Educational Progress in 1909

Measuring Global Educational Progress

Supporting the teacher in educational robotics classes: work in progress

This paper presents work-in-progress on developing an environment to support the teacher in educational robotics classes. Building on previous research that implemented an agent architecture to collect information about the interactions between student and robot, we explore approaches that the teacher can use to observe and to decide when and how to intervene in a classroom situation. As an alt...

Analyzing the Professional Qualifications of Faculty Members in the Field of Evaluating Educational Progress

Introduction: Today, evaluation is an integral part of the teaching-learning process and it is mainly used to guide and improve the performance of teachers as well as to overcome existing educational barriers for learners. In this regard, the present study aimed to analyze the professional competencies of faculty members in the field of evaluating the academic achievement. Methods: The research...

Providing a Desirable Model of Competition for Educational Progress in University (Case study: Islamic Azad University)

Introduction: Many phenomena have changed and changes is no longer an opportunity for higher education and universities, but it is a necessity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to improve the future competitiveness of Islamic Azad University units. Methods: The research was developmental and applied with a mixed approach. The statistical population and sample in the qualitative section incl...

Virginia Apgar (1909-1974)

Virginia Apgar worked as an obstetrical anesthesiologist, administering drugs that reduce women's pain during childbirth, in the mid-twentieth century US. In 1953, Apgar created a scoring system using five easily assessable measurements, including heart rate and breathing rate, to evaluate whether or not infants would benefit from medical attention immediately after birth. Apgar's system showed...