the purpose of this study was to investigate the rela- tionship among self-efficacy, self-esteem, test anxiety and efl learners’ final achievement scores. a number of 72 students majoring in english literature at shiraz university participated in this study. three ques- tionnaires, general perceived self-efficacy (gpse) scale, rosenberg self-esteem scale (rses), and test anxiety questionnaire (...

Level of openness in an experiment refers to the extent to which students are provided procedures for performing the lab. In traditional approaches students follow a very prescriptive format, often working to verify what is already known, as opposed to undertaking true experimentation. Many teachers and researchers today are calling for a more open and investigative approach to student experime...

A robust body of research finds positive cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between teacher-child relationships and children's academic achievement in elementary school. Estimating the causal effect of teacher-child relationships on children's academic achievement, however, is challenged by selection bias at the individual and school level. To address these issues, we used two multil...

introduction: studies have indicated that emotional intelligence is positively related to self-efficacy and can predict the academic achievement. the present study aimed to investigate the role of emotional intelligence in identifying self-efficacy among the students of public health school with different levels of academic achievement. methods: this correlational study was conducted on all the...

background achievement in university education may be related to one’s emotional intelligent (ei) as well as his/her social skills and emotional control. therefore, it is also probable that the ei be associated with academic and occupational achievement in medical students. objectives the aim of this study was evaluation of the relation between ei and academic achievement of students working in...

PURPOSE Controversy exists regarding the relation between visual memory and academic achievement. METHODS A masked investigation of the relation between visual memory and academics was performed in 155 second-through fourth-grade children (mean age = 8.83 years). Visual memory ability was assessed with the Test of Visual Perceptual Skills visual memory subtest. The school administered the Oti...

OBJECTIVE Approximately 4.4 million (7.8%) children in the United States have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and 56% of affected children take prescription medications to treat the disorder. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is strongly linked with low academic achievement, but the association between medication use and academic achievement in school settin...

Research over the past twentyve years indicates that gender di erences in math achievement favoring males are not typically found prior to high school. In high school, di erences favoring males are common, particularly in the areas of problem solving and applications. The gender-related di erences in math achievement have been attributed to a number of variables, most notably, di erential cours...