Summary: | 碩士 === 銘傳大學 === 教育研究所碩士在職專班 === 105 === The main purpose of this study is to identify the effect on English self-efficacy and English achievement of eighth graders by teaching English with differentiated instruction and traditional lecturing. A Quasi-experimental design was adopted and fifty-five eighth graders of C Junior High School were selected as the participants of this study. One was the experimental group which was taught with differentiated instruction; the other was the control group which was taught with traditional lecturing. The experiment was carried out in six weeks. The experimental tools are English Self-Efficacy Scales and English Achievement Test. The results were analyzed with one-way ANCOVA, Independent-Sample T-test, Paired- Samples T-test. The findings of this study are summarized as follows:
1. Differentiated instruction has a significant effect on English achievement of eighth graders with intermediate level.
2. Differentiated instruction has a significant effect on English self-efficacy of eighth graders.
3. Differentiated instruction has a significant effect on English self-efficacy of eighth graders with different levels.
Finally, based on the results, some suggestions are discussed and proposed as reference for future studies.
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