The Effect of Mindfulness and Gender on the English Achievement
Daniel Parulian Sipahutar, Ismail Petrus, Eryansyah Eryansyah
JPI October 6, 2023 DOI: 10.23887/jpiundiksha.v12i3.64305 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Experimental study with factorial design Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Junior high school students |
| Intervention | Mindfulness training |
| Duration | 8 meetings of mindfulness training |
| Measures | English achievement test |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key findings | The author reports a significant interaction effect between mindfulness and English achievement and a significant difference in English achievement between the mindfulness and control groups, but no significant interaction or joint effect between mindfulness and gender. The author concludes that mindfulness can help students improve their English achievement. |
Abstract
During the pandemic of covid-19, many students have faced social anxiety and stress through the transition from online learning to offline learning. The writer wants to conduct this research due to the finding out of the pandemic and lockdown have brought negative effects for students such as mental health, distress, anxiety, and behavior issues. These conditions are affected students' academic achievement. This study aims to analyze the effect of mindfulness and gender on English achievement. The type of this research is experimental. Factorial design is used to analyze two or more independent and dependent variables. The study is conducted in junior high school. There will be two groups in the study; an experimental group and a control. The experimental group will be given 8 meetings of mindfulness training, while the control group will run as the usual class begins. The result of statistical tests on the English achievement test, the dependent sample t-Test shows that there is a significant interaction effect between mindfulness and English achievement. However, there is no significant interaction effect or joint effect between mindfulness and gender in English achievement. Furthermore, the result of the independent sample t-Test shows, there is a significant difference between the experimental and control group in English achievement. Then, it can be concluded that mindfulness can help students improve their English achievement.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |
Citations in the library
Cites 10
- Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness Assessment January 27, 2006
- Gender differences in response to a school-based mindfulness training intervention for early adolescents. Journal of school psychology June 1, 2018
- MINDFULNESS AND GENDER: A PILOT QUANTITATIVE STUDY Issues in Information Systems 2017
- An Intervention Study on Mindfulness Meditation and Mindfulness, Stress, Flourishing, and Academic Achievement in a First-Year Experience Seminar VCU Scholars Compass 2018
- Mindfulness meditation and foreign language classroom anxiety: Findings from a randomized control trial Foreign Language Annals July 1, 2021
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