Author:
Nasser Akram Jabar Najim,Al-Noori Bushra Saadoon Mohammed
Abstract
This study aims to find out The Relationship Between Iraqi EFL Preparatory School Students' Self-Esteem And Writing Performance. To achieve this aim, the researcher used the self-esteem scale prepared by (Bruce R. Hare, 1985). It has been translated into Arabic (Al-Hamidi Muhammad Al-Adhidan, 2003). The scale consists of 30 items, and the written performance scale of (Alaa, 2018), which consists of three questions. After applying the scales to the research sample of 200 students from preparatory school students in Wasit governorate center, and after processing the data statistically using the SPSS statistical package, the results showed the following:
- The preparatory school students recorded a good level of self-esteem.
-The Preparatory school students scored an average level in writing performance.
-There is a significant positive correlation between self-esteem and writing performance.
-There are no differences in the relationship between self-esteem and writing performance according to the gender variable, male, female. Based on these results, the researcher reached a set of conclusions and made a number of recommendations and suggestions.
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