Mohammad Motaghed Larijani
Volume 10, Issue 31 , April 2014, , Pages 211-222
Abstract
This study is aimed at investigating the role of family in academic achievement of the junior high school student in Tehran city. The analysis is of post-event nature. To this end, from among all junior high school students studying in Tehran in the academic year 2007-2008, 740 boys and girls were selected ...
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This study is aimed at investigating the role of family in academic achievement of the junior high school student in Tehran city. The analysis is of post-event nature. To this end, from among all junior high school students studying in Tehran in the academic year 2007-2008, 740 boys and girls were selected using the multistage cluster sampling method. Then, the demographic information questionnaire and family assessment device (FAD) were administered for the purpose of examining performance of the sample group families, and the indices provided through administration of the questionnaires were analyzed and compared in terms of the students’ academic achievement considered based on their averages by means of a t-test and one-way ANOVA and SPSS application. The findings of data analysis suggest that the academic status of the students experiencing inefficient family atmosphere was significantly worsened. Furthermore, the students from the families experiencing weak economic conditions had more academic achievement vis-à-vis those coming from the families with high economic status. There was no significant relation between the students’ academic achievement and mothers’ educational background, and female students’ academic conditions were better than the male students’. The research results generally indicate that there is a significant relation between weak family performance and reduced academic achievement of the junior high school students.
laleh khajeh; masud hoseinchari
Abstract
The present study was aimed to investigate if academic self- efficacy can be predicted by social anxiety and classroom psychosocial climate in junior high school students. The sample was 550 (250 female and 3oo male) students who were selected via random cluster sampling in Jiroft. In order to gather ...
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The present study was aimed to investigate if academic self- efficacy can be predicted by social anxiety and classroom psychosocial climate in junior high school students. The sample was 550 (250 female and 3oo male) students who were selected via random cluster sampling in Jiroft. In order to gather the needed information, Academic Self- efficacy Questionnaire, Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents and My class Inventory were used. Multiple regression (enter method) was used for analyzing the data. Results indicated that the Competition as a component of classroom psychosocial climate was negative predictor for academic self- efficacy and also Friction was positive predictor for Context in academic self- efficacy; but Cohesion cannot predict the dimensions of academic self- efficacy. Also findings indicated that the dimensions of social anxiety cannot predict the academic self- efficacy; but among the dimensions of social anxiety, social avoidance and distress- new can negatively predict the context as a component in academic self- efficacy. Finally, it revealed that talent can be predicted by social avoidance and distress-general dimensions. It can be concluded that classroom psychosocial climate and its components are stronger predictors for academic self- efficacy than social anxiety and its dimensions.
