Social Sciences
Elnaz Yousefi Tazeh Kand Qeshlag; Shahram Ranjdoust; Mohamad Azimi
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Purpose: Revolutionary education of Iran is a part of society and a representative of a complex social system and discourse and Farhangian University seeks to educated efficient human resources and revolutionary teachers. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identifying the characteristics of ...
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Purpose: Revolutionary education of Iran is a part of society and a representative of a complex social system and discourse and Farhangian University seeks to educated efficient human resources and revolutionary teachers. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identifying the characteristics of revolutionary education curriculum goals in Farhangian University with a foresight approach.
Methodology: This study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was combined (qualitative and quantitative). The research population in the qualitative section was the professors of Farhangian University in West Azerbaijan province, which according to the principle of theoretical saturation number of 13 people of them were selected as a sample with the available non-random sampling method. The research population in the quantitative section was the professors of Farhangian University in West Azerbaijan province, which number of 234 people of them were selected as a sample with the total sampling method. The research tool in the qualitative section was a semi-structured interview and in the quantitative section was a researcher-made questionnaire, which whose psychometric indicators were confirmed. The data of the qualitative section were analyzed with thematic analysis method in MAXQDA version 10 software and the data of the quantitative section were analyzed with exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modeling methods in SPSS version 26 and AMOS version 21 software.
Findings: The results of the qualitative section of this study showed that the characteristics of revolutionary education curriculum goals in Farhangian University with a foresight approach have thirteen sub-themes in three main themes were included emotional goals (with four sub-themes of driving excellence and progress, aware and knowledgeable to the revolution and revolutionary education, beliefs transfer and Islamic ethics virtues), cognitive goals (with four sub-themes of recognizing the values and ideals of the revolution, fostering Islamic beliefs, reviving Islamic civilization and familiarity with the concept of justice) and skill/performance goals (with five sub-themes of creating a visible change in student behavior, launching the dialogue of civilizations, strengthening people's tendency towards independence, strengthening the skill of participating in group discussions and familiarizing with the strategies of searching scientific texts. The results of the quantitative section of this study showed that the factor load and average variance extracted of all factors were higher than 0.50 and the Cronbach's reliability of all of them was higher than 0.80. Also, the model of the characteristics of revolutionary education curriculum goals in Farhangian University with a foresight approach had a good fit, and in this model and according to the path coefficients all thirteen factors had a direct and significant effect on the goals (P<0.01).
Conclusion: The identified characteristics for the revolutionary education curriculum goals in Farhangian University with a foresight approach can help experts, officials, managers and planners in designing and implementing programs to improve the curriculum goals of the educational system.
Social Sciences
Afsaneh Saber garakani; Mahnaz Parmoz; fariba hanifi
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Objective: Curriculum quality plays an important role in academic success and performance. As a result, the aim of this study was investigating the status of evaluation components of curriculum quality in the elementary schools in Tehran city.Method: This study in terms of purpose was applied and in ...
