The Effect of Listening Strategies on Perception of Self-Efficacy and Listening Achievement

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of teachinglistening strategies on 7th graders’ listening self-efficacy and listeningachievement. Therefore, one of the quantitative methods, quasiexperimental method with control group was used. The research wascarried out with sixty 7th grade students in a secondary school inArpacay, Kars in the 2018-2019 academic year. The research lastedeight weeks. Listening self-efficacy scale, narrative text achievementtest and informative text achievement test were used to collect data.These scales were applied to the participants as pretest and posttest andit's evaluated whether there is a significant difference between the twotests. According to the analysis of the data, there was a significantincrease in the listening self-efficacy perception of the students in theexperimental group and their listening success in both text typescompared to the control group. In the light of these results, it wasdetermined that teaching listening strategies increased students'listening self-efficacy and listening achievement.