Mining the Status of Educational Technology in the Seventh Grade Workbook Based on Brown’s Theory `and Survey Teachers and Experts to Present a Model

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Student of Curriculum Planning, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor of Educational Technology, Faculty Member of Kharazmi University of Tehran

3 Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, Faculty Member of Kharazmi University of Tehran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to "investigate the position of educational technology in the seventh grade workbook and technology based on Brown's theory from the perspective of teachers and professionals" was a descriptive study with a sample of 64 teachers and 12 curriculum specialists. Quantitative section tool, checklist with Cronbach's alpha 0.87 and in the qualitative part of the interview form in the form of 6 components in the fields of educational design, message design and use of visual materials, writing style, variety of learning experiences, physical characteristics and principles of education and It was learning. The data were analyzed through frequency, frequency percentage and univariate t and it was found that teachers believe in diagnostic evaluation, answer to diagnostic evaluation, answer to final evaluation and summary of the chapter on educational design and answering questions. Related to the diversity of learning experiences "does not exist, or is inappropriate; But teachers are able to produce, complete, modify or supply it, and the book "Needs Minor Modification." The experts also provided additional comments in this regard, and the book evaluation model was presented according to Brown's point of view.
 

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