the aim of the present study was to investigate and compare the effects of twokinds of motivational and instructional self–talk on the performance of static anddynamic balance tasks in the elderly. for this purpose, 45 old subjects agedbetween 60 and 70 from qom province participated in this study. static balancetask (stand on one leg) and dynamic balance task (sebt test) were instructed withno...

The causal-contrast approach is a new teaching method that recruits learners’ implicit causal discovery process to improve math learning by juxtaposing contrasting information critical to discovering the goal of each solution step. Students often blindly memorize mathematical procedures and have difficulty transferring their knowledge to novel problems. By enabling learners to infer the goal of...

this study investigated the role of the principal in managing teaching and learning. it examined how and to whom principals distributed the management of teaching and learning.  it was found that participants thought principals could improve school effectiveness most by engaging in activities that develop a good climate and ensure appropriate resources are available for instruction. there is a ...

The purpose of this study was to develop a scale which could be used to evaluate instructional website designs from the perspective of visual perception theories. For this purpose, a scale of 50 items was developed based on the literature and expert opinions. Visual perception theories such as Gestalt Theory, Brunswick’s Probabilistic Functionalism, Neuropsychological Theory, Theory of Direct P...

This article addresses the phenomenon of why andragogical instructional approaches should work for online learners in the 21st century. As some senior faculty members and institutional administrators are reluctant to embrace education delivered via web 2.0 technologies, this article reveals discussions that will change these misconceptions. This article prompts readers to rethink their instruct...

The choice of the appropriate instructional method for teaching Euclidean Geometry to children with Special Learning Difficulties is an important topic. In this paper we study some theoretical issues related geometric concepts students Difficulties, focusing on material. We present design, implementation and results a qualitative research conducted six 9th grade in Vocational High School Greece...

objectives: increasingly people are using the internet to find information about medical and educational issues and one of the simplest ways to obtain information is internet. persian cued speech is a very new system to iranian families with deaf child and the professionals and a few educators have enough knowledge about it, so the purpose of this study was to introduce persian cued speech webs...

This study reports a qualitative exploratory study from the end users’ perspective of the design of websites that encourage enjoyable web experiences and informal online learning. As the mission of museums is to provide the general public with educational materials for study and enjoyment, museum websites offer an excellent opportunity to study learning environments designed for enjoyable web e...