The Impact of Academic Failure on the Self-Concept of Elementary Grade Students

Autor/in	Chohan, Bushra Iqbal
Titel	The Impact of Academic Failure on the Self-Concept of Elementary Grade Students
Quelle	In: Bulletin of Education and Research, 40 (2018) 2, S.13-25 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0555-7747
Schlagwörter	Academic Failure; Self Concept; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Measures (Individuals); Public Schools; Grade 4; Academic Achievement; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstkonzept; Ausland; Messdaten; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Schulleistung
Abstract	Self-concept has gained significant position in educational theories. The self-concept is said to be a set of planned self-attitudes that are relatively established and "characteristic" of an individual (Demo, 1992, p.303). In the present study, the impact of academic failure on the self-concept of the students was examined. The students of grade four in public primary schools (N=42) of Rawalpindi city were taken as study sample. Quantitative data were collected in two-phase panel study, i.e. at the beginning of the last term of preceding academic session and at the start of successive academic year. The self-concept of the students (N=238) was measured through Urdu translation of Beck Youth Inventory for Self-Concept of Children (BSCI-Y). The overall findings of the study revealed that the impact of academic failure on the self-concept of the students may be considerably negative. The researcher recommended on the basis of the findings of the study that, while designing teacher training programs, the practical aspects of child psychology alone with theoretical considerations ought to be built up, as depicted in the conclusion of the present study. If the practical aspects of child behavior are incorporated into the teacher training programs, they may become more viable, relevant and acceptable for the teachers. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute of Education and Research. University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590 Pakistan. e-mail: ber.ier@pu.edu.pk; Web site: http://pu.edu.pk/home/journal/32
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01