The comparison of the students' scores in high schools with extracurricular activities and no extracurricular activities in the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

Reza Noruzi masir ¹ , Jahanbakhsh Rahmani ²

1 - 1فارغ التحصیل کارشناسی ارشد برنامه ریزی آموزشی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد اصفهان (خوراسگان)، اصفهان، ایران
2 - 2استادیار دانشکده علوم تربیتی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد خوراسگان (اصفهان)، اصفهان، ایران

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2016-04-20

Keywords: extracurricular activities, Curriculum, social skills, Social Behavior,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to compare scores of high school studentswithextracurricularactivities with who had no extracurricular activities in social skills Matson’s test.The method research was descriptive method type causal-comparative method. Using by cluster sampling method 346 students were selected from Shahrekord city high school students population as sample of study and assign to two groups with extracurricular activities and no extracurricular activities. Using by Matson’s social skills growth scale (reliability coefficient .86) data were collected. Descriptive analysis statistics based on SPSS-19 software were used to analysis the data and in inferential statistics, T-Test and Levene-Test clarified the difference from mean and equality of variances, respectively. Result showed that there ar significant differences between two group students. Appropriate social skills, non social skills, aggressive and implosive behavior, pride and self – conceit, and interacting with peer showed significant difference between two groups.

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