The effect of Concept mapping teaching method on studen's self regulation and Academic Self-concept

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of Concept mapping teaching method on self-regulation and academic self-concept. The study is of applied nature, and in order to achieve the research goals, the authors adopted the quasi-experimental research method. The population involved all the third grade student of Ghods town during the academic year 2015-2016. To select sample, two-stage cluster method was used, and The two classes were selected, Students in one class were selected as experiment group And others were used as control group. Data collection tools were Pintrich and DeGroot's self regulation(1990) and Delavar academic self-concept(1993). Analysis of covariance showed that the use of Concept mapping teaching method is effective on self-regulation and academic self-concept. Thus, according to effectiveness of Concept mapping teaching method in a significant learning and Its effectiveness on key variables such as self-regulation and Academic Self-concept in the field of education, it should be used as one of the important mission in education.