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Relationship between academic optimism and academic achievement in boys high schools students of districts 6, 9 in Tehran city

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The present paper aims to investigate the relationship between academic optimism and academic achievement in boys high schools students of districts 6, 9 in Tehran city. Descriptive- correlation method was used. The statistical population consists of all the students of those schools (14304 student). According to Morgan table, 375 students were selected as samples. Multistage sampling method was used in this research. Student academic optimism questionnaire (Tschannen-Moran et al, 2013) and the average student scores was used for data collection. The questionnaire reliability was evaluated based on cronbach’s alpha (students academic optimism =α0.923). To analyze data inferential statistics (pearson coefficient of correlation and step wise regression) were used. The findings are as follows: [1] There was a significant positive relationship between student­'s academic optimism and academic achievement in boys high schools of districts 6, 9 in Tehran city. [2] Among students academic optimism dimensions (students academic press, students trust in teachers, students identification with school), students academic press accounted for the highest degree of variance in academic achievement.

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Research in School and Virtual Learning
Volume 2, Issue 5 - Serial Number 5
July 2015
Pages 69-80
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