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The Study on Explanatory Style, Self-Efficacy and Academic Achievement of Gifted and Regular Students in the Primary School Supervisor: Ian I-ming Li Investigator: Chan, Hsuan-Fang Abstract
This study was based on explanatory style and self-efficacy theory with two purposes. Firstly, it was to investigate the current situation and relationship between the explanatory style, self-efficacy and academic achievement of gifted and regular students in the primary school, secondly, to analyze the differences between the different individual background variables(gender, grade). “The Primary Causal Explanatory Style Scale”, “The Primary Causal Self-Efficacy Scale” are tested. The target is 589 gifted and regular students altogether from the fourth and sixth grade of the primary school in Taipei county. The data were analyzed by the means, standard deviation, two-way ANOVA , independent samples test and Pearson’s product-moment correlation. The outcomes are as following :
1. When facing life events, gifted students explanatory style is more optimistic than regular students. 2. When comparing Grade 4 and 6 students, Grade 6 students handle satisfying situations with optimism, positive thought and full of hope. When grade 4 students encounter uncontrollable events, they are more helpless than grade 6 students. 3. There is no significant difference in explanatory style of the variance of the gender. 4. The scores of gifted students’ self-efficacy and academic achievement are better than the regular ones. 5. There is no significant difference in self-efficacy and academic achievement of the variance of the grade. 6. The scores of female students’ self-efficacy and academic achievement are better than the male ones. 7. When facing life events, gifted students and regular students who are positive, optimistic and full of hope toward life, they have higher self-efficiency levels despite their abilities. 8. Gifted students whether in high self-efficiency or low-self-efficiency group, they are able to handle life events with positive, optimistic full of hope than regular students. 9. The students who are more, optimistic, positive and full of hope their academic achievements are higher than those who are not. 10. The higher the self-efficiency is in the elementary students, the academic achievements are higher.
According to the above outcomes, the researcher has suggested some conclusions and advices, including some guidelines for further studies.
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