The comparison effectiveness of metacognitive strategies and peer tutoring training on test anxiety and academic procrastination in students

Subject Areas : Educational Science

leila shoaei ¹ , Alireza Heydarie ² , saeed Bakhtiarpour ³ , Parviz Asgari ⁴

1 - Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
2 - Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
3 - Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
4 - Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

Received: 2019-02-11 Accepted : 2020-09-15 Published : 2020-08-22

Keywords: Metacognitive strategies, peer tutoring training, test anxiety & academic procrastination,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to the comparison effectiveness of metacognitive strategies and peer tutoring training on test anxiety and academic procrastination in students. The statistical population of this study included all female student high school Behbahan City in year academic 2018-2019, using a targeted sampling method, 60 of them were selected and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group (each group of 20 Student). To collect data test anxiety questionnaire of Spielberger, Gonzalez, Taylor, Algaze & Anton (1978) and academic procrastination questionnaire of Savari (2011). This quasi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group. The experimental groups underwent metacognitive strategies (6 sessions 90 minutes) and peer tutoring training (6 sessions 75 minutes), but the control group received no training. Data were analysed using Covariance Analysis. The results showed that metacognitive strategies and peer tutoring training was effective to reduce test anxiety and academic procrastination in students (p < 0.01). Also, the results showed that metacognitive strategies had a greater effect than peer tutoring training on the improvement of test anxiety and academic procrastination (p < 0.01). Therefore, these tutorials can be used to reduce students anxiety and academic procrastination.