Interventions designed to help Johnny become more academically successful should focus on enhancing his self-efficacy and self-concept and decreasing his procrastination according to the analysis listed above.
Enhancing his self-efficacy may be more effective and practical than improving his self-concept due to the fact that self-efficacy is less stable than self-concept, and changing in terms of time and environment. According to my analysis, if the homework is really beyond students’ ability, teachers should consider to be more realistic. Teachers can assign easier and less homework to their students. His self-efficacy will be improved after he observes the majority of his classmates can complete the homework. He may perceive that “they can …show more content…
They can play the model role by sharing their own stories about success and failure as well as persistence and laziness with their son. For example, his father can tell him an own story about how disappointed he was when he missed a great opportunity due to his laziness. If Johnny has some brothers or sisters who make his parents proud in their school work, their parents can ask Johnny to spend more time with them. His parents should also pay more closely attention to his improvement and give him feedback immediately, such as praising how his effort contributes to the improvement. Do not judge his ability in studying even he does not achieve his parents’ …show more content…
Wang and Neihart (2015) has affirmed that the effect of high self-concept in strength domain could facilitate one’s positive attitude toward learning. This positive attitude will enhance Johnny’s motivation in other subjects. Therefore, his English teacher can pay more attention to Johnny’s performance. For instance, his English can ask Johnny to share his good essay with his classmates. The English can also ask Johnny to tutor others’ English who get off task easily. These strengthen strategies in his strength subject are more practical and effective than in his weakness subject. Although Johnny is good at English, it does not mean he is interested in English. Another suggestion for his teacher is to foster his interest in some subject, such as English. The teacher can tell him how talented he is in English, how this subject is related to his future life, and how much the teacher expects him to study English in Ivy League
Enhancing his self-efficacy may be more effective and practical than improving his self-concept due to the fact that self-efficacy is less stable than self-concept, and changing in terms of time and environment. According to my analysis, if the homework is really beyond students’ ability, teachers should consider to be more realistic. Teachers can assign easier and less homework to their students. His self-efficacy will be improved after he observes the majority of his classmates can complete the homework. He may perceive that “they can …show more content…
They can play the model role by sharing their own stories about success and failure as well as persistence and laziness with their son. For example, his father can tell him an own story about how disappointed he was when he missed a great opportunity due to his laziness. If Johnny has some brothers or sisters who make his parents proud in their school work, their parents can ask Johnny to spend more time with them. His parents should also pay more closely attention to his improvement and give him feedback immediately, such as praising how his effort contributes to the improvement. Do not judge his ability in studying even he does not achieve his parents’ …show more content…
Wang and Neihart (2015) has affirmed that the effect of high self-concept in strength domain could facilitate one’s positive attitude toward learning. This positive attitude will enhance Johnny’s motivation in other subjects. Therefore, his English teacher can pay more attention to Johnny’s performance. For instance, his English can ask Johnny to share his good essay with his classmates. The English can also ask Johnny to tutor others’ English who get off task easily. These strengthen strategies in his strength subject are more practical and effective than in his weakness subject. Although Johnny is good at English, it does not mean he is interested in English. Another suggestion for his teacher is to foster his interest in some subject, such as English. The teacher can tell him how talented he is in English, how this subject is related to his future life, and how much the teacher expects him to study English in Ivy League