scholarly journals Learner Autonomy in L2 Writing: The Role of Academic Self-Concept and Academic Achievement

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Tayebeh Tajmirriahi ◽  
Ehsan Rezvani
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Strategy Use ◽  
L2 Writing ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Essay Writing

Embracing a learner-based approach in line with a psychological perspective, the present study investigates learner autonomy (LA) in L2 writing with a focus on the role of academic self-concept (ASC) and academic achievement of Iranian English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) university students. The research entailed three interrelated phases: In phase one, the readiness of 69 EFL students in three intact English essay writing classes was measured in terms of certain factors of autonomy in writing. Besides, their ASC was surveyed and the participants were asked to report their overall grade point average (GPA) as an index of their academic achievement. In phase two, a focus group interview was administered. Three emergent themes were derived from their comments, namely, insignificant position of writing, insufficient strategy use, and instructors’ unconvincing support for autonomy in writing. The last phase of the study was assigning the findings of phase one to several regression and correlation analyses to investigate the triangular potential relationships of LA in writing, ASC, and academic achievement. The results of the study indicated that, compared with skills and strategy use, EFL university students were most autonomous in their attitudes towards writing, while they did not show a desirable level of ASC. Moreover, ASC and LA in writing proved to have a relatively significant relationship; nonetheless, academic achievement turned out insignificant in relation to them, proving no triangular correlation among the given variables. Implications for EFL teachers and materials developers focused on writing skill will be provided.

Study Skills, Self-Concept, and Academic Achievement

1984 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 923-929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadette M. Gadzella ◽  
James David Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Study Skills ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Two Measures

This study investigated the relationships between study skills, self-concept, and academic achievement and whether the self-report measures contributed to the prediction of grade-point average for 110 university students. Analysis showed that study skills, self-concepts, and academic achievement correlated significantly with each other; rs ranged from .03 to .52. In addition to the total study skills score, two measures of study skills (oral reporting and interpersonal relations) and one measure of self-concept (personal self) contributed to the prediction of grade-point average.

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Engagement on the Achievement and Quality of Life of University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6586
Author(s):  
Inmaculada García-Martínez ◽  
José María Augusto Landa ◽  
Samuel P. León
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mediational Role ◽  
The Relationship

(1) Background: Academic engagement has been reported in the literature as an important factor in the academic achievement of university students. Other factors such as emotional intelligence (EI) and resilience have also been related to students’ performance and quality of life. The present study has two clearly delimited and interrelated objectives. First, to study the mediational role that engagement plays in the relationship between EI and resilience on quality of life. Secondly, and similarly, to study the mediational role of engagement in the relationship between EI and resilience, but in this case on academic achievement. (2) Methods: For this purpose, four scales frequently used in the literature to measure emotional intelligence, resilience, academic engagement and quality of life were administered to 427 students of the University of Jaén undertaking education degrees. In addition, students were asked to indicate their current average mark as a measure of academic performance. Two mediational models based on structural equations were proposed to analyse the relationships between the proposed variables. (3) Results: The results obtained showed that emotional intelligence and resilience directly predicted students’ life satisfaction, but this direct relationship did not result in academic performance. In addition, and assuming a finding not found so far, engagement was shown to exert an indirect mediational role for both life satisfaction and academic performance of students. (4) Conclusions: The findings of the study support the importance of engagement in the design and development of instructional processes, as well as in the implementation of any initiative.

THE ROLE OF PERSONALITY CORRELATES IN ALLEVIATING STRESS ENCOUNTERED BY STUDENTS OF STANDARD X

2016 ◽  
pp. 34-49
Author(s):  
Giselle D' Souza
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Personality Correlates ◽  
Purpose Of Education ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Different Dimensions

Test anxiety and distress occupy pivotal positions in students' lives today, because of over emphasis on academic achievement in the modern educational system. The need for high performance in examinations has defeated the very purpose of education. The SSC examination has come to be an exhaustive exercise that makes the students learn by rote rather than comprehension. There are a few who feel completely trapped in their situation and indulge in self-destructive acts like suicide. The present research study attempted at understanding the likely role of personality correlates namely, academic self-concept, self-efficacy and locus of control in alleviating the different dimensions of stress encountered by students of standard X. It revealed a significant relationship between stress and the mentioned variables and could have important implications in helping students of standard X come to terms with their invaluable self-worth in effectively coping with the evil of the present century -stress.

scholarly journals Association of COMT Polymorphism and Academic Achievement among Female Undergraduate Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-101
Author(s):  
Norsuhaila Rosmimi Rosli ◽  
◽  
Tengku Shahrul Anuar engku Ahmad Basri ◽  
Mohd Ilham Adenan ◽  
Roziah Mohd Janor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Dopaminergic Pathway ◽  
Allele Specific ◽  
Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium ◽  
Comt Polymorphism ◽  
The One

