The purpose of this study was to evaluate My Class Activities (MCA), an instrument that can be used to evaluate gifted programs. A sample of MCA scores from 826 students in grades 3-8 from a Saturday enrichment program was used. We evaluated four different models using confirmatory factor analyses. Results indicated a revised version of MCA, including interest, challenge, choice, and enjoyment,...

Washback refers to the influence of a test on teaching and learning. This study was an attempt to compare the influence of IELTS and TOEFL iBT on the expectations the students brought to their courses and to investigate how these expectations were fulfilled. To this end, 100 IELTS and 120 TOEFL iBT students attending preparation courses took a questionnaire survey, and a sample of their ten cla...

background: relationships are the foundation of human social life. if this relationship is well established in academic environments, educational objectives are more conveniently obtained. the aim of this studydetermining factors affecting student- professor relationship in performing educational and learning activities from the perspective of male and female  apprentices, interns and assistant...