scholarly journals The Relationship between Spiritual Intelligence and Efficacy among Iranian EFL Teachers

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Simin Hashemi Marghzar ◽  
Amir Marzban
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Teacher Efficacy ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Meaning Production ◽  
The Relationship

Owing to the importance of teacher’s impact on the students’ motivation, achievement, and academic success, this study is an attempt to explore the relationship between EFL (English as a foreign language) teachers’ spiritual intelligence and their level of efficacy. To this end, two questionnaires, the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory (SIRI-24) (King, 2008), and the ELT Teacher Efficacy Instrument (ELTEI) (Akbari& Tavassoli, 2014), were distributed among 148 male and female EFL teachers working at different contexts including university, school, and private language institute in Mashad, Quchan, Shirvan, and Qaemshahr, Iran. Pearson product-moment correlation and an independent T-test were used for analysis of the data. The findings of the study revealed that there was a positive significant relationship between teacher spiritual intelligence and teacher efficacy. Moreover, there is a significant difference between male and female teachers regarding their personal meaning production.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Emotional, Social, Cultural, Spiritual Intelligence and EFL Teachers’ Teaching Effectiveness

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jahanbakhsh Nikoopour ◽  
Nadimeh Esfandiari
Keyword(s):  
Effective Teaching ◽  
Social Intelligence ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
The Relationship

The present study attempted to investigate the relationship between EFL teachers’ emotional, social, cultural, spiritual intelligence and their teaching effectiveness in EFL contexts. Teaching effectiveness was investigated as perceived by EFL teachers, observers and learners based on a data-triangulated procedure. A total of 126 EFL teachers, 266 learners and 31 EFL observers selected randomly from various educational districts in Tehran participated in the study. The EFL teachers were required to answer self-report questionnaires of Teaching Effectiveness Scale (TES), Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue), Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS), Tromsø Social Intelligence Scale (TSIS) and Integrated Spiritual Intelligence Scale (ISIS)  respectively. The EFL observers and learners were also required to answer Teaching Effectiveness Scale (TES) to reveal their perception of their teachers’ teaching effectiveness. The study revealed that among EFL teachers, there was a significant correlation between teaching effectiveness and TEQ, but the correlation between teaching effectiveness and the three other types of intelligence (SQ, CQ, & SPQ) was not significant. The three groups of participants (teachers, observers, and learners) showed a significant difference in their perception of effective teaching. In further analysis, gender made a significant difference in TEQ, but female and male EFL teachers did not show a significant difference in their CQ, SQ, SPQ and effective teaching. University degree caused a significant difference in SQ and TEQ, but not in TE, SPQ and CQ. However, teaching experience and age made a significant difference in all four variables under the study.

scholarly journals On the Relationship between Iranian L2 Teachers’ Pedagogical Beliefs and L2 Learners’ Attitudes

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Maryam Sharajabian ◽  
Mahmood Hashemian
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Beliefs ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
L2 Learners ◽  
Language Schools ◽  
The Relationship

<p>The present study employed a descriptive survey design to investigate L2 learners’ attitudes towards language learning, and the possible effects of teachers’ beliefs on learners’ attitudes. Participants were chosen from among 2 groups: Twenty EFL teachers were asked to take part in this study and 80 from a pool of 213 learners at 2 language schools who were chosen to fill out the learners’ attitude questionnaire. The teachers were subsequently placed at/in 3 groups of high-opinion group (HOG), moderate group (MG), and low-opinion group (LG), and the attitudes of the learners of these 3 groups of teachers were compared to uncover the possible impact of teacher beliefs on learner attitudes. The relationship between the teachers’ beliefs and the learners’ attitudes was analyzed, and it that showed there was a statistically significant difference in the learners’ attitude scores for HOG, MG, and LOG. Analysis of the data showed that the learners of the HOG teachers gained significantly higher attitude scores than the learners of the MG teachers. Simply put, it was found that EFL teachers’ beliefs can influence their learners’ attitudes about language learning. Language teachers should learn about the effect of their beliefs and experience it and become more aware of practicing them.</p>

scholarly journals A Study of Spiritual Intelligence among Graduate Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushma Kotnala
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Conscious State ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
Self Report ◽  
State Expansion ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Meaning Production