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Objective: Curriculum quality plays an important role in academic success and performance. As a result, the aim of this study was investigating the status of evaluation components of curriculum quality in the elementary schools in Tehran city.Method: This study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was mixed (qualitative-quantitative). The population of the qualitative section was the curriculum experts and professors of Tehran city, which according to the principle of theoretical saturation number of 12 people of them were selected by purposive sampling method. The population of the quantitative section was male and female teachers of public elementary schools of Tehran city in the 2021-2022 academic years with number 23593 people, which according to the Krejcie and Morgan table number of 377 people of them were selected by cluster sampling method. The research tools were semi-structured interviews and researcher-made questionnaires, which validity of the interviews was confirmed by triangulation method and its reliability was calculated by the coefficient of agreement between two coders 0.83, and the face validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the opinion of experts and its reliability was calculated by Cronbach's alpha method 0.85. Data were analyzed with open, axial and selective coding methods in MAXQDA software and one-sample t-test in SPSS software.Results: The findings showed that evaluation of curriculum quality in the elementary schools has 108 indicators in 23 components and 6 dimensions were included systematic approach of evaluation of curriculum quality (with 4 components of strategic thinking, generalizability of goals, receiving corrective feedback and facilitating the teaching and learning process), qualitative evaluation of activities ( with 3 components of evaluation of motivational activities, evaluation of practical activities and evaluation of curriculum activities), quality of modern facilities and technologies (with 3 components of cultural and sports facilities, educational facilities and welfare facilities), quality of structural factors (with 4 components of lack of resources and inappropriate distribution, weak foresight, individual and organizational communication and lack of work discipline), quality assessment of curriculum principles (with 4 components of flexibility,
Psychology
Hamideh Mirshamsi; Naser Mohammadi Ahmad Abadi; Afsaneh Alizadeh Asli
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Objective: Identifying play-based curriculum elements in the preschool period helps to improve these programs. As a result, the aim of this study was to identifying the dimensions and components of the play-based curriculum in the preschool period based on the Montessori theory.Method: The present study ...
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Objective: Identifying play-based curriculum elements in the preschool period helps to improve these programs. As a result, the aim of this study was to identifying the dimensions and components of the play-based curriculum in the preschool period based on the Montessori theory.Method: The present study in terms of purpose was applied research and in terms of the implementation method was a qualitative research. The research population was expert faculty members familiar with the research field, who were selected by purposeful and snowball sampling methods until reaching theoretical saturation, i.e. 6 people. The tool of this study was a semi-structured interview with experts, which its validity was estimated based on the selection of a purposeful sample and information richness, and its reliability was estimated with using the Holsti coefficient method 0.71. The data of the present study were analyzed by thematic analysis method in Maxqda software.Results: According to the findings of the present research, the play-based curriculum in the preschool period based on the Montessori theory has 68 components in 9 dimensions of curriculum desirable goals, curriculum suitable content, suitable teaching materials, suitable learning activities, suitable time, suitable space and time design, suitable learning strategy, suitable grouping and suitable evaluation methods were suitable. Therefore, the pattern of dimensions and components of the play-based curriculum in the preschool period based on the Montessori theory was drawn.Conclusion: One of the fields of curriculum improvement in the preschool period is the promotion of play-based curriculum, which for this purpose can be used the identified dimensions and components of play-based curriculum in the preschool period based on the Montessori theory in this study.
Social Sciences
zahra Sadeghloo; Ladan Salimi; Vahid Fallah
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Purpose: Considering the growing use of digital and non-digital games, the purpose of this study was designing a curriculum pattern of education based on non-digital game with a high-scope approach for student teachers.Methodology: The present study in terms of purpose was applied, in terms of time was ...
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Purpose: Considering the growing use of digital and non-digital games, the purpose of this study was designing a curriculum pattern of education based on non-digital game with a high-scope approach for student teachers.Methodology: The present study in terms of purpose was applied, in terms of time was cross-sectional and in terms of implementation method was qualitative. The study population was the experts and specialists of curriculum and educational games, which according to the principle of theoretical saturation number of 14 people of them with the purposive sampling method were selected as a sample. Data were collected by semi-structured interview and analyzed by coding analysis method in MAXQDA software.Findings: The findings showed that the curriculum pattern of education based on non-digital game with a high-scope approach for student teachers had 79 concepts, 24 subcategories and 11 categories. In this pattern, for curriculum goals were identified 28 concepts, 9 subcategories and 4 categories including child's mental development (with 2 subcategories of improving cognitive skills and mental development), improving child's social and emotional skills (with 2 subcategories of emotional skills and personality and social skills), Improving motivation and readiness (with 2 subcategories of child preparation and child activity) and child's spiritual and cultural development (with 3 subcategories of spiritual growth, cultural growth and general growth and development), for curriculum content were identified 23 concepts, 6 subcategories and 3 categories including cognitive education (with 2 subcategories of academic education and mental skills), social and artistic subjects (with 2 subcategories of social skills and artistic education) and general education and development (with 2 subcategories of general subjects and physical growth), for curriculum teaching and learning methods were identified 18 concepts 5 subcategories and 2 categories including group and active methods (with 3 subcategories of education through games, group education and active methods) and individual and direct methods (with 2 subcategories of artistic method and cognitive method) and for curriculum evaluation were identified 10 concepts, 4 subcategories and 2 categories including passive methods (with 2 subcategories of observation and written methods) and active methods (with 2 subcategories of functional methods and group methods).Conclusion: The results of this study about the curriculum pattern of education based on non-digital game with a high-scope approach for student teachers can be used by curriculum experts and planners of Farhangian University to improve the game-based curriculum.
