the use of virtual social networks by Sirjan University students (type of use, duration of use, daily use) and their scientific level.

According to the results, in terms of the relationship and consequences of virtual social networks with the promotion of scientific level, it can be said that there is a significant and inverse relationship between the two components of membership time and the use of virtual social networks by students of Sirjan University of Technology. As the use and activity of young people in virtual networks increases, so does their learning and promotion. The well-known components of the "use of virtual networks" variable include the length of membership and the amount of use per day confirming the results that the main research hypothesis shows. In other words, the more students attend and use the space of virtual networks and their membership history than these virtual networks, the learning and promotion of scientific level is significantly affected and reduced. But since the correlation coefficient is the type of membership in virtual social networks and the promotion of scientific level and positive learning, it can be concluded that the relationship between the two is direct. This means that the type of social network can have a direct impact on students' learning.   

At the present, the development of entrepreneurship is one of the core programs of developing countries. Therefore, investing on human resources aspects of entrepreneurship has a special place in these programs. Universities are expected to play a pivotal role in developing entrepreneurial capabilities. Universities are expected to provide the entrepreneurial capabilities needed by the society with an innovative trend. Also, the university can create entrepreneurial capabilities including knowledge, skills and entrepreneurial attitudes among graduates and they can promote these abilities in the society as the agents of social change. The purpose of this study was to explain the educational content characteristics with emphasis on entrepreneurship skills in engineering fields and comparing it with the current situation at Hormozgan university.

The method was a mix method. The population in the qualitative sector includes all the top entrepreneurs and college students and in the quantitative part it included all students and professors of Hormozgan university. Participants in the qualitative section were selected by desirable methods, and in the quantitative section, a stratified sampling method was used. The sample size was determined in the qualitative information saturation section and in the quantitative part by the Cochran formula. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity of the qualitative data was verified by checking members. In the quantitative section, by content and structure validity, and reliability by the Cronbach alpha. Qualitative data were analyzed by thematic analysis and quantitative data by descriptive statistics, t-test, and confirmatory factor analysis.

The extracted categories included the promotion of individual skills, the application of content, the technical principles of entrepreneurship and flexible content. The quantitative results of the quantitative survey indicate the unfavorable condition of the enumerated attributes for educational content.

The results of the study showed that from the perspective of the interviewed entrepreneurs and professors, features such as improving personal skills, flexible content, practical content and paying attention to the technical principles of entrepreneurship are among the important features that can promote entrepreneurship skills among students. It is suggested that more attention be paid to increasing individual abilities, including creativity, communication skills, and emotional skills. As the educational content moves away from the theoretical dimension, by introducing students to practical issues in various forms, prepare the ground for further development of entrepreneurial skills. It is also recommended that professors of engineering majors pay more attention to the needs, interests and talents of their students in choosing educational content to reduce the problem of their lack of motivation to learn.

One of the main challenges in Iranian higher education system is the fact that students are not entitled to the skills of thinking and reasoning. In particular, this issue manifests itself in situations where learners are expected to critique and redesign old ideas and thoughts with the power of creativity and innovation, and even creating new and innovative ideas and theories. The lack of attention paid by universities and higher education institutions to training and transferring of thinking skills, creative thinking, and problem-solving ability to challenge decision-making situations has made students rely solely on memorization and pre-prepared results. One of the fields of application of thinking is the issue of entrepreneurship, the close connection of which with creativity has clearly been confirmed in the literature. By institutionalizing entrepreneurship education through the transfer of thinking skills to students to create ideas, they are acquainted with the concept of entrepreneurship, by which they are inspired to create innovative ideas and thoughts. In this regard, entrepreneurial universities develop entrepreneurial skills and help students to start new businesses and network with economic agents in order to support university entrepreneurs. If universities and higher education institutions are not able to step towards entrepreneurial development and do not give thought to this issue, there would be no justification for their survival and continued work in long run, as macro-development frameworks will be implemented based on objective economic indicators and criteria. Hence, the six-hat method of thinking relies on students' thinking power to design career topics. This approach, in essence, will help students have the necessary efficiency and skills in thinking about different aspects of a business issue, especially in designing a business plan. For this reason, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of six thinking hats (STHs) of De Bono on improving the cognitive abilities and skills of agricultural students in the entrepreneurship course.

