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Keywords
Self-perception in adolescence; Language acquisition; Psycholinguistics;
Abstract
The study was designed to examine and define the relationship between language development and self-concept in junior high school students. Thirty students were selected on the basis of age. To measure language development and self-concept, the following instruments were employed: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised, Verbal subtests (WISC-R, V); Verbal IQ; Draw-a-Person (D-A-P) Test; a teacher questionnaire; and observations of students. Correlations relied upon a simple and multiple regression. The statistical analysis was composed of two parts. The first part included simple regression to obtain a correlation coefficient between self-concept and verbal IQ. The second part included the Pearson Product Moment Correlation between each verbal subtest and self-concept. Statistical results showed significant correlation between verbal IQ and self-concept, and between verbal subtests and self-concept. The strongest correlation was seen in Similarities, Information, and Comprehension; the weakest was seen in Vocabulary. Results show that a single subtest can predict a consistent self-concept. The results of the D-A-P Test demonstrated a lack of statistical significance with language development; whereas, the results of observations and a questionnaire showed high correlations with language development.
Year of Submission
1989
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
Department
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
First Advisor
Ralph Scott
Second Advisor
Clifford Highnam
Third Advisor
Lawrence L. Kavich
Date Original
1989
Object Description
1 PDF file (67 leaves)
Copyright
©1989 Iwona Gradska
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Gradzka, Iwona, "The relationship between language development and self-concept in selected junior high school students" (1989). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1425.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1425
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