Innovation in Teaching, Learning and Evaluation

Innovation in Teaching, Learning and Evaluation

Studying the effective factors on increasing the efficiency of teachers in the education process with an emphasis on the ergonomics of smart classes in the elementary level of Mazandaran province

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Associate Professor of Government Management Department, Chalous Branch, Islamic Azad University, Chalous, Iran
2 Graduate of the Educational Management Department, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran.
3 PhD Candidate, Department of Public Administration, Chalous Branch, Islamic Azad University, Chalous, Iran.
Abstract
The importance of using information and communication technology in schools should be by maintaining ergonomic standards, and the purpose of this study was to investigate the effective factors on increasing the efficiency of teachers in the education process, emphasizing the ergonomics of smart classes in elementary school in Mazandaran province. The method of this research is descriptive with practical purpose and it was done with a mixed (quantitative-qualitative) approach. The statistical population of the research is 10 education experts of Mazandaran province who have opinions in the field of ergonomics. To conduct the research, at first, the indicators related to the research were extracted using textual content analysis, for this purpose, from 42 ISI articles. and scientific research was used. In the quantitative stage, Delphi questionnaires were used to screen the obtained indicators and AHP was used for the final ranking of the indicators, data analysis was done using the DELPHI-AHP approach. Based on this, educational space is introduced as the most important criterion and reducing the possibility of noise reaching beyond the standard level to schools with proper location as the first priority among the sub-criteria.
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