this study investigated how group formation method, namely student-selected vs. teacher-assigned, influences the results of the community model of teaching creative writing; i.e., group dynamics and group outcome (the quality of performance). the study adopted an experimental comparison group and microgenetic research design to observe the change process over a relatively short period of time. ...

to explore the idea the investingation proposed, aimed at finding whether the performances of the population of iranians students studying english in an efl context are consistent in l1 and l2 writing taks and whether there is a cross-linguistic transfer in this respect. in this regard the subjects were instructed to write four compositions-two in english and two in farsi-which consisted of an ...

in the area of automotive engineering there is a tendency to more electrification of power train. in this work control of an induction machine for the application of electric vehicle is investigated. through the changing operating point of the machine, adapting the rotor magnetization current seems to be useful to increase the machines efficiency. in the literature there are many approaches wh...

over the past decades a number of approaches have been applied for forecasting mortality. in 1992, a new method for long-run forecast of the level and age pattern of mortality was published by lee and carter. this method was welcomed by many authors so it was extended through a wider class of generalized, parametric and nonlinear model. this model represents one of the most influential recent d...

testing plays a vital role in any language teaching program. it allows teachers and stakeholders, including program administrators, parents, admissions officers and prospective employers to be assured that the learners are progressing according to an accepted standard (douglas, 2010). the problems currently facing language testers have both practical and theoretical implications but the first i...

بهبود سطح زندگی و تغییر فرهنگ تغذیه ای مردم، توجه به ارتقاء تولید و کیفیت مواد غذائی مطابق با استاندارد های جهانی را امری اجتناب ناپذیر می کند. بر اساس تحقیقات انجام شده هر فرد باید به ازای هر کیلو گرم وزن بدن خود یک گرم پروتئین در روز مصرف کند (شجاعی، 1377). البته این نیاز در سنین مختلف متفاوت است و بنابر این، برآورد میزان متوسط پروتئین مورد نیاز هر جامعه به ساختار جمعیتی آن جامعه بستگی خواهد ...