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The Effects of an Encouragement-Based Academic Counseling Program on Learning Motivation and Academic Self-Efficacy in Lower-Grade Elementary School Students

  • Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching
  • Abbr : JSST
  • 2025, 10(2), pp.149~181
  • DOI : 10.23041/jsst.2025.10.2.007
  • Publisher : Education Research Institute at CNUE
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education
  • Received : May 30, 2025
  • Accepted : August 13, 2025
  • Published : July 30, 2025

Lee, Soo-Jin 1 Kim, Hak-Chan 2 Lee Jae-yong 3

1충주 중앙초등학교
2청주 상봉초등학교
3청주교육대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study aimed to develop and implement an encouragement-based academic counseling program for lower-grade elementary students and to verify its effects on learning motivation and academic self-efficacy. A total of 41 second-grade students from C Elementary School in Chungcheongbuk-do participated in the study, with 21 students assigned to the experimental group and 20 to the control group. A pretest-posttest-follow-up design was applied, employing both quantitative and qualitative analyses. The experimental group participated in a 10-session program over four weeks, while the control group engaged in general creative experiential activities during the same period. The results showed a statistically significant improvement in the overall academic self-efficacy and in the “confidence” subdomain for the experimental group compared to the control group. Although no statistically significant difference was found in learning motivation, the experimental group demonstrated higher mean scores in all subdomains, indicating a positive trend. Follow-up tests confirmed the sustained effects of the program in academic self-efficacy and extrinsic motivation. Qualitative findings revealed that students experienced a shift in their understanding of encouragement and reported improvements in learning attitudes and self-efficacy. This study suggests the potential applicability of encouragement-based academic counseling as an educational practice to prevent underachievement and enhance self-directed learning competencies.

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