A comparison study of the cognitive instructional effectiveness and behavior modification (using computer games) on Islamic Azad university female students locus of control in Tabriz branch

The present research was done to determine the comparison study of cognitive instructional effectiveness and behavior modification (using computer games) on Islamic Azad university Female students’ locus of control. The population of the study was 300 people using available sampling were chosen. The research method was quasi-experimental. The locus of control test was run as pre-test. Among the examinees 45 people who got higher scores were chosen as the sample size and were divided into 3 groups through simple random sampling method. (15 people per group). The cognitive instructional group got eight session (each session one hour) intervention, the behavior modification group got eight session (each session half an hour) intervention, but the control group didn’t get any intervention. Then all groups were evaluated again through measurements which were used as pre-test. He results showed that the cognitive instructional and behavior modification were on increasing internal locus of control, but cognitive instruction was more effective than behavior modification.