This research is the single subject research which aims at investigating what effects the study skill training has on the study motive and self-directed learning ability of the underachievers.
For this purpose, five children with the average educa...
This research is the single subject research which aims at investigating what effects the study skill training has on the study motive and self-directed learning ability of the underachievers.
For this purpose, five children with the average educational achievement of less than 60% in the five subjects (Korean, mathematics, social studies, science and English) were selected by carrying out the 'metropolitan level diagnostic evaluation of coursework' targeting a fifth-grade class (31persons) of S Elementary School in Ulsan Metropolitan City, of which the researcher is in charge.Of the firstly selected children, three persons who showed an IQ of over 85 in the KEDI-WISC intelligence test, had no sight disorder and hearing disorder, had no disabilities in language and motor skills by the clinical observation and agreed to participate in the study skill training with their parents' consent were selected as the final subjects.
This research conducted the pre and post study motive test and self-directed learning ability test by having the study skill training as the independent variable and the study motive and self-directed learning ability as the dependent variables, and then presented their changes in the form of tables and graphs after comparing and analyzing them with Likert 5-step rating scale.
In addition, to obtain more specific results, the individual behavioral changes of the target children shown in the test scene were observed and recorded every session to analyze them qualitatively. The study skills training used in the research was the one that reorganized the 'Study Motive and Learning Strategy Program' for the elementary school underachievers of the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (2000) to match the characteristics of the target children, and the study skills training was conducted for 50 minutes per session and a total of seventeen sessions were conducted for six weeks.
The findings of the research are as follows.
First, the study skills training is effective in increasing the study motive of the elementary school underachievers.
Second, the study skills training has a positive effect on the increase of self-directed learning ability of the elementary school underachievers.
In other words, it can be seen that the elementary school underachievers can be the self-directed learners who set goals, practice and check by themselves without the help of others if various study skills learned through the study skills training are repeatedly used and it is led to the positive learning habit. Therefore, it can be said that study skills training has a positive effect on the study motive and self-directed learning ability of the underachievers.