Those who have used Classroom Assessment over the past several years are confident about one thing: Classroom Assessment is good for both teachers and students. As a feedback strategy that provides teachers with data on teaching effectiveness and student comprehension, Classroom Assessment also involves students in active mental processing of new information and makes them more aware of themsel...

To better understand the pattern of language use and classroom interactions, this sequential mixed-methods study investigated the teachers’ use of self-repair strategies based on their level of reflection. To this end, 33 Iranian EFL teachers were selected from various institutions in Tehran. Data for the quantitative phase were collected from the reflectivity questionnaire developed by Akbari,...

This study explored the relationship among EFL teachers’ self-efficacy, language proficiency, and classroom management. A total of 110 Iranian EFL teachers of different levels of high schools and private language schools in Tehran participated in this research. The data were collected through two questionnaires and one test: the Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale and a sample TOEFL were administered i...

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This paper presents web-based virtual laboratory system for electronic and digital circuit experiments. Through our virtual laboratory, the learners will be capable of learning the concepts and theories related to circuit experiments and how to operate the virtual experimental equipments such as multimeters, function generators, digital oscilloscopes, DC power suppliers and bread board etc. The...

Although social media is fi nding its way into classrooms in a variety of ways, the literature demonstrates that its use in nursing is lagging (Ferguson, 2013). This article describes how the TwitterTM concept of using 140 characters or fewer can be effectively implemented by nursing faculty and students while staying within the school’s learning management system. PEET is an acronym that stand...

Past research suggests that teachers who are the most effective classroom managers, are teachers who are the most confident in their abilities. Therefore, the importance of preparedness and classroom experiences as factors that are involved in the development and maintenance of teacher self-efficacy in behaviour management were assessed. Differences in self-efficacy in behaviour management betw...

Jobs are changing and with them, the skills needed for the world. In preparing the student and worker respectively for the challenges associated with the skills requirement of a knowledgebased economy, it is clear that both schools and business organisations have important roles to play. Consequently, it makes sense for give some thought to an integrating framework for what is essentially a par...