The mediating role of social relationships in the association of adolescents’ individual school self-concept and their school engagement,belonging and helplessness in school

It is well known that teachers frequently observe a decline in the scholastic motivation of many adolescent students, which in turn is often associated with a decline in students’ individual school self-concept. In contrast, less is known about the association between students’ individual school self-concept and school engagement, or the related concepts of school belonging and helplessness in school. The current study explored social relationships as mediators in the association between individual school self-concept and adolescents’ school engagement, belonging to school and helplessness in school in a large sample of 7th and 8th grade students (N?=?1088; M_Age?=?13.7) in secondary schools in Brandenburg, Germany. The results of two structural equation models showed that the teacher–student relationship mediated the association between individual school self-concept and school engagement, belonging to school and helplessness in school, respectively. In contrast, the student–student relationship did not mediate any of these associations.     

Native Language Self-Concept and Reading Self-Concept: Same or Different?

In assessing verbal academic self-concept with preadolescents, researchers have used scales for students’ self-concepts in reading and in their native language interchangeably. The authors conducted 3 studies with German students to test whether reading and German (i.e., native language) self-concepts can be treated as the same or different constructs. Compared with other facets of academic self-concept, reading self-concept was more highly related to reading test scores (Study 1) and German self-concept to German grades (Study 2). In Study 3, reading and general school self-concepts demonstrated similar relations to German grades. The findings of the 3 studies, albeit indirect, supported the specificity matching principle and caution researchers against applying reading and native language self-concept scales uncritically to infer verbal self-concept.     

学业自我概念和学业成绩的纵向关系:流动与城市儿童的比较分析

为了探讨学业自我概念和学业成绩的纵向关系,以及该纵向关系在城市与流动儿童之间的差异,本研究使用问卷调查法对653名城市儿童和686名流动儿童进行连续五次追踪。交叉滞后结构方程模型分析发现:(1)虽然总体上学业自我概念和学业成绩的纵向关系支持了交互影响模型,但儿童类型具有显著调节作用,城市儿童支持了发展观,而流动儿童则支持了交互影响模型;(2)在七年级上学期到八年级下学期期间,流动儿童先前的学业成绩对后来的学业自我概念的影响显著大于城市儿童。未来教育实践中要注重群体差异,因材施教,努力培养流动儿童的积极学业心理品质。     

The Effect of Conflict Resolution Training on Turkish Elementary School Students: A Quasi-Experimental Investigation

This study investigated the effect of conflict resolution training on Turkish elementary school students' conflict resolution strategies. The participants were 54 fourth grade students. A pre-test, post-test, follow-up control group quasi-experimental design was used. Two 4th grade classes were selected out of three eligible 4th grade classes on the basis of Conflict Scenario Written Measure (Johnson, Johnson, & Dudley, 1992) and randomly assigned as control and experimental group. The experimental group consisted of 28 students (17 boys, 11 girls) and the control group consisted of 26 students (15 boys, 11 girls). Those in experimental group received 45 minutes of conflict resolution training twice a week, for four weeks. The results indicated that treatment was effective in changing the conflict resolution strategies used by the experimental group subjects in three different hypothetical situations and this effect was maintained six months after the treatment.     

Do teachers’ perceptions of children’s math and reading related ability and effort predict children’s self-concept of ability in math and reading?

This study investigated to what extent primary school teachers’ perceptions of their students’ ability and effort predict developmental changes in children’s self-concepts of ability in math and reading after controlling for students’ academic performance and general intelligence. Three cohorts (N?=?849) of elementary school children and their teachers were followed for four years. Children’s self-concepts and performance ability in math and reading were measured annually during Waves 2–4. Teachers rated the children’s ability and effort at each of the four waves. Domain-specific differences and developmental changes could be identified in the associations between teachers’ perceptions and children’s ability self-concepts. Teachers’ ability perceptions predicted children’s concurrent and subsequent ability self-concepts in math and reading, whereas teachers’ effort perceptions predicted children’s math ability self-concept only at Wave 4. Analyses with multi-sample procedure showed that these models were similar for boys and girls and for children in different cohort groups.     

Implementing a Universal Stress Management Program for Young School Children: Are there Classroom Climate or Academic Effects?

