rasoul pourreza - Ph.D. Student in Distance Education Planning, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
MohammadReza Sarmadi - Professor, Philosophy of Education, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
Mehran Farajollahi - Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
Marjan Masoumi Fard - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of philosophic mindedness training on the effectiveness of students’ virtual training components. The present study was a quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this study includes all student’s master’s degree of curriculum in Payame Noor University, south Tehran branch in ۱۳۹۹-۱۴۰۰ academic year. The sample consisted of ۳۲ students who were selected by goal-based random sampling method and randomly assigned into two experimental (n=۱۶) and control (n=۱۶) groups. After conducting pre-test on both groups, the experimental group received Smith's philosophical mentality dimensions (Comprehensiveness, Penetration, Flexibility) (۱۹۵۶) in six sessions of sixty minutes and within six consecutive weeks by e-learning method, but the control group received no intervention. The research tool was a ۳۴-item researcher-made questionnaire. The content validity confirmed by judgment of experts and professors, and its reliability was calculated and at an acceptable level. Data were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance (Ancova). The results showed that there is a significant difference between the two groups of experimental and control in the effect of philosophic mindedness training on the effectiveness of virtual training. Therefore, it can be concluded that by training and enhancing the dimensions of philosophic mindedness of students of the target community, it can be increased the effectiveness of virtual training courses.

Virtual training, Effectiveness, Kearsley, Philosophic Mindedness, Smith, Payame Noor University