In this study, 80 undergraduate agricultural students in the University of Maragheh (the academic year 2016-2017) were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups according to a quasi-experimental design of Solomon's four stages. To assess the cognitive ability of the cases, a business questionnaire for the construction of a fish farming unit was used. SPSS software was used to analyze the data and calculate the effect size of the results.

The results unveil that the approach of STHs makes a significant difference in the knowledge of the cases in four experimental groups on the development of business plan (F = 40.89, df = 79, p < /em> < 0.001). Furthermore, there was a significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores of the participants in different groups (SΔ = 8.16, df = 22, p < /em> < 0.0010) with the effect size of 0.75 ( = 0.75), indicating a significant effect for the STHs on learning. Additionally, the qualitative results of the research manifest that the participants were able to design a standard business plan.

It is recommended to use the STHs method in entrepreneurship centers of universities and higher education institutions.

Despite the emergence and advancement of new technologies and, consequently, the change in lifestyle in recent decades, education systems have maintained the same traditional method of education and have not changed according to the characteristics of the digital generation. Meanwhile, digital generation features have been effective in learning-teaching approaches. One of the most important and recent developments in the field of modern technologies is the use of gamification, that is, the use of game elements in non-game contexts. Gamification is using game mechanics, game aesthetics, and game thinking to engage people, motivate them, and promote learning, and problem-solving. The use of game elements in educational environments has been found in developed countries and even in developing countries as a special place to face current educational problems. The purpose of this study was to review the studies in the field of ‘Gamification in e-learning’ and to present the content analysis of this field and its effectiveness in education.

A systematic search of articles was done in February 2018. After searching the databases Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, and Emerald with keywords Gamification, gamify, and gameful and also online, web, tutorial, module, e-learning, electronic, and e-course, and based on input criteria, 60 relevant articles were selected in this study. The selected articles were analyzed in terms of game elements, gamified e-learning courses, and the purpose of the articles.

Target population in this reviewed article included high school, secondary school, and elementary school students, and also university students from a variety of disciplines, including Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, Business Management, Building Engineering, Computer, Informatics, Library and Information Sciences, Psychology, Journalism, Construction Engineering, Nursing, and Tourism. In these studies, the effectiveness of gamification on learning various educational topics such as the programming languages, English language, data structure and algorithm, mathematics, economy and politics, psychology, informatics, physics, German language, medicine, and biology, have been studied. The effectiveness of gamification on participation/engagement, learning, motivation, anxiety, peer assessment, collaboration, website optimization, cost reduction, and faculty load were among the subject areas studied in these articles. Effectiveness of game elements on behaviors such as leaderboard on anxiety, point on motivation, leaderboard on learning and engagement, half-anonymity avatar on motivation and engagement and, avatar on motivation are among other topics covered in these studies. Furthermore, a few research has been done on determining the game elements affecting learning and motivation, the possibility of predicting the game elements suitable for different users, and gender differences in dealing with gamification. The game element point, leaderboard, badge, levels, challenge, and feedback were used more than other elements. Other elements of the game used in educational environments include avatar, progress bar, social sharing, unexpected rewards, time limit, freedom to fail, currency, missions, and rules/goals. The number of game elements used in these studies varies. In some studies, only one element of the game has been used, and in other studies, two, three, or even more elements of the game have been used and evaluated.

The results indicated the effectiveness of gamified e-learning environments to increase learning, engagement, and motivation of learners. This result is due to the features that are at the heart of gamification; because gamification leads to a change in behavior and extensive learning experiences.   

