Investigating the effectiveness of the aesthetic education package based on learning experiences on the academic attitude of female students

Attitudes play an essential role not only in the academic field but also in the whole life of students and their activities, and they are one of the main factors in understanding individual and social behaviors and self-acceptance. Previous studies have shown that aesthetics can be considered as an effective method in improving students' attitudes in schools, However, there is a research gap regarding the effectiveness of aesthetic education based on learning experiences on the academic attitude of female students.

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of the aesthetic education package based on learning experiences on the academic attitude of female students.

The present research method was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group. The statistical population of the research included all female students of the first secondary level of Hamadan city who were studying in the academic year of 2020-2021. The statistical sample of the research (40 people) was selected through multi-stage random cluster sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. Aesthetics education intervention based on the theory of learning experiences (researcher-made) was implemented for 10 sessions of 45 minutes for the members of the experimental group, But the members of the control group did not receive any training. The data collection tool in this research was the academic attitude questionnaire (Seker, 2011). The data analysis in the present study was done using the one-variable analysis of variance test and using the SPSS-22 software.

The data obtained from covariance analysis in this research showed that the teaching of aesthetics educational package based on learning experiences was significant on the academic attitude of female students (P<0.01).

The results obtained from the present study showed that aesthetic education made students show a positive academic attitude in learning, In other words, paying attention to students' emotions and feelings can improve their academic attitude.