Effects of Self Regulated Learning, Academic Self-Concept and Help-Seeking Behaviour on Students' Academic Achievement

Scientific Essay from the year 2020 in the subject Psychology - Developmental Psychology, , course: PSYCHOLOGY, language: English, abstract: The main objective of the study is to investigate the effect of self regulated learning, academic self-concept and help- seeking behavior on students¿ academic achievement in the Finote Selam College of Teacher Education, Ethiopia.

The research design is a descriptive survey design with quantitative research approach. The participants of the study were 201 (m=98 and f=103) second year regular students of the college. In selection of the research participants, both probabilistic and non-probabilistic sampling techniques were employed. The instrument used to gather the data were questionnaire sand other document. In addition, to answer the research questions inferential statistics such independent sample t-test, correlation, ANOVA and multiple regression analysis were performed. Furthermore, the beta coefficient analysis was used to determine the direct effects of variables on students¿ academic achievement.

The independent samples t-test indicated that there is a significant sex difference in academic self concept, help- seeking behavior and academic achievement. As the study revealed, all male college students relatively scored higher mean scores than their female counterparts. But the difference in self regulated learning is not significant. As the correlation coefficient results demonstrated that there were statistically significant positive correlation between Academic self concept and help-seeking behavior and also Academic self concept and academic achievement. Again academic achievement and help- seeking behavior correlates positively. But, the significance seen between self regulated learning and academic achievement and self regulated learning and Academic self concept is not that mach significant.