The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the self-generated question and answer training on children's academic achievement. For this purpose, the research questions were established as follows : First, Was there a significant differenc...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the self-generated question and answer training on children's academic achievement. For this purpose, the research questions were established as follows : First, Was there a significant difference between the experimental group engaged in the self-generated question and answer training and the control group not participated in the self-generated question and answer training? Second, Was there a significant difference between low and high academic achieved children in experimental group?
Centering around the above study probrems and based on the preceding studies and relevant theories, the following hypotheses were established. First, It was hypothesized that there would be a significant difference in academic achievement between experimental group engaged in the self-generated question and answer training and control group not participated in the self-generated question and answer training. Second, It was hypothesized that there would be a significant difference in academic achievement between low and high academic achieved children in experimental group.
For this study, 84 5th grade children, enrolled in a public elementary school in Seoul, were sampled. They were divided into two groups, experimental and control group. Experimental group was trained in the self-generated question and answer training program designed by researcher for 7 weeks, 4 times per week.
Hypothesis 1 and 2 were verified by t - Test. The results of this study were summarized as follows: First, there was a significant difference at the .05 level in academic achievement between experimental and control groups. Therefore, hypothesis 1 was accepted. Second, there was a significant difference at the .001 level in academic achievement between low and high academic achieved children in experimental group. Therefore, hypothesis 2 was accepted. These findings indicated that the self-generated question and answer training is effective to improve children's academic achievement and is more effective low achievers than high achievers.