Effect of life skills training on self-concept of students with academic failure

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of life skills training on self-concept of students with academic failure. The research method was semi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all high school boy students in Namin city in the academic year of 2012-2012. Among them, 30 students with randomized cluster failure were selected and randomly assigned to the experimental group 15) and control group (15 people). 10 sessions of life skills were taught to the experimental group. A California self-concept questionnaire was used to collect data. The results of covariance analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the test and control groups in the post-test stage in terms of self-concept and the self-concept scores of the students in the experimental group were higher than the control group; therefore, it can be said that skill training Of life have increased self-concept in the students of the experimental group and life skills training can be used to increase student self-concept.

Keywords

• life skills
• self-concept
• students
• academic failure