the locus of control is a construct reflecting beliefs about the control of behavior and life events. according to this perception, people are grouped into two main categories: an internal and external locus of control. the main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between wheat yield performance, locus of control and wheat growers’ (wg) characteristics. survey research met...

The main objective of any educational organization is to provide quality education and improve the overall performance of an institution by looking at individual performances. One way to analyze learners' performances is to identify the areas of weakness and guide their students to a better future. Although data mining has been successful in many areas, its use in student performance analysis i...

The present study aims at exploring predictors influencing mathematics performance. More in particular, the study focuses on internal students‟ characteristics (gender, age, metacognitive experience, mathematics self-efficacy) and external contextual factors (GDP of school location, parents‟ educational level, teachers‟ educational level, and teacher beliefs). A sample of 1 749 students and 91 ...

Purpose Educational technologists make significant contributions to the development, organisational embedding and service provision of technologyenhanced learning (TEL) environments, which are key enablers for mass access to flexible higher education. Given the increasing centrality of this role, we advocate that institutions investigate sustainable career structures for educational technologis...

background: this study aimed to investigate the effects of two educational methods on students' knowledge and performance regarding first aid at emergency scenes. methods: in this semi-experimental study, the sample was selected randomly among male and female public high school students of isfahan. each group included 60 students. at first the knowledge and performance of students in first aid ...

To improve the quality and performance of higher education is essential an effective correlation between all parties of the educational system. This can be done through an educational cluster. This paper stresses the need to implement a smart system for higher education. Intelligent educational systems will be a real support for an education cluster, and this will help the development of partne...

Designing a Model for Evaluating the Performance of Research Departments within the Provincial Divisions of MoE   G. Yooselyaani* M.R. Behrangi, Ph.D. ** H.R. Aaraasteh, Ph.D. *** B. Abdollaahi, Ph.D. ****   To improve the performance of the departments of research within the provincial divisions of Ministry of Education, based on the views of experts and the content of all adm...