Relationship between Academic Self-Concept and Students’ Performance among School Age Children

Hanan Ebrahim Abd El Aziz Rady

doi:10.11648/j.ajns.20160506.19

Abstract

Students’ academic performance plays an important role in producing the best quality graduates who will become great leader and manpower for the country thus responsible for the country economic and social development. This article sought to study the relationship between academic self-concept and students’ performance among school age children. A descriptive correlational design was utilized in this study. This article was carried out in freedom school for basic education boys and girls at Cairo governorate. A purposive sample was composed of 182 school age children and their teachers. Tools of data collection consisted of three parts: 1-Structured Questionnaire: it consisted of students’ socio-demographic characteristics including personal data; such as gender, age, and family history, family size. 2- Academic Self-Concept Scale, 3-Academic Performance Rating Scale. Results indicated that there was a significant statistical relationship between academic self-concept and students’ performance among school age children. This finding implies that there was a wide gap in how males develop their self-concept as compared with female students. The relationship between gender and academic performance was investigated. It was concluded that students’ academic self-concept can affect their performance. The students with high academic achievement receive reward and have more opportunities in future. The researchers recommended implementing psycho-educational program in formal and informal curriculum for parents, teachers to provide a chance for students express themselves and developing their self-esteem and self-confidence.

Highlights

A purposive sample was composed of 182 school age children from basic education and their teachers
Gender was not a significant factor to consider when measuring the academic performance of the students
On different point of view [14] stated that, learning opportunities should be conducted in groups that downplay social comparison, as too much of either type of grouping can have adverse effects on children's academic self-concept and the way they view themselves in relation to their peers

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Introduction

It refers to the totality of people’s perception about their physical, social and academic competence. It is the set of perceptions that the person has about himself, the set of characteristics, attributes, qualities, deficiencies, capacities limits, values and relationships that the subject knows to be descriptive of him [1]. Academic Self-Concept (ASC) refers to “the personal beliefs someone develops about their academic abilities or skills”. A person's ASC develops with mental and physical growth and begins to develop at early childhood. Parenting styles and early educators have an influence on Academic self-concept [2]. “Self-concept is an important construct in development psychology and education and had multidimensional construct, one general facet and several specific facets, one of which is ‘academic self-concept” [3; 4]

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