Increasing students self-esteem through the implementation of the Bucket Filler Lesson Plans

The purpose of this study was to examine the ways in which positive psychology can impact the educational system. Twenty-three second grade students enrolled in Berlin Community School, located in Berlin New Jersey participated in this study. All students were enrolled in a regular education classroom and assumed to be learning at the appropriate age group level. The Piers-Harris 2 Self-Concept Scale was used to measure student's self-esteem as a pre-test and a post-test assessment. The experimental group received the implementation of the Bucket Filler Lesson plans in hopes that their self-esteem would improve upon completion of the lessons. The lessons took place over the course of three consecutive Fridays. The control group only received the pre-test and post-test assessment. A Two-Way Mixed ANOVA was used to assess whether students self-esteem improved upon completion of the lesson plans. Results indicated that there was no significant difference between pre-test and post-test assessments for both the experimental and control group.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. School Psychology-Professional School Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Services, Administration, and Higher Education

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Norton, Jenna

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dihoff, Roberta
• Klanderman, John

• Self-esteem in children
• Child Psychology
• Student Counseling and Personnel Services

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/364

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1363