Taghi Rezaei; Safiyeh Mehrinejad
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The main goal of this research is to evaluate the model of improvement of small and medium businesses with the approach of information technology. In terms of purpose, this research is applied and based on the method of data collection, it is a survey descriptive research. The statistical population ...
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The main goal of this research is to evaluate the model of improvement of small and medium businesses with the approach of information technology. In terms of purpose, this research is applied and based on the method of data collection, it is a survey descriptive research. The statistical population of this research includes managers and employees of small and medium businesses in the country. The data collection tool in this research was a questionnaire that was randomly distributed among the members of the community and finally 384 suitable questionnaires were collected for data analysis. The data was analyzed through the structural equation approach and with the help of Smart-PLS software. The results showed that among the causal factors, external factors have a greater impact on the improvement of small and medium businesses. Also, the strategy of new product development and technology absorption and transfer is considered to be the most effective strategy for improving small and medium businesses. Therefore, it is necessary to plan properly to attract and retain experts at different levels of business, including sales, marketing, information technology, etc., in order to ensure the presentation of products and marketing and sales activities in foreign markets and actually make them attractive. Working conditions in the company can be a factor to attract elite people in the company and in this sense an important competitive advantage can be created for the company for growth and development. It is also recommended to have a supportive atmosphere and attitude on the part of senior business managers to absorb new technologies in the relevant industry.
ghobad fooladi; Zohreh Esmaeili; Mahmoud Ekrami; Hamid Maleki
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Over the years, the use of information and communication technology for educational purposes as a guide has brought new developments to humanity at a faster pace every day. Therefore, the present research has identified the obstacles and problems of empowerment for the e-learning of the educational staff ...
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Over the years, the use of information and communication technology for educational purposes as a guide has brought new developments to humanity at a faster pace every day. Therefore, the present research has identified the obstacles and problems of empowerment for the e-learning of the educational staff of the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee. This research is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of the nature of quantitative approach and descriptive-survey method.The statistical population includes all the employees and people working in related departments in the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee of Tehran Province, 377 people were selected by the available sampling method and a researcher-made questionnaire was distributed among them.Then, in order to check the validity of the questionnaire, confirmatory factor analysis was used and in order to check the research hypotheses, structural equation modeling (SEM) was used with the help of SmartPLS 3 software.In order to empower the electronic learning of the relief committee employees, the obstacles include: individual factors, organizational management factors, infrastructural and technical factors, pedagogical factors, attitudinal factors, and financial and economic factors. The findings showed that all factor loading coefficients are greater than 0.4 and significant numbers greater than 1.96 indicate the appropriateness of this model, and therefore the final model was designed and presented.
Rahim Moradi; Vida Bayrvandi
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The purpose of this research was the effectiveness of technology-based active learning strategy on academic satisfaction and cognitive flexibility of elementary school students in experimental sciences. The research method was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical ...
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The purpose of this research was the effectiveness of technology-based active learning strategy on academic satisfaction and cognitive flexibility of elementary school students in experimental sciences. The research method was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all sixth grade female students of the elementary school in Darreh Shahr city. In order to select the sample size, it was selected from the available sampling method in such a way that 36 students of the sixth grade of the second period of elementary school were selected and then the selected sample was randomly divided into experimental groups (18 people) and control groups (18 people). To collect data regarding academic satisfaction, Huber's educational satisfaction questionnaire (2001) and Stroop test (1935) were used to measure students' cognitive flexibility. The experimental group was taught the 6th grade experimental science course using technology-based active learning strategy during eight sessions, and the control group was taught in the usual way. To analyze the data, statistical methods were used at two descriptive levels (central and dispersion indices) and inferential (multivariate covariance analysis). The results showed that technology-based active learning strategy has a significant effect on students' academic satisfaction, but no significant effect was observed on the variable of cognitive flexibility. According to the results of this research regarding the effectiveness of the technology-based active learning strategy on the academic satisfaction of primary school students, it is suggested that the application of this strategy be included in the agenda of the Ministry of Education's Ministry of Education.
Mohsen farmahini farahani; Farnaz farmahini farahani
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The purpose of this research was to introduce post-postmodernism and its basic characteristics with regard to the digital age. In this regard, the present study, with a qualitative approach and a descriptive-analytical method, aims to identify the concept of post-postmodernism and similar concepts, and ...
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The purpose of this research was to introduce post-postmodernism and its basic characteristics with regard to the digital age. In this regard, the present study, with a qualitative approach and a descriptive-analytical method, aims to identify the concept of post-postmodernism and similar concepts, and to depict its characteristics while referring to the roots of the formation of post-postmodernism. The most important findings of the study in order to answer the main research question, namely the main characteristics of post-postmodernism, can be mentioned as follows: Two main characteristics of post-postmodernism can be mentioned as accessibility and abundance or excess. Post-postmodernism criticizes pessimism, nihilism, relativism and anti-enlightenment, and at the same time, to a reasonable extent, welcomes optimism, absolutism, foundationalism and universality, and puts the revival of meta-narratives on its agenda. Apart from this, it places great emphasis on globalization and promoting the importance of different cultures. While postmodernism focuses more on De and therefore speaks of deconstruction, post-postmodernism focuses on Re and therefore speaks of re-creation. The emphasis of post-postmodernism, considering the characteristics of the digital age, on code, game, Google, access, hypertext, multiple narratives, and contrasting combinations, creates special educational implications that require effort in this field. In conclusion, it can be said that post-postmodernism. While criticizing modernism and postmodernism, it also accepts some of the perspectives of each. The philosophical perspectives of post-postmodernism contain some elements of both modernism and postmodernism.
