Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Research in Clinical Psychology and Counseling 2251-6352 03 2 2001 10 23 Construction and Validation of a Scale for the Measurement of Test Anxiety and Examining its Relationship with Academic performonce among Shahid Chamran Univerisity Students Construction and Validation of a Scale for the Measurement of Test Anxiety and Examining its Relationship with Academic performonce among Shahid Chamran Univerisity Students 24766 10.22067/ijap.v3i2.6765 FA Mehregan Farzaneh Najjarian Bahman Aliasghar Ahmadi Journal Article 2009 10 27 This stydy was aimed at construction and validation of a scale for measuring test anxiety among university undergraduate students. The scale construction sample consisted of 477 female and male students randomly selected from about 10000 undergraduate students studying at various departments of shahid chamran University (Ahvaz, Iran). A 22 - item scale, entitled' students' Test Anxiety Scale' (STAS) was constricted through faceor analysis of the data collected by administration of a preliminary 77 - item scale composed of items tapping a wide range of personality and behavioral features of test anxiety disorder. The reliabigity coefficients of STAS (Le.,test retest and internal consistency indices) were found to be very satisfactory. Also, validity of STAS was assessed by its concurrent administration with several other persinality and clinical inventories measuring anxiety, depression and physical conplaints. According to these findings, STAS is a very reliable and valid scale for measuring rest anxiety aming undergrduate students. This stydy was aimed at construction and validation of a scale for measuring test anxiety among university undergraduate students. The scale construction sample consisted of 477 female and male students randomly selected from about 10000 undergraduate students studying at various departments of shahid chamran University (Ahvaz, Iran). A 22 - item scale, entitled' students' Test Anxiety Scale' (STAS) was constricted through faceor analysis of the data collected by administration of a preliminary 77 - item scale composed of items tapping a wide range of personality and behavioral features of test anxiety disorder. The reliabigity coefficients of STAS (Le.,test retest and internal consistency indices) were found to be very satisfactory. Also, validity of STAS was assessed by its concurrent administration with several other persinality and clinical inventories measuring anxiety, depression and physical conplaints. According to these findings, STAS is a very reliable and valid scale for measuring rest anxiety aming undergrduate students.

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Research in Clinical Psychology and Counseling 2251-6352 03 2 2001 10 23 The Impact of Metacognitive Startegy on Students Reading Comperhension The Impact of Metacognitive Startegy on Students Reading Comperhension 24775 10.22067/ijap.v3i2.6766 FA Hosein Kareshki Journal Article 2009 10 27 In order to measure the impact of using metacognitive strategy on reading comperhension, three groups of students, each group 30, were randomly selected. One as experemental ant the other two as control groups. The data analysis showed that metacognitive strategy do positivity effect students reading comprehension. In order to measure the impact of using metacognitive strategy on reading comperhension, three groups of students, each group 30, were randomly selected. One as experemental ant the other two as control groups. The data analysis showed that metacognitive strategy do positivity effect students reading comprehension.

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Research in Clinical Psychology and Counseling 2251-6352 03 2 2001 10 23 Total Quality Management in Classroom, Teaching, and Evaluation Total Quality Management in Classroom, Teaching, and Evaluation 24791 10.22067/ijap.v3i2.6767 FA Abdollah Parsa Journal Article 2009 10 27 Total Quality Management (TQM) is a control process that originaly has been explained by " Deming". Although some efforts has been made in appling TQM in education, it is not sufficiently focused on education, specialy teaching and learning process. Clearly the teachers most important customer is the students, but students not only consume the final product, but also participate in production. Therefore they are co-producer of learning process. Edgecombe-High School is an interesting example of applying TQM in education. Students, teachers and all of employees in this high- school continuely attempt to increase qualitative learning. Total Quality Management (TQM) is a control process that originaly has been explained by " Deming". Although some efforts has been made in appling TQM in education, it is not sufficiently focused on education, specialy teaching and learning process. Clearly the teachers most important customer is the students, but students not only consume the final product, but also participate in production. Therefore they are co-producer of learning process. Edgecombe-High School is an interesting example of applying TQM in education. Students, teachers and all of employees in this high- school continuely attempt to increase qualitative learning.

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Research in Clinical Psychology and Counseling 2251-6352 03 2 2001 10 23 Relaxtion and Confidence as a Religious Valuable Outcome (Prayer...) and its Affects on Mental Health Relaxtion and Confidence as a Religious Valuable Outcome (Prayer...) and its Affects on Mental Health 24813 10.22067/ijap.v3i2.6768 FA Abdollah Shakerinia Journal Article 2009 10 27 Religion has been the most important human needs in all over the world history. Nowaday this human need is felt more than the past. The religious potentailly can preserves and promotes the humanity of the human and save him from bad things. The homesickness feeling is the matter which the human has got it from the dominant ideology on the world which has seen most psychologicall abnormality. This article has reviewed this matter from the mental health angel. We belive the relaxation that all people need it can be found in religous world. Religion has been the most important human needs in all over the world history. Nowaday this human need is felt more than the past. The religious potentailly can preserves and promotes the humanity of the human and save him from bad things. The homesickness feeling is the matter which the human has got it from the dominant ideology on the world which has seen most psychologicall abnormality. This article has reviewed this matter from the mental health angel. We belive the relaxation that all people need it can be found in religous world.

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Research in Clinical Psychology and Counseling 2251-6352 03 2 2001 10 23 Misconceptions of Cognitive Therapy Misconceptions of Cognitive Therapy 24824 10.22067/ijap.v3i2.6769 FA Gluhoski Vicki L. Hasan Hamidpoor Journal Article 2009 10 27 Cognitive therapy has been misconstrued in seveal domains. Seven critical areas are identified and relevant recent advances in cogitive therapy are discussed. these areas include: personality change, conceptualization,• childhood experiences, interpersonal factors. this review of the literature will clarify understanding of the cognitive therapy model. Cognitive therapy has been misconstrued in seveal domains. Seven critical areas are identified and relevant recent advances in cogitive therapy are discussed. these areas include: personality change, conceptualization,• childhood experiences, interpersonal factors. this review of the literature will clarify understanding of the cognitive therapy model.

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Research in Clinical Psychology and Counseling 2251-6352 03 2 2001 10 23 Constructivism and Learning Mathematics Constructivism and Learning Mathematics 24840 10.22067/ijap.v3i2.6770 FA Hasan Alamohodaei Journal Article 2009 10 27 Constructivism is a theory of knowing and learning, rather than a theory of teaching. Constructivism is a popular position today not only in mathematics education, but also in developmental psychology, theories of family, psychology of gender and ... This theory and its implication in teaching matematics is describe in this article. It is emphazied that the teacher is a facilitator of learning and proovides situations in which students can engage in collaborative mathematical problem solving in small groups and whole - class discussions of problems, interpratations and solutions. Constructivism is a theory of knowing and learning, rather than a theory of teaching. Constructivism is a popular position today not only in mathematics education, but also in developmental psychology, theories of family, psychology of gender and ... This theory and its implication in teaching matematics is describe in this article. It is emphazied that the teacher is a facilitator of learning and proovides situations in which students can engage in collaborative mathematical problem solving in small groups and whole - class discussions of problems, interpratations and solutions.