Distance education, virtual education and e-learning
Marzieh Moniri; Masoud Geramipour; Hasan Rastegarpour
Abstract
Although virtual classrooms were used very quickly in the country's universities during the Corona epidemic, the quality and effectiveness of these classes is a fundamental issue for the higher education system. In this regard, the current research deals with the formative evaluation of virtual classes ...
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Although virtual classrooms were used very quickly in the country's universities during the Corona epidemic, the quality and effectiveness of these classes is a fundamental issue for the higher education system. In this regard, the current research deals with the formative evaluation of virtual classes of universities during the Corona epidemic. In terms of the purpose of this research, it is an applied-developmental research, in terms of the method of data collection, it is considered a survey-type descriptive research, and finally, from the point of view of the method of analysis, it is a mixed research. A semi-structured interview and a researcher-made questionnaire were used to collect data. The community of participants of the qualitative part includes the academic staff members of the educational management of the free and public universities of Tehran. Sampling was done with a purposeful method and theoretical saturation was achieved with 20 interviews. In the quantitative part, the viewpoint of 384 graduate students of Tehran public and free universities was used. Thematic analysis method was used to analyze the data of the qualitative part and the dimensions and components of the formative evaluation of the virtual classes of the universities were identified. Then, using gap analysis and importance-performance analysis, the status of virtual classrooms was evaluated. Based on the results of qualitative analysis, 3 overarching themes, 9 organizing themes and 43 basic themes were identified. The findings show that improving the efficiency of the educational system and developing virtual education are in the acceptable area.
Masoomeh Elmi; Hassan Rastegarpoor
Volume 12, Special Issue , June 2018, , Pages 267-286
Abstract
This article aims to study the effect of information technology in the process of teaching and learning from the viewpoint of teachers. The method of research has been descriptive (survey) and in terms of applied purpose. The statistical population of the study was all teachers of high schools of Tehran ...
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This article aims to study the effect of information technology in the process of teaching and learning from the viewpoint of teachers. The method of research has been descriptive (survey) and in terms of applied purpose. The statistical population of the study was all teachers of high schools of Tehran in the academic year 1395-1396, whose total number was 800. Using random cluster sampling method and Cochran formula with a percentage error of 10%, the sample size was 70 and the questionnaires were distributed and collected. The data collection tool was a questionnaire which was used for assessing the effectiveness of the curriculum, which was designed in a 5-point Likert scale. The formal and content validity of the questionnaire has been confirmed and its reliability has been estimated by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient for organizational culture of 0.89, organizational climate of 0.70, organizational transformation 0.87. To analyze the data collected in the descriptive section, frequency distribution tables were used and in the inferential part of the t single sample was used. The results of the study showed that IT teachers are effective in teaching and learning the students.
