Evaluation of the Effectiveness of PA Instruction on Learning Strategies on the Academic Achievement of the Fifth Grade Elementary Female Students in Yazd

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

sahar mirafshar ¹ , mehdi khanabadi ² , abolfazl azadniya ³ , somayeh soltani ⁴

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Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2012-09-22

Keywords: fifth grade elementary school, Academic Achievement, student, Female, PA learning,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of PA instruction on learning strategies on the academic achievement of the fifth grade elementary female students in Yazd. The method of this study was a quasi-experimental with the control group. Statistical population included all of the fifth grade elementary female students in Yazd city (8100 students). They were enrolled in public schools in 2010-11. The targrted sample was 30 students randomly selected by using the cluster method. The used tools in this study were the Cattell intelligence test and a demographic information questionnaire. The mean obtained scores of the students in exams were used for assessing the academic achievement. The experimental group underwent 12 training sessions of PA learning strategies, whereas the control group did not receive any interventions. The exams were taken included all courses in order to assess academic achievement during three phases (pre-test, test and test). The results of covariance analysis showed that there were significant differences between the mean scores on tests taken from the students in the test and pre-test phases and the subjects in experimental and contol groups (p = 0.01).