Pages: 89-98

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of life skills training on the academic achievement of tenth grade students in Tehran. Method of research is descriptive and a survey research. The study population consists of all tenth grade students who are studying in Tehran in the academic year 2016-2017. Of the population, stratified sample of 376 people were selected. Procedure of the study is that the sample were taught the life skills in 10 sessions of 90 minutes and finally the academic achievement of them was compared with their academic achievement scores (cut-off point). The score that students gained in Standardized and coordinated achievement test, which was run by Education and Training organization were the measure of student achievement. The method of analysis is T-test single group that after running, it was determined that mean of sample group was higher than cut-off point of the population and their difference was significant. So with 99% of confidence we can say that life skills training is effective on the academic achievement of students in Tehran.