Preparation of a school-based psycho-educational package and its effect on academic burnout and academic achievement in 12th grade secondary school students

The purpose of this study was to prepare a school-based psycho-educational package and its effectiveness in reducing academic burnout and enhancing academic achievement in 12th grade secondary school students preparing for entrance exams.

The research method was documentary analysis and experimental method with pre-test and post-test with control group.The statistical population of the study consisted of 12th grade girl students in the second semester preparing for the university entrance exam in Ardabil in the academic year 2016-2017 (N = 3694). In order to select the research sample using available method, 30 female students of 12th grade secondary school were selected and then randomly assigned to experimental (15 person) and control (15 person) groups. The data were collected using the Bareso Burnout Questionnaire and the Schofley Academic Craving Questionnaire. To prepare the school-based psycho-educational package, based on studies and researches, as well as the results of studies that emphasized the effectiveness of different interventions on academic burnout variables, academic burnout was used. After the pre-test at the school site, the independent variable was applied to the experimental group in 8 sessions of group training and each session 2 hours. After the training sessions on the experimental group, DASS questionnaire was administered to both experimental and control groups. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MACOVA) was used to analyze the data .

The results of the study showed that the educational package prepared to reduce the academic burnout and enhance the educational attainment of 12th grade girls in the second grade of pre-Masters .

it is necessary to use this school-based educational package by school counselors.