Predicting Academic Achievement by Learning Approaches and Perception of the Classroom Goals among Graduate Students of Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz

Subject Areas : Educational

Mohammad Hosein Mohebi Noredin Vand ^{1 *} , Somayeh Dada ²

1 - عضو هیأت علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد مسجد سلیمان
2 - کارشناس ارشد روان‌شناسی عمومی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد اهواز

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2017-10-17

Keywords: learning approaches, M.S. Students of Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz, Academic Achievement, perception of classroom goal,

Abstract :

The aim of this research was to predict academic achievement by learning approaches and perception of the classroom goal among graduate students of IAU, Ahvaz Branch. It was a correlational study.  The population consisted of all graduate students of Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz in 2015. The sample consisted of 384 male and female students who were selected using random stratified sampling. The instruments included Study Approaches Questionnaire (Marton and Saljo, 1976) and Perception of Classroom Goal Scale (Urdan and Midgley, 2000). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression analysis. The last step of stepwise regression showed the two variables namely deep approach and surface approach to learning are able to predict students’ progress and overall can explain 38% of the variance in academic achievement (P<0.05).

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