The Influence of Teacher Expectancy Improvement Strategies on Student Attitude and Achievement in English Courses (An Action Research Sample)
The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of teacher expectancy improvement strategies on student achievements and attitudes in English courses. We investigated the existing situation, and have presented a method that can provide the educational processes necessary to bring about the req...
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| description | The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of teacher expectancy improvement strategies on student achievements and attitudes in English courses. We investigated the existing situation, and have presented a method that can provide the educational processes necessary to bring about the required changes. For this reason, the emancipatory/improving/critical action research model was used. The study was carried out on a sample group consisting of 87 students, 43 sixth graders, and 44 eighth graders, attending a school located in Düzce’s city center during the 2015⁻2016 academic year. In order to collect the data, the “Teacher Expectancy Scale„ that was developed by the researchers, as well as the “Attitude Scale towards English Course„, and a further seven tests, which were prepared by the Turkish Ministry of National Education (MoNE), were used. The study was conducted for a total of 48 hours over 12 weeks, for four hours per week. As a result of the study, it was revealed that teacher expectations influenced the attitudes of the students towards the English lesson in a positive way, and increased their academic achievements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-515e8dafa5ab482d869a2a5a2846037d2022-12-22T01:58:39ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022019-01-01912010.3390/educsci9010020educsci9010020The Influence of Teacher Expectancy Improvement Strategies on Student Attitude and Achievement in English Courses (An Action Research Sample)Selnur Toksoy0Filiz Evran Acar1Independent Researcher, Sakarya 54050, TurkeyFaculty of Education, Department of Education Sciences, Düzce University, Düzce 81620, TurkeyThe aim of this study is to investigate the influence of teacher expectancy improvement strategies on student achievements and attitudes in English courses. We investigated the existing situation, and have presented a method that can provide the educational processes necessary to bring about the required changes. For this reason, the emancipatory/improving/critical action research model was used. The study was carried out on a sample group consisting of 87 students, 43 sixth graders, and 44 eighth graders, attending a school located in Düzce’s city center during the 2015⁻2016 academic year. In order to collect the data, the “Teacher Expectancy Scale„ that was developed by the researchers, as well as the “Attitude Scale towards English Course„, and a further seven tests, which were prepared by the Turkish Ministry of National Education (MoNE), were used. The study was conducted for a total of 48 hours over 12 weeks, for four hours per week. As a result of the study, it was revealed that teacher expectations influenced the attitudes of the students towards the English lesson in a positive way, and increased their academic achievements.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/9/1/20foreign language teachingteacher expectationexpectancy strategiesattitudeacademic achievement |
| spellingShingle | Selnur Toksoy Filiz Evran Acar The Influence of Teacher Expectancy Improvement Strategies on Student Attitude and Achievement in English Courses (An Action Research Sample) Education Sciences foreign language teaching teacher expectation expectancy strategies attitude academic achievement |
| title | The Influence of Teacher Expectancy Improvement Strategies on Student Attitude and Achievement in English Courses (An Action Research Sample) |
| title_full | The Influence of Teacher Expectancy Improvement Strategies on Student Attitude and Achievement in English Courses (An Action Research Sample) |
| title_fullStr | The Influence of Teacher Expectancy Improvement Strategies on Student Attitude and Achievement in English Courses (An Action Research Sample) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Influence of Teacher Expectancy Improvement Strategies on Student Attitude and Achievement in English Courses (An Action Research Sample) |
| title_short | The Influence of Teacher Expectancy Improvement Strategies on Student Attitude and Achievement in English Courses (An Action Research Sample) |
| title_sort | influence of teacher expectancy improvement strategies on student attitude and achievement in english courses an action research sample |
| topic | foreign language teaching teacher expectation expectancy strategies attitude academic achievement |
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