Introduction: Teachers' knowledge of self-directed learning and critical thinking are two predictors of learning in learners. This knowledge has impact on promotion of active learning process and academic achievement. This study evaluates the relation between tendency to critical thinking and self-direction in nursing and midwifery students and its role on their academic achievement. Methods: A...

Introduction: University is a position of formal training and learning and students in order to successful in this position should have effective learning. Motivation is key to effective learning. Additional to academic motivation can have the role of prevention in high-risk health behaviors. We examined students motivation in Yazd and communication with academic motivation in high-risk health...

Introduction: Improving students' critical thinking skills is clearly important in the context of growing human knowledge. The main goal of this research was to measure the contribution of critical thinking attitudes and learning cognitive styles in predicting the students’ academic achievement variance in Isfahan medical university. Methods: In this descriptive correlation study, population c...

In this present the fundamental principles of epistemological constructive approach in four dimensions: nature and the concept, principles, objectives and methods of evaluation academic achivement is evaluated. The research method has been analyzing documents. In order to collect data necessary for answering research questions all documentation related to the topic using the form to collect dat...

Learning disorder is a group of heterogeneous disorders that is manifested in major forms of learning and using abilities such as listening, writing and reasoning or mathematical calculations. Most learning disorder children have social and emotional problems too. Special attention should be given to the treatment of these children. One of the effective methods for the treatment of these child...

The purpose of this study was causal model of self-directed learning, academic values and students' perception of faculty performance quality. Statistical population consist of 756 undergraduate courses students related to the human sciences, engineering, and science group of Hormozgan university in the 1390-91 academic year that 456 students were selected with stage cluster sampling method. Th...