The Effectiveness of Communication Skills Training on Academic Motivation and Academic Adjustment of High School Students
Subject Areas : Educational Psychologyjafar bahadorikhosroshahi 1 , Ramin Habibi Kaleybar 2
1 - دانشجوی دکتری روانشناسی تربیتی، دانشکده علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی، دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان، تبریز، ایران
2 - دکتری روانشناسی تربیتی، استادیار گروه علوم تربیتی، دانشکده علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی، دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان، تبریز، ایران
Keywords: Academic motivation, Academic adjustment, communication skills training,
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of communication skills training on the academic motivation and academic adjustment of high school students. A quasi experimental design was employed with pretest, posttest and control group. The population of this study included all high school students in Ilkhchi studing in the academic year 2016-2017. The sample consisted of 52 students who were selected by multistage cluster sampling and randomly assigned to two groups (N=25) and control (N=27) were assigned. The data collection instrument was the academic adjustment and academic motivation questionnaire that all participants completed as the pre-test. Then, the communication skill training was conducted in the experimental group for eight sessions. Finally, the same questionnaire was completed by both experimental and control groups. Then, the data was analyzed using covariance analysis. The findings indicated that communication skills training can affect academic motivation and academic adjustment of high school students. In fact, communication skills increase studentsʼ intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation and academic adjustment and reduce their of motivation.
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_||_Ahmadi, M. S., Hatami, H. R., Ahadi, H. R., & Asadzadeh, H. (2014). A Study of the Effect of Communication Skills Training on the Female Students’ Self-efficacy and Achievement. New Approaches in Educational Administration, 4(4), 105-116 [In Persian].
Akomolafe, M. J., Ogunmakin, A. O., & Fasooto, G. M. (2013). The role of academic self- efficacy, academic motivation and academic self- concept in predicting secondary school Students academic performance. Journal of Educational and Social Research, 3(2), 335-342.
Ardlan, E., Hosinchari, M. (2011). Predicting academic adjustment based on self-efficacy mediated communication skills. Educational Psychology Quarterly, 6(17), 1-28 [In Persian].
Arip, M. A. S. M., Yusooff, F. B., Jusoh, A. J., Salim, S. S. S., & Samad, N. A. (2011). The effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treatment group on self-concept among adolescents. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 1(8), 113-122.
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Banepour, A. (2009). Investigating the effectiveness of positive self-talk in increasing social, academic, and emotional adjustment of junior high school students in Tehran. (Unpublished Master's thesis), University of Science and Research Branch of Tehran [In Persian].
Bengtsson, B., & Ohlsson, B. (2010). The nursing and medical students' motivation to attain knowledge. Nurse Education Today, 30,150–6.
Boulter, L. T. (2002). Self-concept as a predictor of college freshman academic adjustment. College Student Journal, 36(2), 234-246.
Chen, K.C., & Jang, S.J. (2010). Motivation in online learning: Testing a model of self-determination theory. Journal of Computers in Human Behavior, 26, 741–752.
Ceyhan, A. A. (2006). An Investigation of Adjustment Levels of Turkish University Students whit Respect to Perceives Communication Skill Levels. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 34(4), 367-380.
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Hedman, E., Mortberg, E., Hesser, H., Clark, D.M., Lekander, M., Andersson, E., & Ljotsson, B. (2013). Mediators in psychological treatment of social anxiety disorder: Individual cognitive therapy compared to cognitive behavioral group therapy. Behavior Research and Therapy, 51(10), 696-705.
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Hughes, J.N., Dyer, N., Luo, W., & Kwok, O. (2009). Effects of peer academic reputation on achievement in academically at-risk elementary students. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 30, 182–194.
Hunter, D., Gambell, T., & Randhawa, B. (2005). Gender gaps in group listening and speaking: issues in social constructivist approaches to teaching and learning. Educational Review, 47, 329-355.
Jamali gareh gshlagi, E. (2015). The relationship between social intelligence, and control of aggression and increasing in individual adjustment among humanities students of Islamic Azad University of Urmia in the academic year 2014-2015. (Unpublished MSc thesis), Islamic Azad University of Urmia [In Persian].
Karimi, F., & Fekri, S. (2013). A study of life skills assessment among first grade high school students. Instruction and Evaluation Quarterly Journal, 6 (22), 73-85 [In Persian].