Psychology
Ziba Nik Mohammadi; Nahid shafiei; Alireza Araghieh
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Purpose: Curriculum plays an important role in the success of educational systems. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of identifying the dimensions and components of the heutagogical curriculum of the secondary high school.Methodology: The present study in terms of purpose was ...
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Purpose: Curriculum plays an important role in the success of educational systems. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of identifying the dimensions and components of the heutagogical curriculum of the secondary high school.Methodology: The present study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was qualitative from type of exploratory. The population of this research was articles related to the research field in the years 2019 to 2023 and experts familiar with the research field and having PhD degrees in the fields of curriculum planning and educational psychology, which numbered of 9 articles and 6 experts were selected according to the principle of theoretical saturation and with targeted and snowball sampling methods. The data was collected by taking notes from articles and semi-structured interviews with experts, which whose content validity was calculated by 5 experts 0.995 and its reliability was calculated by Cohen's kappa coefficient 0.979, and to analyze the data were used from thematic analysis.Findings: The findings from taking notes from articles and semi-structured interviews with experts showed that for the heutagogical curriculum of the secondary high school in the comprehensive theme of the flexibility were identified 8 basic themes in 3 organizing themes including the flexibility in goals, flexibility in programs and flexibility in management, in the comprehensive theme of the goal were identified 8 basic themes in 2 organizing themes including the heutagogical goal setting platform and comprehensiveness in goal setting, in the comprehensive theme of the content were identified 16 basic themes in 4 organizing themes including the extent of, content production, applied content and skill content, in the comprehensive theme of the learner were identified 15 basic themes in the 4 organizing themes including the self-determining recipient, creative cooperative, learner agency and internal motivation, in the comprehensive theme of the facilitation were identified 24 basic themes in 5 organizing themes including the heutagogical class, heutagogical teachers skills, authentic teaching, creating opportunities for students and teaching of heutagogical skills, in the comprehensive theme of educational technology were identified 12 basic themes in 3 organizing themes including the technological class, technological educational tools and social networks, in the comprehensive theme of thinking were identified 8 basic themes in 3 organizing themes including the systemic thinking, critical thinking and group thinking and in the comprehensive theme of evaluation were identified 19 basic themes in 4 organizing themes including the heutagogical assessment, teacher's role in assessment, student's role in assessment and choice in assessment.Conclusion: According to the identified themes from taking notes from articles and semi-structured interviews with experts for the heutagogical curriculum of the secondary high school, to improve the heutagogical curriculum must prepare the ground for the realization of the identified themes.
Social Sciences
Abbas Razaghi; Mostafa Ghaderi; Kambiz Poushaneh; Alireza Assareh
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Purpose: Today, due to the growth of information and communication technology, the importance of using online curriculum has increased. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identifying the elements and indicators and validation of the comprehensive online curriculum pattern.Methodology: This was ...