Farhad Seraji; Mehrangiz Jamshidi Badiani
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The purpose of the current research is to identify the challenges of continuous evaluation in electronic education in elementary school.The research method is mixed with a sequential exploratory design andthe participants in the qualitative section were 20 elementary school teachers from Hamedan city ...
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The purpose of the current research is to identify the challenges of continuous evaluation in electronic education in elementary school.The research method is mixed with a sequential exploratory design andthe participants in the qualitative section were 20 elementary school teachers from Hamedan city who were selected using a criterion-based method and observing the theoretical saturation rule and participated in semi-structured interviews.In the quantitative section, 302 out of 1309 elementary school teachers were selected using proportional stratified sampling, then these themes were compiled and implemented in the form of a questionnaire with 55 items and 9 components.The validity of the questionnaire was determined by content method and reliability was obtained using Cronbach's alpha 0.95.Qualitative data analysis was performed using content analysis and quantitative data analysis using descriptive statistics indicators, one-group T-test after ensuring the normality of data distribution by performing the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and the Friedman test ,was done.The results of the qualitative section showed that infrastructure, economic, technical, and software challenges, teacher-related challenges, student-related challenges, family and parent-related challenges, educational challenges, feasibility challenges, and reliability challenges are important.In the quantitative section, the results showed that the level of continuous evaluation challenges, the level of infrastructure, technical, and software challenges, challenges related to teachers, students, parents, and families, and educational challenges related to continuous evaluation in e-learning are above average, and there are not many challenges in terms of feasibility and reliability.The results of the Friedman ranking test showed that the most important challenges of continuous evaluation in electronic education in elementary school include, in order, student-related challenges, family and parent challenges, teacher-related challenges, economic, educational, infrastructure, technical and software issues, reliability, and feasibility.It can be concluded that implementing continuous evaluation in electronic environments faces numerous challenges, and overcoming these challenges is necessary for the correct implementation of continuous evaluation.
Asghar Salimi Naveh; Mahboobeh ghafori
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This study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the relationship between philosophical mindset and research performance and creativity of professors at Shahr Babak Azad University in the academic year 2024-2025. Considering the purpose and nature of the study, the research method ...
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This study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the relationship between philosophical mindset and research performance and creativity of professors at Shahr Babak Azad University in the academic year 2024-2025. Considering the purpose and nature of the study, the research method of this study is applied in terms of purpose and survey in terms of data collection. The statistical population of this study is 60 professors of Shahr Babak Azad University, and the sample size studied in this study is the entire number due to the small size of the university unit.The data collection tools were the philosophical mindset questionnaire, the Torrance Creativity Assessment Questionnaire, and the research performance questionnaire. The results of data analysis showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between philosophical mindset and creative teaching of professors at Shahr Babak Azad University (r=0.512) and there is a positive and significant relationship between philosophical mindset and performance of professors at Shahr Babak Azad University (r=0.384). The findings of the study showed that professors who have a philosophical mindset pay great attention to teaching techniques and are influenced by their philosophical mind in the teaching process and use active and creative teaching methods. Through these active teaching methods, students can learn effectively. Also, philosophical mindset has a positive effect on their teaching performance as one of the most important tasks of university professors. They are able to perform tasks that increase the quality of teaching, such as planning and preparing the teaching process, evaluating and human relations, managing the classroom, and conducting professional partnerships. It can be expected that the quality of teaching at that university is also at a desirable level.
Mahmoud Taajobi; Mohsen Ahmadi
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between flexibility and integration of information technology with organizational performance based on 360-degree feedback and the mediating role of knowledge sharing. The research method was applied in terms of purpose and ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between flexibility and integration of information technology with organizational performance based on 360-degree feedback and the mediating role of knowledge sharing. The research method was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive correlational in terms of data collection. The statistical population of the study included all elementary school teachers in District 2 of Kermanshah city. 298 elementary school teachers were selected by stratified random sampling method. The method for estimating the sample size was the Morgan table. To collect research data, four standard questionnaires were used: Information technology flexibility by Saraf et al. (2007), Information technology integration by Barua et al. (2004), knowledge sharing by Kim and Lee (2013), and organizational performance based on 360-degree feedback by Faraj Pahlou et al. (2012). After collection, the research data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and path analysis in Lisrel and SPSS statistical software. The results showed that the relationship between flexibility and integration of information technology and knowledge sharing with organizational performance is positive and significant. The relationship between flexibility and integration of information technology and knowledge sharing is positive and meaningful. The relationship between flexibility and integration of information technology and the mediating role of knowledge sharing on organizational performance is positive and significant. As a result, factors affecting organizational performance can include attention to flexibility, information technology integration, and knowledge sharing.
