Högskolan i Skövde

Abstract

Study: Degree project in teacher education, Advanced level, 15hp

University of Skövde

Title: A study on students' self-esteem Students' statements on the encouragement and support in a sixth grade

Number of pages: 26 pages

Author: Marie Agapuu & Ingrid Svensson

Tutor: Anna-Stina Ahlrik

Date: January 2009

Keywords: Self-esteem, encouragement, support

A good self-esteem of students will often coincide with good academic performance, but it has also shown that students do not have low self-esteem due to low academic performance. Students' self-esteem is both a complex topic and concepts. We want this study to draw attention and to discuss teachers' efforts to enhance students' self-esteem in school. Encouragement and support of the school adopted in the study contribute to strengthening students' self-esteem. The study examines whether and how nine pupils in a sixth class is that they get encouragement and support of / from their teachers in school subjects and in learning situations. Of the results revealed that some students feel that the teacher encourages them through praise, it may be both written and oral. It further appeared that some students feel the support of teachers by allowing them to practice more on what they think is difficult and some students expressed that they do not receive any encouragement or no aid from their teachers. The results show that students have different difficult to perceive what is aid and what is encouragement from the teacher. The results illustrate the discussion we pupils statements in relation to the concept of self-esteem and our thoughts.