the main purpose of this paper is to clarify the concept of metaphor and its functions in education. there are two main parts in this paper: the first is to discuss the six major classic and modern theories of metaphor according to their cognitive and intellectual functions , and the second is to identify and classify the four types of figurative language including metaphor, simile, allegory an...

Many scholars have argued that motivation is dynamic and malleable across time and contexts. In this article, we investigated changes in undergraduates’ task value and self-efficacy across an academic semester. Sixty three undergraduate students completed the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire across five time points in their introductory educational psychology class. We predicted ...

Hospitality and Tourism Management iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to thank my research advisor, Dr. Miyoung Jeong, for all of her guidance, help and patience as I completed this project. I truly appreciate her passion for research and motivation to guide her students in the best possible ways, which cannot be described in words. I would also like to thank Dr. Haemoon Oh, for his patience, insightfu...

Anecdotal evidence suggests that findings of educational research and resulting curricula are, at best, only marginally incorporated into introductory physics courses. Based on interviews with four non-PER physics faculty we investigated why incorporation of research-based curricula is uncommon. Elsewhere [1], we report that these instructors have PER-compatible beliefs about teaching and learn...

Introduction The music education system should be prepared to respond to the challenges of the new "information society" (to use a fashionable name) and the educational institutions should be responsible for training musicians for this new reality. Unfortunately the current situation does not give us any good expectation for it. In this article we present some thoughts on the current situation ...

I n every modern society, the education' of its citizens, young and old, is a major concern. In some developing countries, the educational activities of the government consume as much as a third of the national budget. In the· United States today, it is estimated that educational activities require at least a hundred billion dollars a year. Most educational aCtivities in this country and elsewh...

This study studies the role of hidden curriculum on educational function of students in 2011-2012. It also studies the hidden curriculum (social setting) on educational function among high- school students in Nayshabour. This research is descriptive and inferential. It also uses Halpean craft questionnaire and the validity shows 88%. 290 students were selected. Social settings of high schools i...