The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible academic and classroom climate effects of the universal school program Zippy's Friends, the primary objective of which is to strengthen children's ability to cope with stress. The sample consisted of 1483 children (aged 7–8 years) from 91 second-grade classes in 35 schools. The schools were matched and randomly assigned to intervention and control conditions. Classroom social climate and academic skills were assessed by the teachers and the children using an adapted version of the German scale SIKS (Social Integration, Classroom Climate and Self-concept of School Readiness). Using a multilevel approach, regression analysis of teacher reports indicated that the program had a positive effect on the social climate in the classroom, reduced bullying and improved academic skills. Analysis of children's reports found no significant overall effects. The results were not influenced by students' sex or socioeconomic status.     

英语自我概念及其与英语学业成绩的关系——一项英语专业与非英语专业大学生的对比研究

本文通过比较某大学英语专业和非英语专业二年级321名学生英语自我概念的特点及其与英语学业成绩之间的关系,考察了英语自我概念各子维度对整体英语自我概念及英语学业成绩的影响。结果表明：英语自我概念各子维度与整体英语自我概念及英语学业成绩之间均存在显著正相关。     

广东省工读学校学生自我概念及影响因素研究

本研究以初一到初三的150名工读学生和240名普通中学生为对象,对工读学生的自我概念及相关因素进行了研究。结果表明：（1）工读学生的外显自我概念水平显著低于普通中学生,年级差异亦比普通中学生显著;（2）工读学生表现出比普通中学生更显著的自我概念的内隐效应;（3）工读学生表现出比普通中学生更显著的内隐、外显自我概念的分离;（4）父母教养方式、师生关系满意度、同伴关系维度对工读学生外显、内隐自我概念的预测效应不同。     

海南省本科学历小学教师培养方案研究

根据海南社会和教育发展的需要，顺应国内外小学教师培养的发展态势，结合当前基础教育课程改革和实施素质教育的要求，海南省本科学历小学教师的培养目标应确定为：培养全面发展，基础宽厚，文理相通，学有专长，特色鲜明的、具有创新精神和实践能力、能适应21世纪小学教育改革和发展需要的高素质的优秀小学教师和管理人才。并以此为基础，构建以通识教育课程、教育专业课程、学科方向课程、教育实践课程为主要内容的课程体系。     

父母教养方式及其与高中生学习状况相关研究

通过研究354名高中2年级学生发现不同学校、不同性别高中生父母教养方式有显著差异．高中生的学习动机和学业自我概念之间存在正相关,父母的拒绝否认、惩罚严厉与高中生的学业自我概念之间存在负相关．父母的拒绝否认、母亲的惩罚严厉与高中生学习动机之间存在负相关．父母过分干涉、过分保护,父亲的拒绝否认与学生的学习成绩之间存在负相关,而母亲的偏爱与学生的学习成绩之间存在正相关．     

中国西部农村留守儿童学业心理特点及其学校管理对策研究

Left-behind children refer to those left behind by parents working away from home and taken care of by only one of the parents or relatives because one or both of the parents go out to work in the city. By using questionnaires, this study involves 8 627 rural pupils chosen from 10 provinces to examine academic psychological characteristics, containing academic self-concept, teacher-student relationship and the student attitudes towards school; and then it discusses the school management countermeasures. The results show: (1) children living with parents have the best academic performances; (2) children left behind with both parents working out show better than those living with one of the parents on academic psychological performance; and (3) children left behind with only one of the parents working out performs the worst, especially when only living with the father. Therefore, much more attention should be paid to those children. __________ Translated from Jiaoyu Yanjiu 教育研究 (Educational Research), 2008, (2): 33–38     

大学新生学业自我概念与学业行为的关系探析

目的:针对当代大学生群体不断发展的学业自我概念与相应学业行为之间存在的落差和不一致性,探究其可能的心理机制.方法:采用基本认知图式(调查一)和行为测量(调查二)分析了574名大学新生学业自我概念与学业行为间的关系.结果:学业自我发展水平高的个体对学业自我概念的重要性和规范性有更多的认知,同时表现出行为上的增强.但这种影...     

视障儿童与正常儿童自我概念和个性的比较研究

本研究采用二十句陈述自我概念测验技术(TST)、艾森克人格问卷(EPQ)及深入访谈法,对自强中专的明眼、弱视和盲生共93人,进行了定量与定性相结合的分析研究.研究表现在自我概念和个性方面,这三类被试既有共性也有差异性;三类被试在自我概念和个性方面的差异均随年级升高而减小;视障学生在这两方面的内部差异明显大于明眼学生内部差异;致残年龄对盲童的精神和社会自我影响显著.