فصلنامه روانشناسی تربیتی
سال ششم شماره 17 (تابستان 1389)

he main aim of this study was to investigate the mediation role of self-efficacy in predicting academic adjustment based on communication skills. The sample comprised 385 high school first graders students who were selected via cluster sampling procedure from two Education districts of Shiraz city. The research instruments were General self-efficacy, Communication skills, and Academic adjustment questionnaires. Data were analyzed using regression analysis. The overall findings indicated that communication skills were positive predictors of self-efficacy which in turn is a positive predictor of academic adjustment. In addition, communication skills via self-efficacy as a moderator variable, positively predicted academic adjustment. Also it was revealed that girls scored higher in communication skills test than boys did and there was no significant difference between boys and girls in self-efficacy and academic adjustment. The practical implications of these findings are discussed and the paper is ended with some suggestions for further research in this area.

he purpose of this study is to investigate the national identity symbols of high school history and social science textbooks. To do this, the content analysis method was employed and entire pictures and questions of history and social science textbooks used in 1388-1389 were analyzed. The findings of this study indicated that national identity symbols have not been focused properly neither, in educational organization which has essential role in student's identity access process nor in textbooks which are the center of attention in schools. Although the long presence of students in school and present assignments in textbooks are very good opportunities for managers and educational planners to be used in identity giving process, but it is not used properly. In a society where the non school books have no place in family basket, attractive content of textbooks would be very effective to present facts like national identity and to attract teenagers to study these books.

he aim of this study was to examine the relationship between general self efficacy, academic procrastination and academic achievement in university students. 161 male and 228 female students completed the general self efficacy scale (Sherer and Madox, 1982) and academic procrastination scale (Solomon and Rathblom, 1984). The results showed that the average scores of male students were lower than of female students. The comparison of norms in procrastination scores on the academic functions in this study and previous research also showed that in all cases it was higher than previous norms. Pearson`s correlation showed that there is a meaningful and negative relationship between general self efficacy, academic procrastination and academic achievement of in university students. However, the multi variables analysis of variance revealed no statistically meaningful relationship among these groups.

he literature area of mental health do not have any comprehensive view showing creativity and self efficacy and coping are important in mental health. This research conducted for determination structural relations of creativity, self efficacy and coping with mental health in order to comply an integrated model. The sample was 120 students of Tehran universities who were selected with random sampling of cluster multi-stage method. The research plan was correlation and use to multiple regression and LISREL method. The instruments were Torrance' test creative thinking, Goldberg' mental health questionnaire, Lazaru's coping scale and Shirer's self efficacy scale that those psychometric index’s were valid. Multiple regression analysis showed that the relationship between creativity, self efficacy and coping was positive and significant. Also, there was a negative and significant relationship between creativity, self efficacy and coping with mental health. Good fitness models showed that the relationship between creativity and self efficacy with mental health, and coping and self efficacy with mental health was also significant.

rocrastination means to have intentional delay in carrying out responsibilities. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of training overcoming procrastination on decreasing pupil's procrastination and increasing their educational performance in turn. The sample included 46 elementary pupils were selected using random sampling method. The content of overcoming procrastination was trained to sample group. Researcher-made 25 item questionnaire was used to evaluate the amount of procrastination and pupil's grade point averages were used in order to evaluate the their educational performance. After gathering and analyzing the data, it was showed that training overcoming procrastination on procrastination caused decreasing on procrastination by using covariate analysis and also in comparison with control group; increasing educational performance of experimental group.

he aim of this research is to investigate the basics of social education from Imam Sajjad `s viewpoint in Sahifeye Sajjadieh. In approaching to this aim, first we analyzed the meaning of social education with more emphasis on Sahifeye Sahifeye Sajjadieh in a way that provide a determined structure for bringing out and stating basics of social education from Sahifeh. In this investigation, library and sample taking method for gathering of information were used which were a foundation for application of prays in Sahifye Sajjadieh and authoritative. Translations and interpretations was also used taking the advantages of analyzing contents method. This investigation is going to answer the following two questions: (1) what does the social education mean according to Imam Sajjad? (2) What are the basics of social education? According to the obtained results of this study, he has considered all different parts of social education in his worships that included: Morals, relationships, family, rights, social supervising, crime and judging and between his worships in an intricate and exact method he has enumerated some internal features of mankind like: generosity, dignity, negligence, weakness, to influence one, perfectionism, to speculate, etc.

ne of the most important needs of human is achievement to perfection, accomplishment and success. Significant part of our country population is related to young people and one of the factors to maintain young people fresh is achievement to success during various stages of life. The present research is performed with the goal of comparative evaluation of success metaphors among top grades, middle grades and who were not accepted in university entrance exam of 2008. Therefore, 150 candidates of university entrance exam of 2008 have been selected (50 top grades, 50 middle grades and 50 unaccepted from 5 test groups). By this, from top grades of 1-20, and from middle grades of 1000-1500 and from who were not accepted as above 30000, the persons have been selected by sampling method. Then, metaphors were evaluated using content analysis method, descriptive type. Therefore, below results have been archived: Top grades noted to individual factors, middle grades noted to individual and environmental factors and who were not accepted noted to environmental factors. Also, among effective factors to the success of these three groups, the external unfavorable conditions were meaningful to who were not accepted and other factors were common among them. As successful and unsuccessful people are defined based on university entrance exam grades, these results are specified to these groups and not generalized to other groups with different success definition and any conclusions should be provided as conservative.