the purpose of this study was to find the relationship between critical thinking and self-regulation with reading comprehension of iranian female elementary language learners. the present study is a correlational one having a descriptive design. two questionnaires, critical thinking questionnaire and self-regulation questionnaire which were valid and reliable questionnaires and four reading com...

AbstractObjectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of storytelling on aggression in 6 to eight-year old boys. Method: Using a Quasi experimental, pretest-posttest follow-up design with control group, a sample consisting of 22 elementary school boys who had scored one standard deviation above the mean on Shahim Aggression Scale, were randomly assigned to two group...

?it is of utmost priority for an experienced teacher to train the mind of the students, and enable them to think critically and correctly. the most important question here is that how to develop such a crucial ability? this study examines a new way to the development of critical thinking utilizing critical discourse analytical tools. to attain this goal, two classes of senior english la...

The present study was undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of group parenting training for mothers based on acceptance and commitment in reducing the symptoms of externalizing disorders in children. This quasi-experimental study had a pretest-posttest control group design with a follow-up session. The statistical population of the study consisted of mothers of children aged 6-8 referred ...

abstract following innovations in the field of elt, a new topic which has recently attracted a lot of attention is metaphor analysis. although this area of research is still in its infancy in elt, it seems that the idea can shed more light on the puzzle of english language learning and teaching. therefore, the major aim of this study is to analyze language learning and teaching in formal a...

Obsessive compulsive disorder is one of the most common psychological disorders that has a great impact on performance and quality of life of patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy in group and individual design on obsessive-compulsive and depressive symptoms in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. 30 patients with obsessive-compuls...

abstract the purpose of this study was to find out the effect of applying the principles of group-dynamic assessment (g-da) on learning of conditional structures in english by iranian efl learners at the intermediate level, which according to the formal educational system in iran, includes students who are in their second year of studying in high schools of koohdasht city. this study was a qua...