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Teachers' Burnout and Their Feedback-Ability
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Norouz Kermanshahi, Paria; Pishghadam, Reza – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2022
The current study sought to investigate Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' willingness to receive feedback and its relation to burnout. To this end, Teachers' Willingness to Receive Feedback Scale (TWRFS), along with Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) were administered to 200 English language teachers working at different private…
Descriptors: Teacher Burnout, Feedback (Response), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Reading Comprehension Test Fairness across Gender and Mode of Learning: Insights from IRT-Based Differential Item Functioning Analysis
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Moradi, Elahe; Ghabanchi, Zargham; Pishghadam, Reza – Language Testing in Asia, 2022
Given the significance of the test fairness, this study aimed to investigate a reading comprehension test for evidence of differential item functioning (DIF) based on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' gender and their mode of learning (conventional vs. distance learning). To this end, 514 EFL learners were asked to take a 30-item…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Test Bias, Test Items, Second Language Learning
The Contribution of Reading Emotions to Reading Comprehension: The Mediating Effect of Reading Engagement Using a Structural Equation Modeling Approach
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Hamedi, Seyyedeh Mina; Pishghadam, Reza; Fadardi, Javad Salehi – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2020
Given the fact that reading is considered as a crucial language skill through which the reader can interact with the author to obtain the required information for the higher communication and participation in the current literary society (Walker in Diagnostic teaching of reading: techniques for instruction and assessment, Merril, Columbus, 2000),…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Psychological Patterns, Emotional Response, Reading Comprehension
Flow and Reading Comprehension: Testing the Mediating Role of Emotioncy
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Shahian, Leila; Pishghadam, Reza; Khajavy, Gholam Hassan – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
Considering the importance of psychological factors in learners' reading abilities, this study examines the relationship between flow, emotioncy, and reading comprehension. To this end, 238 upper-intermediate and advanced English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners were asked to take four tests of reading comprehension along with flow and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Examining Ethnocentrism, Emotionalization, and Life Syllabus in Foreign Language Achievement
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Shakeebaee, Golshan; Pishghadam, Reza; Khajavy, Gholam Hassan – International Journal of Instruction, 2017
Given the importance of ethnocentrism in social interactions and its influence on language learning and teaching, the present study intends to explore the possible relationships between using life syllabus and "emotionalization" on ethnocentric views using the foreign language achievement (FLA) scores. To this end, 273 Iranian English…
Descriptors: Ethnocentrism, Second Language Learning, Emotional Response, Second Language Instruction
Examining Emotions in English Language Learning Classes: A Case of EFL Emotions
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Pishghadam, Reza; Zabetipour, Mohammad; Aminzadeh, Afrooz – Issues in Educational Research, 2016
Emotions play a significant role in learning in general, and foreign language learning in particular. Although with the rise of humanistic approaches, enough attention has been given to the affective domain in language learning, the emotions English as a foreign language (EFL) learners experience regarding English language skills in listening,…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Skills
Language Teachers' Conceptions of Intelligence and Their Roles in Teacher Care and Teacher Feedback
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Pishghadam, Reza; Meidani, Elham Naji; Khajavy, Gholam Hassan – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to find the relationships among teachers' conceptions of intelligence, teacher care, and teacher feedback in the realm of English Language Teaching (ELT). To this aim, three scales were developed to measure the aforementioned constructs. The participants consisted of 81 English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers and…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning