Determination the Effectiveness of Group Training of Self-regulation Learning Strategies and Critical Thinking on School Well-being of Female Students

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1 PhD student in Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran

3 Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Shahrekord Islamic Azad University, Iran

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Background and objectives: The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of group training of self-regulation learning strategies and critical thinking on school well-being of second-grade (fourth, fifth, and sixth) female students in Bagh Bahadran. Method: The method of conducting this research was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group and a two-month follow-up period, and 60 students 4th, 5th and 6th grades in Bagh Bahadran city was selected based on the available sampling method and according to the entry criteria, randomly selected in Three groups (20 people in each group) were assigned. Kaplan and Mahler's school well-being scale (1999) was used to measure the dependent variable. Khanjani et al.'s self-regulation learning strategies training (2005) and Fisher's critical thinking training (2005) were used for 8 sessions of 90 minutes. Data were analyzed through repeated analysis of variance with mixed design and Ben Feroni's post hoc test. Findings: The results showed that the scores of the components of school well-being (interest in school and perceived academic self-efficacy) in the post-test and follow-up stage in the critical thinking training group and the self-regulated learning strategies training group increased and destructive behavior decreased. Conclusion: training self-regulation learning strategies and critical thinking in schools by teachers and counselors can be used to improve or increase student's school well-being

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