Comparison of Active thinking and Traditional Teaching Methods on Self-efficacy among Female Sixth-Grade Elementary Students in Chabahar

Document Type : Original Article

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Assistant Professor, Department of psychology and Education Sciences, Payame Noor University, Kerman, Iran

Abstract

Teaching and learning strategies have a strong impact on the motivation, performance and self-efficacy of students. The main objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness the active thinking and traditional teaching methods on the self-efficacy of female students in the sixth-grade elementary school of Chabahr in 2019- 2020. The study was semi-experimental, having pre and post-test plans and two experimental and control groups. The population concluded all female sixth-grade students in Chabahar. The sample size consisted of 80 female students selected randomly in two experimental and control groups. The efficacy test was done again and the data was analyzed and compared. The instrument for studying self-efficacy was Morgan-Jink's (1999) questionnaire.. The results showed that the active thinking method raises self- efficacy of students in all aspects.

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