The effect of the mentoring service on the academic achievements and self-efficacy perceptions of the students attending the school of foreign languages

Abstract

In this study, the effect of the mentoring service on the academic achievements and self-efficacy perceptions of the students attending Yildiz Technical University is examined. The research group consists of 42 students attending the School of Foreign Languages. For data collection, the school's English Proficiency Test points and Self-efficacy Perception sub-dimension of Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSQL) were used. Findings were analyzed via the analysis of covariance. Results of the study indicate that the mentoring service has no significant effect on students' academic achievement and self-efficacy perceptions. (c) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.