The Effects of Seven Habits integrated into the English Curriculum on Elementary Students’ Seven Habits, Self-efficacy and Academic Achievement

• Main Authors: Xu, Yao-Yu, 許窈瑜
• Other Authors: Chen, Shr-Jya
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/03851706167596539306

碩士 === 東海大學 === 教育研究所 === 100 === Abstract Based on the seven habits of highly effective people proposed by Covey, this researcher integrated the seven habits into the elementary English curriculum, and designed a series of lessons. This study was to explore the effects of seven habits on students’ seven habits, self-efficacy and English academic achievement. The quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest nonequivalent-groups was conducted. Two classes of fourth grades students of elementary school in Taichung City participated in this study. The experimental group has 24 students and the control group has 25 students. The experimental group students accepted ten weeks of English lessons with seven habits, while the control group students accepted traditional teaching. Self Scoring 7 Habits Profile, English Learning Self-efficacy and English academic achievement were used as test instruments. The findings of this study included: 1. Seven habits score of experimental group and control group didn’t have statistically significant difference. 2. Self-efficacy score of experimental group and control group didn’t have statistically significant difference. 3. English academic achievement score of experimental group and control group didn’t have statistically significant difference. 4. Middle-grouping student’s score of the seven habits was slightly different; the experimental group students were better than the control group. 5. Low-grouping and middle-grouping student’s score of self-efficacy was slightly different; the experiment group students were better than the control group. 6. Low-grouping student’s score of the academic achievement was slightly different; the experiment group students were better than the control group. According to the above findings, some suggestions were proposed for English teachers, homeroom teachers, school leaders, parents and future researchers. Keywords: the 7 habits of highly effective people, self-efficacy, academic achievement