Academic achievement may be influenced by catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) polymorphism. A common functional polymorphism of COMT, the rs4680 is consistently being involved in the modulation of dopaminergic pathway and prefrontal cortex function which may predominantly affect cognitive functions. A total of 197 female participants were recruited in this study. The score of student’s grade point average (GPA) from the latest previous semester was used as the measurement of academic achievement. The COMT polymorphism was genotyped using tetra primer allele specific polymerase chain reaction. The findings indicated that there were 8 (4.1 %), 72 (36.5 %), and 117 (59.4 %) participants harbouring Met/Met, Met/Val, and Val/Val genotype for COMT polymorphism respectively. All the genotype distributions of COMT polymorphism were consistent with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (χ2 = 0.495, p > 0.05). The one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) result demonstrated that participants bearing Met/Met genotype had a better achievement in GPA as compared to the other COMT genotypes (p = 0.001). These findings support evidence that the affective role of COMT polymorphism might overwhelm cognitive abilities in measures of academic achievement like GPA.

scholarly journals The Role of Teacher-Student Conferencing in Improving Grammatical Accuracy in University EFL Students’ Composition Writing

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arab World English Journal ◽  
Naima Hamlaoui ◽  
Sarra Fellahi
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Oral Feedback ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Grammatical Accuracy ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Written Compositions ◽  
Over Time

Based on the value of teacher-student conferencing practice in writing classes, the study investigates the role of this practice in improving grammatical accuracy in EFL university students’ writing. One particular aim of this study is to help second-year students at Sétif 2 University (Algeria) reduce subject-verb (S-V) disagreement and run-ons in their writing. Ten students took part in this study; they wrote 120 drafts, and were provided with teacher’s oral feedback on their written compositions at the editing stage. Corpora of students’ compositions were examined and instances of errors were counted before each conferencing session for four weeks. The findings reveal that the participants successfully show progress in grammatical accuracy over time to reach elimination for Subject-Verb disagreements and a significant reduction for run-ons.

scholarly journals Exploring the Unknown: The Autonomy of Saudi EFL Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fakieh Alrabai
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
T Test ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Saudi Students ◽  
Standardized Achievement Tests

This study addresses a new area of research in Saudi Arabia. Using a sample of 630 Saudi students, it investigates learners’ level of autonomy and its relationship to academic achievement in English as a foreign language (EFL). Learners’ level of autonomy was measured by a survey, whereas their achievement was evaluated using standardized achievement tests. The data were analyzed using descriptive analyses and a t-test. The findings revealed that learners were non-autonomous, with a mean autonomy score of 2.35 out of 5; and also low language achievers (M = 66 out of 100). Gender had a significant effect on autonomy and achievement. These findings emphasize the vast lack of awareness of the vital role of learner autonomy in the Saudi EFL setting. The study suggests that Saudi learners and teachers alike require increased awareness of the importance of the concept of autonomy and that practical means to promote Saudi EFL learner autonomy should be sought and practiced.

Role of Self-Concept of Academic Attainment in Achievement-Related Behaviors

1986 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Midkiff ◽  
Joy Patricia Burke ◽  
Jeanne P. Hunt ◽  
Geraldine Cain Ellison
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Performance Feedback ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Academic Attainment ◽  
Performance Outcome ◽  
Academic Task ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Expectancy For Success

Researchers have reported that self-concept serves both as an antecedent and consequence of behavior. Given self-concept's role in achievement-related behavior, we sought clarification of factors influencing children's self-concepts of academic attainment. We examined proposed linkages among self-concept of academic attainment, academic achievement, expectancy for success, and performance outcome within a causal model using path analysis. Subjects were 208 eighth-grade students. Initial self-concept of academic attainment and initial expectancy for success were measured. Students then were given an academic task followed by performance feedback. We subsequently measured postperformance expectancy for success and postperformance self-concept of academic attainment. Students' postperformance self-concepts of academic attainment were influenced primarily by their initial self-concepts of academic attainment and, to a lesser extent, by their academic achievement and performance on an academic task.

A Study On Emotional Intelligence And Academic Achievement In Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 109-115
Author(s):  
Cyndra Robert Budull ◽  
Nur Khairunisa Abu Talip ◽  
Noreriani Sabturani ◽  
Theresa Ahing ◽  
Muhamad Syukrie Abu Talip
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
University Students ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Pearson Correlations

The study aimed to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and academic achievement (AA) among undergraduate university students in Malaysia. Four hundred and sixty (n=460) undergraduate university students in Malaysia involved in the present study. The Assessing Emotional Scale (AES) questionnaire was used to measure EI, while the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) used to determine AA scores. Pearson correlations were utilized to examine the relationship between EI and AA. The findings showed positive and weak relationship between overall emotional intelligence (EI) and academic achievement (r=.090), perception of emotion (PE) and academic achievement (r=.016) and managing others’ emotion (MOTE) and academic achievement (r=.044). Perception of Emotion (PE) are found significantly and positively correlate with academic achievement (r=.101). A significant positive relationship also reported between Managing Own Emotion (MOE) and academic achievement (r=.123). This study helps in understanding and providing information on the university students’ emotional intelligence and academic achievement during undergraduate life.

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