Evaluating the quality of the teaching-learning system is a process that is done to improve the quality and increase stakeholder’s satisfaction with e-learning programs, and in line with the development of university e-learning courses, attention to the evaluation of the quality of these courses has become important in several ways. First, the managers and staff of these courses need continuous self-evaluation to increase the quality of the courses. Second, the identification of quality e-learning courses at the national and international levels will help to develop the horizons of activities in this field. Finally, the development of e-learning will allow more attention to customer orientation in higher education and education customers can choose the best option by identifying quality university courses. The aim of current study is the evaluation of learning-teaching system from the students’ viewpoint at the Faculty of Psychology and Education in the University of Tehran. Also, the research seeks to find the main related factors and variables with the evaluation of e-learning system.

The current research is applied and descriptive-correlational and the research population included all students who were studying in the academic year 1394-95. The sample included 175 students selected by simple random sampling. In this study, after reviewing the literature about measuring quality at different context, 28 main indicators affecting quality of online teaching-learning systems are identified and after the survey of experts, the final model is designed. This model consists of training, technology, communication, evaluation, management, resource support, ethical and institutional dimensions based on Badhal Khan's model. Then, the research data were analyzed based on the questionnaires and research questions

The results of the structural analysis indicated that the model is fit.  Also the results revealed that the management actor had the most and the ethical factor has the least connection to the quality of teaching-learning system from the perspective of the students

In general, the results of this study showed that in terms of desirability, students' attitudes about assessment factors in e-learning courses are at a relatively desirable level, which indicates some strengths and weaknesses of the e-learning system in the country that can provide valuable information. This provides for managers and officials of the country's higher education system to adopt principled policies and use appropriate strategies and strategies to improve and enhance the quality of dimensions, and by allocating resources and reviewing the development of appropriate standards and mechanisms for the system have proper planning and e-learning.

Today's university education is characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes in the personal experience of individuals. The experience of individuals has changed the psychology of lifestyle time, and many of the relationships between them are still unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between addiction to virtual social networks with time perspective and health behaviors in students. The research method is descriptive correlational. The research population was 1730 students of Joybar Azad University in 1396. 317 people were selected by stratified random sampling method (by grade). Each subject completed the questionnaire of addiction to virtual social networks, time perspective and health behaviors. The results showed that 1% decrease in addiction to virtual social networks, 24% on time spell and 18% on health behaviors, and also increase the amount of time perspective, increase the level of health behaviors. And vice versa. Time lag is a key factor in the abuse of social networks, because with the increase of futurism, learning to delay immediate pleasure and paying attention to the consequences of current practices can lead to increased health behaviors Reducing addiction to cyberspace helped students.

The study aimed at investigating the relationship between self-directed learning and self-efficacy of PhD students with a focus on the mediating role of information literacy in Islamic Azad University of Sari. This applied research adopted a descriptive-correlational approach as its methodology. The statistical population of this study consisted of 1,000 students of all PhD students. The Sample size was determined by Krejcie and Morgan tables and 278 people were considered as the study sample being chosen through random sampling. The data collection tools were the Self-efficacy Scale by Sherer and Maddux (1982) and Fisher's Self-directed Learning Questionnaire (2001) and a Researcher- made Questionnaire on Information Literacy. The validities of the given tools were evaluated and confirmed by experts from the Department of Educational Sciences. The reliabilities of the questionnaires were estimated through Cronbach's alpha coefficient in a group of 30 subjects, which were 0.79, 0.83 and 0.89 for the self-efficacy questionnaire, self-directed learning questionnaire, and information literacy questionnaire, respectively. For the statistical analysis, the Lisrel 8.5 and Spss version 18 were used. Hypotheses were analyzed through structural equation modeling. The results showed a significant positive correlation between self-directed learning and students’ information literacy. There existed a significant positive relationship between information literacy and student self-efficacy; Moreover, there was a significant positive correlation between self-directed learning and students’ self-efficacy. Also, the results of the test showed that information literacy had a mediating role in the relationship between self-directed learning and students’ self-efficacy.

