The field of evolutionary psychology is growing in prominence and influence despite the reluctance of many social scientists to apply evolutionary principles to understanding human behavior (Segerstrale, 2000). Included among the phenomena that are now studied from this perspective are developmental activities and processes, and with this, the emergence of the subfield of evolutionary--developm...

aim: the aim of this study is to identify a framework of needed expertise for publishing academic electronic textbooks according to the characteristics of this kind of books. therefore the final result focuses on needed experts through the consensus method. method: delphi technique using the researcher made questionnaire was done in four rounds. the research population was composed of forty exp...

Introduction. Several Factors may influence teaching – learning ptocess. One of them is individual learning style. Teacher must consider students’ learning style to enhance their academic Performance. The aim of this survey was determiuation the learning style (Based on the kolb experiential learning theory) among medical students of Qazvin medical Faculty. Methods. This is a descriptive study...

The authors examine the directionality of effects between global self-esteem, domain-specific academic self-concepts, and academic achievement. Special emphasis is placed on learning environments as potential moderators of the direction of these effects. According to the meritocracy principle presented here, so-called bottom-up effects (i.e., self-esteem is influenced by academic self-concept) ...

Although previous studies have concluded that Internet use can help students in learning and research, a number of empirical investigations have confirmed that Internet addiction or excessive Internet use has negative effect on students. Thus, if the Internet does not always benefit students, under which conditions can Internet use have positive effects? Since students’ beliefs in their academi...