A CRITICAL REVIEW OF A SET OF MASTER'S THESES AS MANIFESTATION OF RESEARCH LITERACY AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN IRAN

Authors

  • Mahnaz Akhavan Tafti Alzahra University, Iran
  • Mansoor Ali Hameedy Alzahra University, Iran
  • Maryam Mohsenpour Alzahra University, Iran
  • Farkhonde Taheri Ghaletak Alzahra University, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v0i0.2950

Keywords:

critical review, master's theses, educational psychology, research literacy

Abstract

From a constructivist point of view, the identification of any shortcomings in the educational process would be the first step towards its reconstruction and improvement. Although, to do so require an evaluation of the whole system and its processes and products.  However, an evaluative analysis of its products can help identify some of the deficiencies and ways of overcoming them. To this end, given the realities of the Iranian scene in regard to graduate studies, a set of master's theses in educational psychology was evaluated in terms of having the very basic characteristics of a research report in both structure and content. Given that previous research has shown major shortcomings in these respects, it was suspected that the mushrooming of institutions granting graduate degrees, and the increase in admissions, may have exacerbated the problem. The current findings show that the shortcomings have increased both in scope and depth, implying that the quality of both teaching and learning how to research has declined.

 

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2020-03-24

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Vol 7, No 1 (2020)

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