Application of Indigenous Psychology
Assignment: Applications of Indigenous Psychology: Educational Achievement
One research area of indigenous psychology is the study of educational achievement in different countries. The research questions why students in some countries perform much better than students in other countries. Their findings have emphasized four major factors that impact educational achievement.
The first factor, interdependence and proxy control, refers to a child’s dependence on parents. The second factor, self-regulation, refers to the effort a student puts into academic pursuits. The third factor, collective control, refers to cooperation between family members and educators. Organizational cultural, the fourth factor, refers to the underlying cultural value system that emphasizes human-relatedness.
Your text provides further details about each of these factors. The article provided in this week’s resources illustrates the four factors and their effect on educational achievement in Korea. (Note that the authors of the article use the terms educational achievement and academic achievement interchangeably).
Studies show that East Asian students are high academic achievers, particularly in math and science. In contrast, studies indicate that students in the United States perform poorly in science, math, and often other academic areas as well. Psychologists are interested in understanding whether factors that influence high achievement in East Asia might somehow be “imported” into the United States to improve educational achievement.
To prepare for the Application of Indigenous Psychology Assignment:
- Review Chapter 5 in your course text, paying particular attention to the section on understanding achievement in East Asia.
Review the article “Indigenous psychological analysis of academic achievement in Korea: The influence of self-efficacy, parents, and culture.” Focus on the following
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One research area of indigenous psychology is the study of educational achievement in different countries. The research questions why students in some countries perform much better than students in other countries. Their findings have emphasized four major factors that impact educational achievement.
The first factor, interdependence and proxy control, refers to a child’s dependence on parents. The second factor, self-regulation, refers to the effort a student puts into academic pursuits. The third factor, collective control, refers to cooperation between family members and educators. Organizational cultural, the fourth factor, refers to the underlying cultural value system that emphasizes human-relatedness.
Your text provides further details about each of these factors. The article provided in this week’s resources illustrates the four factors and their effect on educational achievement in Korea. (Note that the authors of the article use the terms educational achievement and academic achievement interchangeably).
Studies show that East Asian students are high academic achievers, particularly in math and science. In contrast, studies indicate that students in the United States perform poorly in science, math, and often other academic areas as well. Psychologists are interested in understanding whether factors that influence high achievement in East Asia might somehow be “imported” into the United States to improve educational achievement.
Organizational cultural, the fourth factor, refers to the underlying cultural value system that emphasizes human-relatedness. Your text provides further details about each of these factors. The article provided in this week’s resources illustrates the four factors and their effect on educational achievement in Korea. (Note that the authors of the article use the terms educational achievement and academic achievement interchangeably).
Studies show that East Asian students are high academic achievers, particularly in math and science. In contrast, studies indicate that students in the United States perform poorly in science, math, and often other academic areas as well. Psychologists are interested in understanding whether factors that influence high achievement in East Asia might somehow be “imported” into the United States to improve educational achievement.
To prepare for Application of Indigenous Psychology Assignment:
- Review Chapter 5 in your course text, paying particular attention to Indigenous psychology the section on understanding achievement in East Asia.
Review the article “Indigenous psychology analysis of academic achievement in Korea: The influence of self-efficacy, parents, and culture.” Focus on the following