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Purpose: Today, due to the growth of information and communication technology, the importance of using online curriculum has increased. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identifying the elements and indicators and validation of the comprehensive online curriculum pattern.Methodology: This was an applied study from type of qualitative that was done with the synthesis research method. In the current research, among the researches related to the research area number of 75 cases were selected with a purposeful method and taking notes on them was done in order to achieve a suitable summary about the comprehensive online curriculum pattern. Also, 32 experts were used to check the validation of the mentioned model, which they commented on the importance of each of the 31 questions about the validity of the comprehensive online curriculum pattern. Finally, the data were analyzed by synthesis research and fuzzy Delphi methods.Findings: The findings of synthesis research showed that for the online curriculum was identified 174 indicators in 13 elements including goals (with 10 indicators), student (with 12 indicators), teacher (with 14 indicators), content (with 15 indicators), support (with 12 indicators), grouping (with 17 indicators), presence (with 11 indicators), technology (with 11 indicators), time (with 11 indicators), learning environment (with 12 indicators), interaction (with 23 indicators), materials and resources (with 8 indicators) and evaluation (with 18 indicators). The findings of the fuzzy Delphi in the second round showed that out of 31 questions about the validation of the comprehensive online curriculum pattern the said model had adequate validity.Conclusion: The comprehensive and valid online curriculum pattern of this study can be used by experts and curriculum planners to improve online education.
Psychology
Kamalaldin Yarali; Tayebeh Tajari; Maryam Safari
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Purpose: Paying attention to entrepreneurial teaching is very important in curriculum elements, and accordingly, the purpose of this study was to analyzing the curriculum elements of entrepreneurial teaching in the field of humanities sciences in Iran's higher education.Methodology: This study in terms ...
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Purpose: Paying attention to entrepreneurial teaching is very important in curriculum elements, and accordingly, the purpose of this study was to analyzing the curriculum elements of entrepreneurial teaching in the field of humanities sciences in Iran's higher education.Methodology: This study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of execution method was qualitative. The population of this study includes six groups of business startups and establishment of knowledge-based companies, cooperation with entrepreneurial intermediary institutions, entrepreneurship education and teaching, authoring articles, books and guidance or counseling of dissertations and thesis in the field of entrepreneurship, specialist of curriculum and managers of planning higher education in Iranian universities in the academic years of 2020-21. The samples were selected according to the principle of theoretical saturation and with the purposeful sampling method, which their number was 25 people. The tool of the current research was a semi-structured interview which whose validity and reliability were checked and confirmed. The data were analyzed by the coding method based on the grounded theory in MAXQDA software.Findings: The findings of the present research showed that the curriculum elements of entrepreneurial teaching in the field of humanities sciences in Iran's higher education had 216 concepts in 47 components and 6 categories. The category of causal conditions includes 8 components and 33 concepts, the category of background conditions includes 8 components and 36 concepts, the category of intervening conditions includes 9 components and 28 concepts, the core category includes 5 components and 39 concepts, the category of strategies includes 12 components and 54 concepts, and the category of consequences includes 5 components and 26 concepts.Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, experts and planners curriculum can take an effective step towards improving the curriculum elements of entrepreneurial teaching in the field of humanities sciences of higher education.
Fatemeh Zahiri; Maryam Safari; Hosniyeh Godarzi; Aliasghar Bayani
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Purpose: There are many and diverse curricula in the educational organization, and this research was conducted with the aim of designing a curriculum pattern based on the components of aesthetics and art in the period of secondary school.Methodology: The current research in terms of purpose was applied ...
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Purpose: There are many and diverse curricula in the educational organization, and this research was conducted with the aim of designing a curriculum pattern based on the components of aesthetics and art in the period of secondary school.Methodology: The current research in terms of purpose was applied and
seyedeh batoul hoseini; Alireza Sadeghi; Ali Akbar Khosravi Babadi; Mehdi Davaei
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Purpose: The extracurricular curriculum can play an effective role in improving the curriculum. As a result, the aim of this study was to synthesis of the extracurricular curriculum components.Methodology: This study in terms of purpose was fundamental and in terms of the implementation method was qualitative ...
