Effectiveness of Training Communication Skills on Self-regulated Learning of Male High School Students in Zanjan City
Subject Areas : Educational
Keywords: Self-regulation learning, male high school students, Training communication skills,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of communication skills training on self regulation learning of male students of high-schools in Zanjan city in the school year 2012-13 (1391-92s.c.). The research method was experimental with pre test - post test with a control group. The tools used in this research were the Zimmerman & Mertinez-pons Self-regulation Learning Questionnaire (1986) and the UNISEF program for training communication skills (2004). The statistical population of the research included all of male high school students in grade one in Zanjan in school year 2012-13. From among them 60 students were selected by multi stage cluster random sampling method and assighned in to two experimental and control groups. Experimental intervention (communicative skills based on the UNICEF Training kit) was carried out in the experimental group in ten sessions, each session lasted ninety minutes once a week. The results of ANCOVA showed that the training of communication skills was effective in improvement of self regulation learning of students (P < 0.001).
