Abstract

Attribution is a process of inference, judgment, or interpretation of the behavior of oneself or others. And the reasonable use of attribution theory will be very helpful for students to make progress. This paper explains the definition of the underachievers, and makes a rough introduction about the development, the representatives and thoughts of attribution theory. Besides, it makes an analysis of the forming reasons for underachievers in English in junior high school from four aspects: social reasons, school reasons, family reasons and personal reasons. And it makes a discussion about the relationship between underachievers’ transformation and attribution, analyzing the attribution characteristics of underachievers in English in junior high school. This paper expounds that in order to transform underachievers in English in junior high school, teachers need to correct their attributions, finding reasons from themselves firstly, and then try to use attribution theory to instruct underachievers to attribute correctly and positively, try to use attribution theory to build underachievers' confidence, stimulate underachievers' enthusiasm for learning and use attribution theory to build sense of self-efficacy for underachievers.

Keywords: underachievers; attribution theory; English learning; transform; junior high school

Contents

Abstract

摘  要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 Research Background-1

1.2 Significance of the Thesis-2

1.3 Organization of the Thesis-2

2.-Literature Review-4

2.1 Development of Attribution Theory-4

2.2 Studies of Underachievers’ Transformation-6

3.-Forming Reasons for the Underachievers in English in Junior High School-8

3.1 Social Reasons-8

3.2 School Reasons-8

3.3 Family Reasons-9

3.4 Personal Reasons-9

4.-Underachievers’ Transformation and Attribution Theory-9

4.1 Attribution Characteristics of Junior High School Underachievers.-10

4.2 Enlightenments to Underachievers’ Transformation from Attribution Theory-10

4.2.1 Correct Teachers’ Attributions-10

4.2.2 Instruct Underachievers to Attribute Correctly and Positively-11

4.2.3 Build Underachievers' Confidence-11

4.2.4 Build Sense of Self-Efficacy.-12

5.-Conclusion and Limitation-14

References-15