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. ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the structural modelling of addiction severity based on the health and support of the original family through the mediating role of differentiation of self in a group of drug addicts in Mashhad. Method: This research was a descriptive-correlational study of structural equation. Out of 300 addicts presenting to Mashhad's addiction treatment cente...

Purpose: The aim of this research was to study the properties of factors secreted from astrocyte cells in suspension medium in direct differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells into neural cells. Materials and Methods: Royan B1 mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells were used in this experiment. For differentiation of Es cells into the neural cells, the astrocyte-condition medium (ACM) of mouse fe...

this study investigates the strategies native english and persian speakers employ for expressing gratitude in different situations. the strategies of persian efl learners are also compared with english strategies in order to find the differences that may exist between these two languages. social status and size of imposition of the favor are social variables which are investigated in detail for...

the primary goal of the current project was to examine the effect of three different treatments, namely, models with explicit instruction, models with implicit instruction, and models alone on differences between the three groups of subjects in the use of the elements of argument structures in terms of toulmins (2003) model (i.e., claim, data, counterargument claim, counterargument data, rebutt...

why some learners are willing to communicate in english, concurrently others are not, has been an intensive investigation in l2 education. willingness to communicate (wtc) proposed as initiating to communicate while given a choice has recently played a crucial role in l2 learning. it was hypothesized that wtc would be associated with language learning orientations (llos) as well as social suppo...

abstract this study aimed at investigating the possible relationship between self-assessment in writing and self-regulation of iranian efl learners. the main purpose of the study was not only to report and inform about this relationship, but also to investigate and find practical outcomes of the incorporation of self-assessment in writing, such as improving writing skill. the research was carr...