Background and Objective: Considering cognitive load theory education strategies can lead to effective education.  The purpose of this research was to study the impact of educational strategies of Cognitive Load Theory on extraneous cognitive load and learning in physiology course. Materials and Methods: In this study, a pretest-posttest design with a control group was used. Population ...

Background: Planning, Attention, Simultaneous –Successive (PASS) theory is a kind of cognitive processing theory that during the past few years has attracted considerable attention. This paper aims to review the theory in children with special needs Conclusion: Findings show the efficiency of this theory in predicting academic achievement and assessment of individuals with specific learni...

Introduction: Evidence-based learning is an effective educational strategy. Assessment of nursing student’s viewpoints about this new method can increase its application. This research was conducted to find out student’s experiences toward evidence-based learning in clinical setting. Methods: This qualitative study was performed by grounded theory method in 2010. Eighteen nursing students were...

The present study seeks to rethink the role of the teacher in the teaching-learning process according to the complexity theory. First, the role of the teacher is explained in the traditional vision of Comenius and Dewey's critical insight and then the role of the teacher is discussed in the complexity theory. Then, the teacher’s image as an emergence facilitator is suggested instead of their im...

The purpose of this study was to design an organizational learning environment model for Alborz Gas Company. The research method is Grounded theory. At First, the library studies are conducted to examine the theoretical foundations of the variable and its components. The data were collected using the participatory observation method, the semi-structured interview technique, document analysis, a...