The effect of learned helplessness to the success

Odabasi, Battal

doi:10.7813/2075-4124.2013/5-4/b.18

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“…Also, LH has been described by Saxena and Shah ( 2008 ) as a mental state in which animals or humans cannot control the ineffectiveness of their endeavors and they maintained that this type of belief is followed by becoming passive even when exposed to detrimental or deconstructive circumstances. In the school context, LH is a cycle oriented toward dominance on the one hand and helplessness on the other hand; consequently, learned helpless people demonstrate less perseverance in the assignment as well as a lower will to succeed when the assignment seems difficult (Odabasi, 2013 ).…”

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Students' Learned Helplessness and Teachers' Care in EFL Classrooms

2021

Front. Psychol.

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The construct of learned helplessness, as one of the noticeable emotional issues in education, has been investigated and approved its prominent place in education for its stimulus on students' accomplishment, enthusiasm, and commitment in learning. Moreover, the role of teachers as the most crucial issues in the learning viewpoint is at the center of attention since they help learners to be more motivated and provide a supportive context by caring. So, the current review of literature tries to emphasize teachers' care and its effects on decreasing learned helplessness in EFL classrooms. The review of this study underscores the important role of the teachers' care and support in learners' improvement of learned helplessness that can be alleviated in this way. Afterward, some suggestions are offered to illuminate the exercise of teachers, learners, teacher trainers, and syllabus designers.

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Students' Learned Helplessness and Teachers' Care in EFL Classrooms

2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…On the other hand, mastery-oriented students incline to hold more persistence in the face of a difficult task and more opportunity to gain success (Reynolds & Miller, 1989). Learned helplessness stems from the mental interpretation of the situation and reflection of it to the behaviour; owing to learned helplessness, an individual not only exhibits a disposition to failure but also he/she may not be aware of his/her abilities from which he/she can benefit (Odabasi, 2013). "Lowered academic achievement involves maladaptive passivity, lowered persistence and deteriorated academic performance as hopelessness behaviours" (Au, Watkins & Hattite, 2010: 127).…”

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An examination of turkish college-level students learned helplessness states in efl context

Dağgöl¹

2018

HIG

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Human learning is multi-dimensional and progressive in nature, and it lasts a lifetime, getting influenced through a variety of elements. One of those elements, that is students' own mental lives, nurture and complete this process since students' standpoints pertinent to learning can give a certain shape to their own learning and provide insight into their stance as language learners. Misconceptions or negative beliefs also have a role in shaping this process. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the sense of helplessness felt among the university students learning English as a foreign language and the probable reasons behind learned helplessness in EFL context. The data were gathered from a state university in Turkey and the participants of the study were chosen via "Purposive Sampling". A total of 35 students, which include freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors participated in the study. Data were collected through Learned Helplessness Scale, open-ended learned helplessness questionnaire and grid table. The quantitative data were analysed with the use of SPSS, on the other hand, the qualitative data were subjected to content analysis. Thus, the present study used mixed research design. The study findings pictured two groups of students with and without learned helplessness, and uncovered the students' self-concepts as language learners and beliefs on learned helplessness in learning English.

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“…According to Odabasi (2013), success or failure of any individual may affect the way one views himself or herself. He further says that a student who surrenders to failure and feels helpless will neither have a high self-esteem nor face the future with hope.…”

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Ability Streaming as a Predictor of Academic Inferiority Feelings Among Form Three Students in Kisii County, Kenya

Mogaka¹,

Wawire²,

Mugambi³

2021

IJLD

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There is substantial literature on the relationship between ability streaming and academic performance among students. This literature however is scanty on the relationship between ability streaming and academic inferiority feelings. The main aim of this study was therefore to investigate the relationship between ability streaming and academic inferiority feelings among students who do not perform well. Alfred Adler’s theory of individual psychology forms the theoretical framework of the study. The study adopted a mixed methods sequential explanatory research design. It was carried out in Kisii County, Kenya. The target population was all the Form Three students in public schools in Kenya (593711 students). Proportionate stratified sampling was used to select the top, average and low-ranking schools in the county. It was further used to stratify schools into boys’ boarding, girls’ boarding, mixed day and boarding and mixed day schools. Simple random sampling was used in the selection of the 400 respondents from 20 schools to form the sample. The research instruments were questionnaires and an interview schedule for the students administered by the researcher. Personal and academic self-concept inventory (PASCI) was used to collect data on academic inferiority feelings and Stephanie Soto Gordon’s questionnaire was used to collect data on ability streaming from students. A pilot study was used to validate and ensure reliability of the research instruments. Both descriptive and inferential statistical procedures were used to analyze data with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. The results were presented using frequency tables. The results showed that there was a relationship between ability streaming and academic inferiority feelings with most of the respondents having moderate feelings of academic inferiority i.e. 83%. Sex differences were found in ability streaming in regard to academic inferiority feelings. Boys experienced a slightly higher level of academic inferiority feelings with a mean of 67.11as compared to girls who had a mean 65.08. A major recommendation of the study among others was that the ministry of education should try to do away with ability streaming in schools which makes the students feel academically inferior.

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The effect of learned helplessness to the success

Cited by 5 publications

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Students' Learned Helplessness and Teachers' Care in EFL Classrooms

Students' Learned Helplessness and Teachers' Care in EFL Classrooms

An examination of turkish college-level students learned helplessness states in efl context

Ability Streaming as a Predictor of Academic Inferiority Feelings Among Form Three Students in Kisii County, Kenya

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Students' Learned Helplessness and Teachers' Care in EFL Classrooms

Students' Learned Helplessness and Teachers' Care in EFL Classrooms

An examination of turkish college-level students learned helplessness states in efl context

Ability Streaming as a Predictor of Academic Inferiority Feelings Among Form Three Students in Kisii County, Kenya

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