The present research aimed at studying the effect of communication skills training on self-efficacy beliefs and academic achievement of female students of high-schools in grade one in Zanjan city. A use was made of a self-efficacy questionnaire, students’ average-point scores and the UNISEF program for training communication skills in this pre- post-test experimental study. A sample of 60 students with average point scores smaller than intermediate was selected using stage sampling strategy from among a population of 4935 students. They were randomly assigned to one experimental and one control group. The experimental group received a treatment based on the UNICEF Training kit over a ten-session course in terms of questions and answers and role-plays. To analyze the data, SPSS was used to run ANCOVA and MANOVA analyses. The results suggested that the training of communication skills was effective in improving the self-efficacy (F=33.7, p<0/001) and academic achievement (F=25, p<0/001) of the students.
A, M., H, H., A, H., & A, H. (2014). A Study of the Effect of Communication Skills Training on the Female Students’ Self-efficacy and Achievement. Journal of New Approaches in Educational Administration, 4(16), 105-118.
MLA
M.S A; H. H; H. A; H. A. "A Study of the Effect of Communication Skills Training on the Female Students’ Self-efficacy and Achievement". Journal of New Approaches in Educational Administration, 4, 16, 2014, 105-118.
HARVARD
A, M., H, H., A, H., A, H. (2014). 'A Study of the Effect of Communication Skills Training on the Female Students’ Self-efficacy and Achievement', Journal of New Approaches in Educational Administration, 4(16), pp. 105-118.
VANCOUVER
A, M., H, H., A, H., A, H. A Study of the Effect of Communication Skills Training on the Female Students’ Self-efficacy and Achievement. Journal of New Approaches in Educational Administration, 2014; 4(16): 105-118.
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