Kaur, D. (2006). International students and American higher education: A study of the academic adjustment experiences of six Asian Indian international students at a research level II University. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation), North Carolina University.
Kavousiaan, J., Farahani, M., Kadivar, P., Hooman, A., Shahraray, M., & Farzad, V. (2008). The Study of Effective Factors in High School Studentsʼ Academic Motivation. Journal of Psychology, 2(8), 81-104 [In Persian].
Lee, J. Q., McInerney, D. M., Liem, G. A. D., & Ortiga, Y. P. (2010). The relationship between future goals and achievement goal orientations: An intrinsic–extrinsic motivation perspective. Journal of Contemporary Educational Psychology, 6(3), 1-16.
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Murray, C., & Murray, K. M. (2004). Correntes of teacher-atudent relationships: An examination of child demographic characteristics, behavioral orientations. Psychology in the Schools, 41, 751-762.
Nicholson, J. (2006). Computer-mediated learning: An empirical examination of the influence of technology, task, and individual characteristics. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation), Washington State University.
Pehlivan, K. B. (2005). Ogretmen adaylarmin illetisim becerisi algilari uzerine bircalisma. Illkogretim- online, 42(2), 17-23.
Porabdol, S., Sobhigaramalki, N., & Abassi, M. (2015). The comparison of cognitive failures, alexithymia and cognitive avoidance in students with and without specific learning disorder. Psychological methods and models, 6(20), 55-72 [In Persian].
Punia, S., & Sangwan, S. (2011). Emotional intelligence and social adaptation of school children. Journal of Psychology, 2(2), 83-87.
Reed-victor, E. (2004). Individual differences and early school adjustment: Teacher appraisals of young children with special needs. Early Child Development and Care, 174 (1), 59-79.
Roeser, R. W., Eccles, J.S., & Sameroff, A. J. (1998). Academic and emotional functioning in early adolescence: Longitudinal relations, patterns, and prediction by experience in middle school. Development and Psychopathology, 10, 321-352.
Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2001). On happiness and human potentials: A review of research on hedonic and eudemonic well-being. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 141-166.
Saif, A. A. (2012). Modern educational psychology. Tehran: Publication Doran [In Persian].
Schellenberg, R. (2012). The School Counselor's Study Guide for Credentialing Exams. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis.
Scott, R., & Scott, W. A. (1998). Adjustment of adolescents: cross-cultural similarities and differences. London: Routledge.
Shahabi dimagani, L. (2017). The Relationship between Risky Behavior and Motivation with Cognitive Regulation Emotional Strategies among Secondary School Female Students of Tabriz. (Unpublished Master). Ajabshir Branch, Islamic Azad University [In Persian].
Simpson, W. K., & Pychy, T. (2009). Investigating the relation between procrastination, arousal-based personality traits and beliefs about procrastination motivations. A Personality and Individual Differences, 47, 906–91.
Sinha, P., & Sink, R. P. (1993). Guidelines for high school students' regulation questionnaire. [A. Karami, Trans.]. Tehran: Sina Institute of Mental Processing [In Persian].
Teodoro, M. L., Kappler, K. C., Rodrigues, J. L., de Freitas, P. M., & Haase, V. G. (2005). The Matson evaluation of social skills with youngsters (MESSY) and its adaptation for Brazilian children and adolescents. International Journal of Psychology, 39(2), 239-246.
Vallerend, R. j., Pelletier, L. G., Blais, M. R., Briere, N. M., Senecal, C., & Vallieres, E. F. (1992). The Academic Motivation Scale: A measure of intrinsic, extrinsic, and a motivation in education. Journal of Educational and Psychological Measurement, 52, 1003-1017.
Weisani, M., Gholamali Lavasani, M., & Ejei, J. (2012). The effect of achievement goals on statistics anxiety through academic motivation and statistic learning. Journal of Psychology, 16(2), 142-160 [In Persian].
Yang, Ch., Kim, B., & Laffey, J. M. (2006). Exploring the Relationship between Students, Academic Motivation and Social Ability in Online Learning Environments. University of Missouri-Columbia.
Yeganeh shamami, L., khosrojavid, M., & Hosein khanzadeh, A. A. (2015). The effectiveness of group communication skill training on studentsʼ adjustment and empathy. Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 9 (32), 7-8 [In Persian].
Zettergren, P. (2003). School adjustment in adolescence for previously rejected, average and popular children. Journal of Educational Psychology, 73(2), 207-221
