Predicting the academic achievement of elementary school students in science subjects in Noorabad Mamasani based on teachers' professional competencies and perceptions of the learning environment.

Rezazadeh, Hamed; Goudarzi, Somayeh; Zanboori, Ehsan

Predicting the academic achievement of elementary school students in science subjects in Noorabad Mamasani based on teachers' professional competencies and perceptions of the learning environment.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

hamed rezazadeh ¹

somayeh goudarzi ²

ehsan zanboori ³

¹ Department of Physics, NM.C., Islamic Azad University, Noorabad Momsani, Iran.

² Department of Educational Sciences, NM.C., Islamic Azad University, Noorabad Momsani, Iran.

³ Department of Mathematics, NM.C., Islamic Azad University, Noorabad Momsani, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction and goal: The aim of this study was to Predicting the academic achievement of elementary school students in science subjects in Noorabad Mamasani based on teachers' professional competencies and perceptions of the learning environment.
Research methodology: This research was applied in terms of its purpose, and also descriptive in terms of its nature and method, of the correlation type, and cross-sectional in terms of time. The statistical population in this study was all elementary school students in Noorabad Momsani (8000 people), and according to the Morgan table, the statistical sample size was 367 people. A standard questionnaire was used to collect data from the study sample. The face validity was approved by a group of professors and supervisors, and their reliability was also confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient higher than 0.70. In order to test the research hypotheses, regression analysis were used.
Findings: Findings: The results showed that teachers' professional competencies and perception of the learning environment both have a significant effect on students' academic achievement. The overall coefficient of determination was 30%, indicating a significant prediction of academic achievement by these two variables. Also, perception of the learning environment (β=0.504) and teachers' professional competencies (β=0.456) have the highest predictive power.
Conclusion:. Teachers with professional knowledge, skills, and behavior can optimize the teaching process, while students' positive perceptions of a supportive learning environment lead to a reduction in behavioral problems and an increase in their academic success.

Keywords

Academic achievement

teachers' professional competencies

perception of the learning environment

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