The major aim of the study was to find out spiritual intelligence among graduate students. A total of 60 students; 30 males and 30 female students were selected using non probability purposive sampling technique. The age range of all the subjects was between 19-24 years. All the subjects were assessed on the Spiritual Intelligence Self Report Inventory (SISRI- 24) to analyze the spiritual intelligence of both the groups of students. Descriptive analysis of the data was done to obtain Mean and Standard Deviation. Independent sample t-test was used to find out the significant difference between the performance of boys and girls on different spiritual dimension. The findings of the study revealed that there is no significant difference between male and female students on Conscious State Expansion, Critical Existential Thinking, Personal Meaning Production and Transcendental Awareness of Spiritual Intelligence Self Report Inventory (SISRI-24). The study concluded that there is no gender difference on spiritual intelligence.

scholarly journals Spiritual Intelligence and Its Relation to Depression Among Eleventh and Twelfth Grades Students of Nizwa in Sultanate of Oman: الذكاء الروحي وعلاقته بالاكتئاب لدى طلبة الصفين الحادي عشر والثاني عشر في ولاية نزوى بسلطنة عمان

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (44) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalifa Ahmed Humaid Al-Qassabi, Naila Mahmood Amur Al Burai
Keyword(s):  
Female Students ◽  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Counseling Programs ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Reduction Equation ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

This study aimed at addressing the relationship between the spiritual intelligence and depression for eleventh and twelfth grades students of Nizwa in Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. The study sample included (350) male and female students chosen randomly. The researcher used “King” inventory (2008) of spiritual intelligence translated by Al-Kiumi and Al-Furaisiyah (2018), and the inventory of Arabic depression list for children made by Abdul-Khaliq (1991). The researcher used the descriptive correlative approach. The results showed a high level of spiritual intelligence and low level of depression among the study sample students. There were also statistically significant differences in the level of spiritual intelligence in favor of females, and there was no significant difference in the level of depression except for the dimensions of (lack of focus and pessimism, and self-hatred) in favor of males. The study concluded that spiritual intelligence contributes to reduction of depression by (23.9%). 1. The researchers recommended a set of recommendations, the most important of which are: the use of the depression reduction equation reached by the research, when building counseling programs, and developing spiritual intelligence through curricula and teaching to protect students from depression.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Burnout and Self-Efficacy among Iranian Male and Female EFL Teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Roohani ◽  
Mehdi Iravani
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Teacher Burnout ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
The Relationship

Teaching is a job marked by high levels of burnout. Teacher burnout has been extinsively studied in connection with other important psychological qualities, such as perceived self-efficacy. However, little research has examined this relationship among teachers in the English as a foreign language (EFL) context. In this light, this mixed-method study was intended to a) investigate the relationship between the degree of perceived self-efficacy by Iranian EFL teachers and their professional burnout level, and b) see whether gender could make a significant difference in the teachers’ burnout level. To these ends, 80 male and female Iranian EFL teachers from several high schools in Isfahan, selected through convenience sampling, participated in the study and responded to the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educator’s Survey (MBI-ES) and a modified version of Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES). To triangulate the data, a semi-structured interview was also conducted with 15 teachers. Correlational and t-test data analysis showed that there was a strong significant correlation between the participants’ perceived self-efficacy and their burnout level in a negative direction. The gender variable also had a modifying effect on the teachers’ burnout. Female teachers, in fact, had a lower burnout level. The follow-up interview further confirmed the relationship and revealed the three main themes of mental fatigue, contact avoidance, and stress in explaining teacher burnout. The implications for school administrators and teacher educators are discussed.

Relationship Between Spirituality and Distress in Ascetics

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110434
Author(s):  
Rudra B. Bhandari ◽  
Nidhi Chaudhry ◽  
Sarita Devi
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Psychosomatic Health ◽  
Spirituality And Health ◽  
Medical Index ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health Questionnaires

The relation between spirituality and health has been argued for decades. The study aimed to ascertain the extent and nature of the relationship between spirituality quantified in terms of Spiritual Intelligence (SI) and distress in ascetics. Sixty-three Hindu ascetics aged 31.3 ± 6.6 years were sampled from Patanjali Yogpeeth, India. Participants’ distress and spiritual levels were measured by using the Cornell Medical Index Health Questionnaires (CMHIQs) and Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory-24 (SISRI-24), respectively. Multiple regression analyses showed an insignificant negative relationship between SI and distress implying SI as a predictor of psychosomatic health.

scholarly journals Relationship between Psychological Empowerment and Spiritual Intelligence with Marital Satisfaction in Female and Male Teachers in Ahvaz

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Kordzangeneh ◽  
Hamdollah Jayervand
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
Step Method ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Coefficient Method

