Impact of Self-Regulation Skills on Academic Performance of Young Children in Private Schools of Karachi

This research aimed to explore if self-regulation skills had any effect on the academic outcomes of young children in private schools of Karachi, Pakistan. Quantitative research method was used to determine the impact of self-regulation upon the academic outcome of young children by utilizing Early...

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Published in:Journal of education and educational development 2015-06, Vol.2 (1), p.30-49
Main Authors: Kathawala, Abeer, Bhamani, Shelina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
academic outcome
children
emotional regulation
Private schools
self-regulation
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Summary:This research aimed to explore if self-regulation skills had any effect on the academic outcomes of young children in private schools of Karachi, Pakistan. Quantitative research method was used to determine the impact of self-regulation upon the academic outcome of young children by utilizing Early School Self-Regulation Scale-Care Giver Version (Bhamani, 2012).The sample size consisted of randomly chosen 210 children, studying in grades 1 and 2 from seven different private schools in Karachi. The results of the research show that selfregulation skills had a significant impact on the academic outcome of young children in private schools of Karachi, b = -6.3, t (198) = 0.693, p < .01. Self-regulation skills also explained a significant proportion of variance in students grades, R2 = .397, F (1, 198) = 130.536, p < .01.
ISSN:2310-0869
2313-3538
DOI:10.22555/joeed.v2i1.45