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Purpose: The extracurricular curriculum can play an effective role in improving the curriculum. As a result, the aim of this study was to synthesis of the extracurricular curriculum components.Methodology: This study in terms of purpose was fundamental and in terms of the implementation method was qualitative from type of synthesis. The research population was 200 articles related to the extracurricular curriculum of 2000-2020, which 113 case of them were selected after the initial review with the purposeful sampling method. The research tool was note-taking of articles related to extracurricular curriculum. The data obtained from note-taking were analyzed by content analysis method.Findings: The findings showed that were identified 53 components for the extracurri
Mahnaz Parmoz; Afsaneh Saber garakani; fariba hanifi
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Purpose: Curriculum quality plays an important role in academic success and performance. As a result, the aim of this study was investigating the status of evaluation components of curriculum quality in the elementary schools in Tehran city.Methodology: This study in terms of purpose was applied and ...
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Purpose: Curriculum quality plays an important role in academic success and performance. As a result, the aim of this study was investigating the status of evaluation components of curriculum quality in the elementary schools in Tehran city.Methodology: This study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was mixed (qualitative-quantitative). The population of the qualitative section was the curriculum experts and professors of Tehran city, which according to the principle of theoretical saturation number of 12 people of them were selected by purposive sampling method. The population of the quantitative section was male and female teachers of public elementary schools of Tehran city in the 2021-2022 academic years with number 23593 people, which according to the Krejcie and Morgan table number of 377 people of them were selected by cluster sampling method. The research tools were semi-structured interviews and researcher-made questionnaires, which validity of the interviews was confirmed by triangulation method and its reliability was calculated by the coefficient of agreement between two coders 0.83, and the face validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the opinion of experts and its reliability was calculated by Cronbach's alpha method 0.85. Data were analyzed with open, axial and selective coding methods in MAXQDA software and one-sample t-test in SPSS software.Findings: The findings showed that evaluation of curriculum quality in the elementary schools has 108 indicators in 23 components and 6 dimensions were included systematic approach of evaluation of curriculum quality (with 4 components of strategic thinking, generalizability of goals, receiving corrective feedback and facilitating the teaching and learning process), qualitative evaluation of activities ( with 3 components of evaluation of motivational activities, evaluation of practical activities and evaluation of curriculum activities), quality of modern facilities and technologies (with 3 components of cultural and sports facilities, educational facilities and welfare facilities), quality of structural factors (with 4 components of lack of resources and inappropriate distribution, weak foresight, individual and organizational communication and lack of work discipline), quality assessment of curriculum principles (with 4 components of flexibility, curriculum sequence, curriculum usefulness and curriculum comprehensiveness) and quality assessment of curriculum strategic management (with 5 components of improving the appearance of the curriculum, improving the content of the curriculum, coherence of the curriculum, drawing the vision and growth of national-religious identity). Also, the components of strategic thinking, generalizability of goals, facilitating the teaching and learning process, evaluation of motivational activities, evaluation of practical activities and evaluation of curriculum activities, cultural and sports facilities, educational facilities, welfare facilities, lack of resources and inappropriate distribution, weak foresight, individual and organizational communication, flexibility, curriculum sequence, curriculum usefulness, improving the appearance of the curriculum, improving the content of the curriculum, coherence of the curriculum, drawing the vision and growth of national-religious identity were in favorable situation, but the components of receiving corrective feedback, lack of work discipline and curriculum comprehensiveness were in an unfavorable situation (P<0.001).Conclusion: The results of this study have many practical implications for education specialists and planners, and they based on the results of this study, can take an effective step towards improving the evaluation components of curriculum quality, especially the three components of receiving corrective feedback, lack of work discipline and curriculum comprehensiveness.
