Technology-based teaching and learning are always an innovative technique that absorbs many researchers’ attention throughout the words. Considering the vital role of online learning, this study aimed to examine the effects of e-learning on Iranian EFL learners’ reading comprehension and reading motivation. To this end, the OQPT was given to 101 Iranian EFL learners, and 60 of them who were at the intermediate level were selected as the participants of the study. Then, they were randomly divided into two groups: one experimental group (EG) (n = 30) and one control group (CG) (n = 30). After that, a reading comprehension test and a reading motivation questionnaire were administered to both groups as the pretests of the study. After pretesting, the participants of the EG received the treatment through e-learning. Eight lessons of Connect Book 4 were taught to the experimental participants online. On the other side, the participants of the CG were taught traditionally, through a face-to-face fashion. In the last session, a reading comprehension test and a reading motivation questionnaire were again given to both groups. The independent-samples t-test revealed that the EG outflanked the CG on the posttests. The e-learning instruction aided Iranian EFL learners in enhancing their reading comprehension and reading motivation. Regarding the findings of this study, some implications are mentioned for learners, teachers, and curriculum designers.
The Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI) is a new 60-item self-report scale developed to assess the specific components of psychological flexibility and inflexibility proposed in the Hexaflex model of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). The present study sought to examine the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the MPFI-60 in a community sample of 307 Iranian adults. The original study supported a 12-factor second-order structure consisting of 6 dimensions for psychological flexibility and 6 dimensions for psychological inflexibility. The Persian MPFI-60 demonstrated acceptable semantic and test content, internal structure, correlations with other variables, and internal consistency. It also evidenced in relation to anxiety, stress, depression, and self-compassion. Overall, the results indicate that the Persian MPFI-60 is a psychometrically sound measure in the Iranian context that enables researchers and clinicians to comprehensively assess the components of psychological flexibility and inflexibility within the Hexaflex model.
Compassionate love is beneficial in a variety of domains, including in education, health, and law, as well as in people’s personal lives. The topic of compassionate love has therefore attracted growing interest from researchers interested in its psychological and social dimensions. Given the importance of compassion to the education and health sectors, and the expansion of these sectors in Iran, this paper aims to provide Persian (Farsi) speaking practitioners and researchers with an effective instrument for measuring compassion. As such, the authors have translated the compassionate love for humanity scale-short form (CLS-H-SF) into the Persian language, and assessed the psychometric properties of this instrument among a sample of the Iranian population. A sample of 827 adults (49.9% women and 51.1% men) completed the Persian version of the CLS-H-SF through an online survey. Concurrent validity was assessed using the Persian versions of the positive and negative affect scale, self-esteem scale, and satisfaction with life scale. The CLS-H-SF positively correlated with positive affect, self-esteem and life satisfaction, and negatively correlated with negative affect. These findings indicate acceptable concurrent validity for the CLS-H-SF. Cronbach’s alpha for the scale was 0.88, indicating good internal consistency between items. A confirmatory factor analysis supported a one-factor model same as the English version of the CLS-H-SF. The findings of this study showed the Persian version of CLS-H-SF had acceptable validity and reliability in assessing compassionate love for humanity in Iranian adults.
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