The effect of a "Succeeding in School" program on the academic performance, academic self-concept, attitude towards school, learning how to succeed in school and social adjustment of school students

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Shahid Chamran University

2 Ph.D student, Department of Counseling, Shahid Chamran University

3 M.A student of Psychology, Department of Psychology

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to
investigate the effectiveness of a "Succeeding in
School" training program on the academic
performance, academic self-concept, attitude towards
school, learning how to succeed in school and social
adjustment of second graders of junior high schools
of Ahvaz city. The sample included 52 students who
were selected randomly, according to a multistage
sampling method. They were then randomly assigned
to experimental (26 students) and control (26
students) groups. The design of the study was of the
pretest-posttest control group type. Instruments used
in this study were Gerler’s Attitude toward School
Scale, Delavar’s Academic Self-Concept Scale,
California Personality Test and Gerler’s Learning
How to Succeed in School Scale. The average of first
and second term scores was considered as an index of
the academic performance of the students. The results
of MANCOVA showed that the "Succeeding in
School" training program significantly increased
attitude towards school, learning how to succeed in
school, academic performance and social adjustment.
The results of this study showed that this program
can be used for improving the performance of junior
high school second graders

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