The aim of this research was the investigation of direct and indirect effects of virtual social networks on student’s social and learning outcomes. Research method was casual-correlation. The statistical population of this research included 4500 students of Islamic Azad University and Payame Noor University of Saqez in the 2016-17 academic year. According to the statistical population and using Krejcie & Morgan sampling table, 354 people were selected as the sample by stratified random sampling method. In order to collect research data, Yan Yu et al. virtual social networks, social and learning outcomes questionnaires were used. The questionnaire has 26 items that measure research variables included: using virtual social networks, acculturation, social acceptance, self-esteem, satisfaction of University life and performance proficiency. To assess the validity of this questionnaire, formal and content validity and to assess reliability exploratory factor analysis and coefficient of Cronbach's alpha were used. Cronbach's alpha was 0.85. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation test and path analysis using SPSS and Amos software. The result showed that using virtual social networks has a positive and significant relationship with social outcomes and learning outcomes. Also, the results of path analysis showed that using virtual social networks does not directly affect the learning outcomes, but by mediating social outcomes has indirectly effect on the outcomes of student learning.

With the help of the Learning Management system, it can offer a variety of web-based content that has been welcomed in recent years. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of e-learning by Moodle method on communication skills with two variables of assertive and social adjustment of students. The research method was quasi-experimental with control and experimental group. The statistical population was students of Allameh Tabatabai University in the academic year of 2016-17. Bell's social adjustment questionnaire (with a reliability of 0.89) and the Gambrill & Richey Assertion Inventory (with a reliability of 0.88) were used as a research tool. 170 questionnaires were distributed among the students of the faculty of Psychology and then, according to the data obtained, 50 people with the lowest level of social adjustment and assertiveness were selected. All subjects were randomly assigned into two groups of experimental and control. The experimental group received eight sixty-minute sessions with the help of e-learning, training on social assertiveness and social skills, and the control group trained in a conventional way. Data were analyzed by Covariance method. The results showed a significant difference between the control and experimental groups and this difference was in favor of the experimental group. Based on this research, it can be concluded that electronic learning improves communication skills.

The purpose of the present study was to examine psychosocial damages caused by the use of mobile phone and Internet among students. The present study was applied in terms of purpose and correlational in terms of data collection. The statistical population was all of Islamshahr Islamic Azad University students (n=18825). The sample consisted of 398 students who were selected using the method of stratified random sampling. The research instrument consisted of a researcher-made questionnaire with 50 items. Data were analyzed using Spearman correlation test, chi-square, ANOVA and Scheffe test. According to the results, a negative and significant relationship was found between the use of the Internet and mobile phone with social interaction. A positive and significant relationship was found between the use of the Internet and mobile phone with psychological dependence. No significant relationship was found between the use of the Internet and academic failure. A significant relationship was found between the use of mobile phone and academic failure. Most of female students used the Internet and mobile phone for entertainment. Also, female students used mobile phone for entertainment and fun more than male students. Most single students used the Internet and mobile phone for fun. Also, single students used mobile phone for entertainment and fun more than married students.

Reasoning and proof in mathematics education are important at all educational levels, from school to university. Understanding mathematics without emphasis on reasoning and proving is almost impossible. The purpose of this study was to investigate the university students’ conception of mathematical proof. For this, a survey method was used. The participants of this study were 170 students collected from four universities; Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training, Shahid Beheshti, Science and Technology and Amirkabir University of Technology as available samples. The data collecting Instrument was a questionnaire based on the modified version of Roy and et.al (2010). In this questionnaire a theorem with its proving was presented and then the students were asked to answer the questions about the process of making the mathematical proof. A model was used to evaluate the students’ answers to questions based on Ramos and et.al (2011). It is consists of both global and local aspects. This model investigates seven different levels of understanding of the process of making mathematical proof. The findings of the study showed that most of the students had a local comprehension of the proof. In fact, they understood the relations between the concepts and statements in the proof. But a small percentage of them had a more holistic comprehension of the proof. It seems several factors, including the lack of attention to the assumptions of the  theorem, their inability to provide logical reasoning and rational organization of statements of the proof, and most importantly, the lack of students’ knowledge may be insufficient in this inability.