Social Sciences
Masoumeh Najafi; Soudabeh AzadolMolki; Ashraf Alsadat Hosseini Mirsafi
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Purpose: Considering the importance of information literacy in today's era and the need to include it in the curriculum of students, the present research was conducted with the aim of designing a model and validating of information literacy in the curriculum of senior school students.Methodology: This ...
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Purpose: Considering the importance of information literacy in today's era and the need to include it in the curriculum of students, the present research was conducted with the aim of designing a model and validating of information literacy in the curriculum of senior school students.Methodology: This study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was mixed (qualitative-quantitative). The research population in the qualitative section was the experts of curriculum and information literacy education of Tehran city in the 2023 year, which number of 16 people of experts (according to the principle of theoretical saturation) were selected as a sample with using the purposeful sampling method. The research population in the quantitative section was the senior school students of Tehran city in the 2022-2023 academic years, which number of 400 people of them were selected as a sample with using the multi-stage cluster sampling method. The research tools were semi-structured interviews by experts and completion of researcher-made questionnaires by students, which whose psychometric indicators were confirmed. The data were analyzed by coding methods and exploratory factor analysis.Findings: Based on the findings of coding interviews for information literacy in the curriculum of students were identified 40 components in 7 dimensions including information access and retrieval, information evaluation, information organization and combination, information ethical considerations, information communication and sharing, cognitive factors of information literacy learning and motivational factors of information literacy learning. Also, the results of the exploratory factor analysis showed that 13 components could explain 81% and all 40 components could explain 100% of the variance of information literacy in the curriculum of students, the factor loading of all 40 components was above 0.70 and information literacy in the curriculum of students on the 7 dimensions and each dimension on its components had a direct and significant effect (P<0.001). Therefore, the designed model of information literacy in the curriculum of students was valid.Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, in order to improve information literacy in the curriculum of students it is possible to provide the basis for realizing the identified dimensions and components.
Social Sciences
Fatemeh Aghakhani; Afsaneh Saber Garakani; Alaedin Etemad Ahari
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Purpose: Vitality plays an important and effective role in improving and promoting psychological and academic variables in students. Therefore, the aim of this study was to presenting a curriculum model based on the vitality in primary school students.Methodology: The present research in terms of purpose ...
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Purpose: Vitality plays an important and effective role in improving and promoting psychological and academic variables in students. Therefore, the aim of this study was to presenting a curriculum model based on the vitality in primary school students.Methodology: The present research in terms of purpose and implementation method was applied and descriptive from type of quantitative, respectively. The research population was primary school teachers of Tehran city in the academic years of 2019-20 with number 11526 people who 374 people of them were selected as a sample based on the Krejcie and Morgan table with the multi-stage cluster sampling method. The samples responded to the researcher-made questionnaire of curriculum based on the vitality in primary school students (100 questions) which whose psychometric indicators were acceptable. Data were analyzed with exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modeling methods in SPSS and Smart PLS software.Findings: The findings showed that curriculum based on the vitality in primary school students in the main category i.e. curriculum based on the vitality were included of positive motivation and belief, social relations and academic engagement, in the category of causal conditions were included of educational goals, textbook text, educational methods and curriculum evaluation, in the category of contextual conditions were included of intra-classroom conditions and school conditions, in the category of intervening conditions were included of educational policy-making, environment and culture, in the category of strategies were included of decentralization and infrastructure and in the category of consequences were included of engagement and behavior. Also, the factor load of the main category, causal conditions, contextual conditions, intervening conditions, strategies and consequences was estimated higher than 0.50, their average variance extracted was estimated higher than 0.70, and their reliability with using Cronbach's alpha and combined methods was estimated higher than 0.80. In addition, the curriculum model based on the vitality in primary school students had a good fit and in this model the causal conditions on the main category, main category, contextual conditions and intervening conditions on the strategies, and strategies on the consequences had a direct significant effect (P<0.001).Conclusion: According to the results of this research, the designed curriculum model based on the vitality in primary school students can help planners and experts in designing and implementing programs to improve vitality in students.
