The Effectiveness of a Training Program Based on Habits of Mind According to Costa's Theory in Developing Achievement Motivation and Self-efficacy among High School Students in Saudi Arabia
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Training program, Habits of Mind, Costa's theory, achievement motivation, self-efficiency, female students, high schoolAbstract
This study aims to identify the effectiveness of a training program based on habits of mind according to Costa's theory in developing achievement motivation and self-efficacy among high school students in Saudi Arabia. The study sample was selected from the first-grade secondary school students in Arar, Saudi Arabia, during the first semester of the 2019/2020 academic year. The researcher identified government secondary schools that include two divisions for the first secondary class and chose a school from them. Ond of the two classes was determined randomly to be an experimental group including (24) students, and the other division was determined to be a control group including (26) students. To achieve the aims of the study, a measure of motivation for achievement of high school students, and a measure of self-efficacy, were built. The results showed the following. The training program based on habits of mind according to Costa's theory has been effective in developing achievement motivation and self-efficacy among high school students in Saudi Arabia, as the level of motivation for achievement and self-efficacy among the experimental group students was higher than that of the control group.
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