The Effectiveness of Study Skill Training (SQ4R) on Self Esteem, Self-Efficacy

Personality traits of individuals are influential in many factors.The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of studying study skill (SQ4R) on self-esteem and academic self-efficacy among students.The research method was pre-test and post-test with control group and the statistical population of all second grade secondary school students in Kermanshah in academic year 2017/2018. A multi-stage random sampling method was used to select three randomly selected districts of Kermanshah and choose between two upper secondary schools and Copper Smith self-esteem questionnaires and Mijli self-efficacy was conducted on all 294 students pre-test. After completing the questionnaires, students who had a low score in self-esteem and self-efficacy. A total of 30 individuals were selected and randomly assigned into three groups of 15 (experimental and 1, 2 and 1 control groups). Study Skill Training Program (SQ4R) provided to students in experimental groups for 8 consecutive 45-minute sessions and the control group did not receive any training. At the end of 8 sessions, post-test was performed from each of the three groups and the data were analyzed by covariance analysis.The results showed that study instruction skills (SQ4R) increased their academic self-efficacy (P <0.001) and Self Esteem (P <0.001) in their students.Study skill (SQ4R) were effective in increasing self-efficacy and self-esteem among students, and it is recommended that teachers and school counselors use these methods to increase students' self-efficacy and self-esteem.