Advances in Technology-based Education: towards a Knowledge Based Society

Advances in Technology-based Education: towards a Knowledge Based Society

An Approach towards Promoting Iranian Caregivers’ Knowledge on Early Childhood Development

Background: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), parents need to be informed about Early Childhood Development (ECD). Different methods of parents’ education include group-based, face-to-face, book, booklet, web-based, technology-based, and mobile learning using laptops, tablets, and cell phones. Paying attention to caregivers' attitudes is the first step to their education. The ob...

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Computer Skills of the Faculty Members of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in Regard to the Application of Computer and Information Technology

Introduction. Today, computer and information technology serve an increasingly important role in medical education. Since the faculty members have an essential role in medical education, this study was designed to assess their knowledge, attitude and computer skills regarding the application of computer and information technology in medical education. Methods. A cross-sectional survey with str...

Explaining the characteristics of the third generation university and examining their achievement in Iranian higher education: Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman case

One of the areas of development in higher education is the move towards benefiting from the third-generation university systems. Accordingly, the main purpose of this study was to explain the characteristics of a third generation university and to examine their achievement from point of view of administrators and faculty members at Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. The current study was a qu...

Advances in Technology-based Education: towards a Knowledge Based Society

Academic organizations are changing. Students require systematically for more effective means to support their daily activities. Managers are concerned with providing special structures and mechanisms, disposing to students the necessary means to evolve themselves in specific knowledge domains. Some of them consider implementing special computational systems integrating educational abilities in...

An Investigation of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Self-Confidence, and Perception of Pre-Service Middle School Mathematics Teachers towards Instructional Technologies

Technology provides new methods and approaches for educational activities. Therefore, teachers should improve their ability and knowledge to integrate technology into instruction. The use of technology-based learning environment which is effectively used to improve the technological pedagogical content knowledge of pre-service teachers has a crucial importance for the training of pre-service te...