zohreh sayadpour; fariborz Dortaj; Alireza Kiamanesh
Volume 15, Issue 52 , March 2021, , Pages 7-16
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This study aimed to investigate the role of social support and life satisfaction in academic burnout. The research method was correlation. From Islamic Azad University of Tehran, 393 students selected by cluster sampling method and responded to Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS, Schaufeli ...
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This study aimed to investigate the role of social support and life satisfaction in academic burnout. The research method was correlation. From Islamic Azad University of Tehran, 393 students selected by cluster sampling method and responded to Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS, Schaufeli et al., 2002), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS, Diner et al., 1985) and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al., 1988). Data were analyzed using regression analysis. The results showed that social support (β = -0.131, P≥0.020) and life satisfaction (β = -0.229, P≥0,000) had a significant and inverse effect on academic burnout. The findings also showed that Social support and life satisfaction explained 14% of the variance in academic burnout. According to the findings, academic burnout decreases with increasing social support and life satisfaction. Therefore, supporting student by family, friends, and the educational environment, as well as strategies that increase life satisfaction, can reduce students' academic burnout, which is an important factor in dropout.
Zohreh Sayadpour; Marjan Sayadpour
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cooperative learning on academic achievement motivation and anxiety. The design of research was experimental design with pre-test and post-test with control group. From district 5, by cluster sampling, two sixth grade from two different girl’s ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cooperative learning on academic achievement motivation and anxiety. The design of research was experimental design with pre-test and post-test with control group. From district 5, by cluster sampling, two sixth grade from two different girl’s schools were selected as the experimental group (N = 40) and the control group (N = 40). In pre-test both groups completed the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (2003) and Hermans Academic Achievement Questioner (1970). Then, in the experimental group, all courses were provided with cooperative learning method for two months. While control group was taught in the traditional way. After two months both groups completed the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (2003) and Hermans Academic Achievement Questioner (1970). By using analysis of covariance, the results showed that cooperative learning reduced students’ anxiety and increased academic achievement motivation (p<0/001). The implication for using collaborative learning by teachers in the classrooms to reduce anxiety and increase academic achievement motivation was also discussed.
