The Impact of Cultural Familiarity on Vocabulary Learning through Reading among Iranian Upper-intermediate Male and Female EFL Learners

Ehsan Namaziandost; Sajad Shafiee; Fariba Rahimi Esfahani

Volume 3, Issue 9 , May 2020, , Pages 53-64

https://doi.org/10.22034/iepa.2020.237879.1183

Abstract
  This study attempted to investigate the effects of cultural background knowledge on vocabulary learning through reading culturally oriented texts. The study was conducted with 150 upper-intermediate male (n = 75) and female (n = 75) EFL students. The participants of each gender were randomly assigned ...  Read More

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The Structural Relationship between Academic Self-efficacy and Stress Due to Academic Expectations Mediating by Difficulty in Emotion Regulations in Junior High-school Students

Yeganeh Haddad; Nabi-Allah Akbarnataj-e Shoob; Jamal Sadeghi

Volume 6, Issue 23 , October 2023, , Pages 60-70

https://doi.org/10.22034/iepa.2023.414764.1443

Abstract
  Educational self-efficacy and its relationship with learners' different psychological traits can have a tremendous effect on the success or failure of the students. Thus, the present research sought to investigate whether academic self-efficacy has an effect on the students' stress derived from the education ...  Read More

Comparison of the Effect of Conceptual Map and Traditional Instruction on Cognitive Learning Levels in the Course of Thinking and Media Literacy

Nabiollah Malekzadeh; Alireza Ghasemizad; Abdolmohmmad Taheri; Pari Mashayekh

Volume 3, Issue 9 , May 2020, , Pages 65-73

https://doi.org/10.22034/iepa.2020.237742.1184

Abstract
  This study aimed to compare the effect of using conceptual map and traditional instruction on cognitive learning of Senior high school students in thinking and media literacy course. This is a quasi-experimental research using experimental and control groups. Three classes were chosen randomly (one for ...  Read More

The Relationship between Executive Functions and Self-Regulated Academic Learning Regarding the Mediating Role of Metacognition and Working Memory among University Students

Azam Aghdar; Sirous Allipour; Manijeh Shehni Yeilagh

Volume 2, Issue 8 , January 2020, , Pages 73-82

https://doi.org/10.22034/iepa.2020.236019.1178

Abstract
  Today, education experts mostly aim to detect significant causal variables leading to students’ achievements in educational settings. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between executive functions and self-regulated academic learning regarding the mediating role of metacognition ...  Read More

Predictors of Performance of Iranian English Language Learners on Speaking Skill: A Study of Socially-Oriented Personal Attributes

Omid Mallahi; SaidehSaadat Hosseini

Volume 3, Issue 9 , May 2020, , Pages 75-86

https://doi.org/10.22034/iepa.2020.237449.1181

Abstract
  The present quantitative study examined the role of a set of socially-mediated personal attributes that might intervene in the speaking performance of Iranian EFL learners. The possible relationship between three factors (namely, Willingness to communicate (WTC) in L2, L2 communication confidence, and ...  Read More