Anecdotal and research evidences show that the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) development model has produced a paradigm shift in the way we develop, support, and distribute software. This shift is not only redefining the software industry but also the way we teach and learn in our software engineering (SE) courses. But for many universities F/OSS is seen as an optional low cost technolog...

The present study analyzes the audio materials that accompany six government-approved textbooks for Japanese junior high school students to determine the variety of English accents used and to discuss the choice of pronunciation and listening models for Japanese learners. Despite the fact that the textbooks introduce various characters, not only from the Inner Circle but also from the Outer and...

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics lost a famous Editorial Board member and the Iranian medical community lost a leader on 27th March 2013, with the death of Prof. Mohsen Ziai, at age 86. Prof. Ziai was highly respected and widely regarded as a giant in pediatrics, not only in Iran, but in the U.S. as well. Numerous textbooks teach pediatrics but no book is written on how to become a noble, dedicate...

Previous studies report that grammatical gender causes difficulties for learners of second (L2) and foreign languages (FL), especially those students whose first language does not possess this characteristic. Although Spanish Russian share feature, has a more complex system which may be difficult to acquire Spanish-speaking students. Given it is clear what explicit instructions FL receive durin...

Creating secure software applications and writing secure programs are difficult affairs. Secure programs are well designed software applications which meet specified requirements. Well designed software is reliable in its availability and accessibility. The paper’s problem is whether the textbooks used in instruction of beginning programming students directly and actively discuss secure program...

This paper examines the use of e-textbooks in a college level introductory information systems course using an empirical study that gave students the option to buy electronic or print versions of the same textbook. The study measured and analyzed student expectations prior to purchase, perceived performance and satisfaction after use, intention to use e-textbooks in the future and the determina...

background. various educational approaches to learning have been proposed. it is, of course, of vital importance to study those that have resulted in effective educational achievements. purpose. to assess the student’s attitudes and performance in order to evaluate educational approaches and identify the variables leading to students gaining good marks. methods. the subjects of the study were m...

The aim of this research is to find out how the use Student Team Achievement Division (STAD) improves students’ narrative text writing. This was Classroom Action Research (CAR) which conducted in two cycles. subject XI IAI students MAN 1 Pontianak consists 38 students. researcher collected data improvement writing from results text, observation checklist, and field notes. It found that improved...

background: professionalism in nursing is critical for creating credibility and a positive image. objectives: this study was carried out to explain the use of hidden curriculum in teaching professionalism in nursing students. materials and methods: this qualitative study was conducted through purposeful sampling strategy by the participation of 32 nursing students. the data were collected by us...

the goal of the present research was to study the content organization of the textbooks taught in level one hawza illmiya curriculum and its ideal characteristics on the basis of the thematic integration approach. we first reviewed the relevant theoretical ideas and conducted a primary interview with some of professors teaching in seminaries, upon which we composed a list of characteristics of ...