Instruction in developmental psychology and its influence on self-concept.
This study was designed to explore the influence of a unit of instruction in developmental psychology upon the self-concept and academic achievement of 13-year-old adolescents. Participants were 82 junior high school students in British Columbia. Forty-three students received ten 45-minute instructional sessions dealing with the principles of adolescent development; 39 students served as a control group. It was concluded that the unit of instruction did not significantly improve self-concept. The short duration of treatment was identified as the most probable factor in the failure to achieve change. A positive relationship was established between the achievement scores on the knowledge test of developmental psychology and self-concept.
School of Nursing, Okanagan College, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
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D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011584:Psychology / Q000193:education*; D012649:Self Concept