This study is aimed to find out the effect of program for heightening learning motive on learning attitude of children with underachieved in class as single subject experimental design, and the detailed dependent variables included the self-confidence...
This study is aimed to find out the effect of program for heightening learning motive on learning attitude of children with underachieved in class as single subject experimental design, and the detailed dependent variables included the self-confidence passion, and expectation for success of those children.
As for the subject of the study, 3 children with underachieved in learning, who are attending S elementary school in Daegu as six grade students, and the test period lasted from March 7, 2006 to April 29, 2006. The test was conducted for the total of 18 times, twice a week for 9 weeks, and it took 40 minutes for one test every term. The training program which was used, was made by reorganizing the effect of program for heightening learning motive on learning attitude of children with underachieved by Kim Nam-Ok(1991) suited to the school year of the subjects of the test.
As for an assessment tool for finding out the changes in their learning attitude, only the contents of the sub-area of a learning activity test paper by Shim Jae-Sun(1996) and of a learning attitude test paper by Choi Sun(2004) were extracted according to my intention, and prior and post tests were conducted with the contents.
And then, the trend of the changes was compared and analyzed with Likert 5 type rating measures, and this was expressed with a table and a bar graph by converting them into percentile. In addition, the changes in the attitude of the children were observed and recorded every term, and were subject to a qualitative analysis.
The Conclusion attained from result of this study were as follows:
First, the effect of program for heightening learning motive on learning attitude of children with underachieved is effective in heightening the self-confidence of children with underachieved in learning by making them realize that they have their own strength, and they can be good at studying.
Second, the effect of program for heightening learning motive on learning attitude of children with underachieved is effective in heightening the passion of children with underachieved in learning by having them realize the reason why they need to study through activities of establishing short-to-long-term education goals for materializing their dream.
Third, the effect of program for heightening learning motive on learning attitude of children with underachieved is effective in heightening the expectation for success of children with underachieved in learning by letting them have successful experience and success case by having them make their business card with a job that they dream to have, and creating the sense of expectation that they can achieve anything if they concentrate on something.