fa روان شناسی تربیتی Educational Psychology پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#3300ff;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:2;"><b>Objective</b>: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of reflective thinking training on academic self-efficacy and achievement motivation among female students of Farhangian University of Ahvaz.<br> <b>Methods</b>: This research employed an experimental-field design with a pre-test and post-test control group. The participants consisted of 45 female students selected through available sampling from Farhangian University of Ahvaz during the 2015&ndash;2016 academic year. They were randomly assigned into three groups: one experimental group and two control groups, each comprising 15 participants. The experimental group received training based on a reflective thinking model, while the two control groups did not receive any training. Pre-tests of academic self-efficacy and achievement motivation were administered to all groups prior to the intervention. After completing the training program, post-tests were conducted. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA).<br> <b>Results</b>: Findings indicated that reflective thinking training significantly increased academic self-efficacy (F=22.1, P<0.001) and achievement motivation (F=27, P<0.001) among the students.<br> &nbsp;<b>Conclusions</b>: Reflective thinking training has a significant positive effect on academic self-efficacy and motivation in female students of Farhangian University of Ahvaz.</span></span></span></span></div> Reflective thinking, Academic self-efficacy, Achievement motivation, Students 447 459 http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-57-1&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Fakhr Al-Sadat Hosseini F.hosseini@cfu.ac.ir 100319475328460011611 100319475328460011611 Yes Faculty Member of Farhangian University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran GholamHossein Maktabi 100319475328460011612 100319475328460011612 No Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahwaz, Ahwaz, Iran Manijeh Shehni Yailagh 100319475328460011613 100319475328460011613 No Professor, Department of Psychology, Psychology and Educational Science Faculty, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran Alireza Haji Yakhchali 100319475328460011614 100319475328460011614 No Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahwaz, Ahwaz, Iran