The impact of group discussion education on students’ social skills

Subject Areas : Journal of Educational Psychology

esmaeil kazempour ¹ , Samira Torabnezhad ²

1 - Associate professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran
2 - M. A in Educational Planning, Tonakabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran

Received: 2016-05-07 Accepted : 2017-11-23 Published : 2017-11-22

Keywords: social skills, Group discussion, relation to peer,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of group discussion education on students’ social skills. This method is quasi-experimental method with pre-test - post-test and follow-up controls were performed. Population of the city high school girl students in school Langroud formed. For data analysis, Mancova was used. Research findings indicate that; between teaching appropriate social skills through group discussion and there is no significant relationship between students. The group discussion method of teaching students with insufficient courage and there is no significant difference between. The group discussion method of teaching students about significant 0.4 impulsive act. The group discussion method of teaching excellence and students seeking a meaningful relationship is 0.5. The group discussion method of teaching and interacting with students in a significant relationship.