<p>The present study was aimed to examine the relationship between psychological empowerment and spiritual intelligence with marital satisfaction in male and female teachers in Ahvaz from 2014 to 2015. Hence, 350 teachers were selected using random-stratified sampling method. Research tools were Spriters' psychological empowerment questionnaire (1995), Badie's et al. spiritual intelligence questionnaire (2010), Enrich's marital satisfaction questionnaire (1997); in order to do analysis, a Pearson Correlation Coefficient method and a regression method was used. Results showed that there is a relationship between psychological empowerment and spiritual intelligence with marital satisfaction in male and female teachers in Ahvaz. The results obtained from multi-fold regression analysis, using step-by-step method, showed that effectiveness, spiritual intelligence, and significance are able to predict marital satisfaction significantly. In addition, psychological empowerment has a closer relationship with spiritual intelligence, and spiritual intelligence has a closer relationship with marital satisfaction. </p>

An Investigation into the Relationship between Ice Hockey Participation and Delinquency

1985 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Segrave ◽  
Claude Moreau ◽  
Douglas N. Hastad
Keyword(s):  
Physical Violence ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Differential Association ◽  
Minor League ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between participation in minor league Canadian ice hockey and delinquency. Specifically, the study sought to compare the extent of delinquency among ice hockey players and nonathletes, and to examine the relationship between ice hockey participation and delinquency on the basis of a group of sociopsychological variables. The sample of ice hockey players was taken from the Montreal midget minor ice hockey league (15 to 16 years of age) and was further subdivided into local, inter-city, and provincial players. Delinquency was classified by type of offense, namely drugs, theft, physical violence, and vandalism. Data were obtained from anonymous, self-report questionnaires. The results indicated no significant difference in total delinquency between ice hockey players and nonathletes. However, when delinquency was categorized by type, ice hockey players reported more delinquency of a physically violent nature than nonathletes. The results also showed a differential association between a variety of sociopsychological variables and delinquency among ice hockey players and nonathletes

Investigating the Iranian EFL Teachers and Learners’ Beliefs about Teacher Efficacy

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1097
Author(s):  
Ahmad Yaghoubi ◽  
Mojgan Nosrati Kordkandi
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Efficacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Age Range

The present study was an attempt to investigate Iranian EFL teachers and learners’ beliefs about teacher efficacy. For the purpose of the study, 200male and female learners, between 20 and 34 years old (Mage = 27) and 50 male and female teachers, with the age range of 48 from Roudehen Islamic Azad University and Ershade Damavand University ,and Tehran Cental Branch participated in the study. The participants’ beliefs about teacher efficacy were measured using Bandura’s teacher efficacy (1997). The results showed that students’ belief about teacher efficacy was significantly better (t = 2.980, p = 0.001 < 0.01). Inspection of the both teachers and students’ answers to each question was done by descriptive statistics and also interview was made to find the underlying differences. The results of this study have implications for students, teachers, and all those involved in the area of teaching and learning.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Self-Regulated Strategies and Burnout: A Teacher Analysis in the EFL Context of Iran

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Mojgan Karamooz ◽  
Mehry Haddad Narafshan
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Predictor Variable ◽  
Research Participant ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
English Language Teachers ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Relationship

<p><em>The deleterious effects of teacher burnout (academic-related stress) on academic outcomes have been previously established. However, teacher burnout’s relationship with self</em><em>-</em><em>regulated strategies as well as underlying factors contributing to their potential relationship </em><em>is</em><em> less understood. Consequently,</em><em> the present study examined the link between Iranian EFL teachers’ self-regulation and burnout at Kerman English language institutes. For this aim, a total of 101 English language teachers teaching in fifteen language institutes in Kerman took part in this study. The research participant selection was according to the convenience sampling. They completed two questionnaires: Teachers’ Self-Regulation Questionnaire (TSRQ) designed by Yesim et al. (2009), based on the model proposed by Zimmerman’s self-regulation (2000), and Teachers’ Burnout Questionnaire (TBQ) extracted from Pines et al. (1981) Burnout Scale. This study was a quantitative correlation survey of issue in which the relationship between predictor variable (self-regulation) and criterion variable (burnout) was analyzed. The findings yielded via correlation analysis documented that there was a significant negative relationship between applying self-regulated strategies and burnout. Subsequent data analyses showed that among the components of self-regulated strategies, goal setting was the best predictor of burnout. </em><em>It means that EFL teachers who establish goals for their teaching and attempt to accomplish them will be rarely at the risk of burnout.</em><em> </em><em></em></p><em></em>

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