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Self-Efficacy Is a Stronger Predictor of Final Grade than Motivation in an Introductory Biology Course: A Structural Equation Analysis

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Bailey Von der Mehden; Laurel Philpott; Elisabeth E. Schussler – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2025

Student self-efficacy, their confidence to successfully perform a task, is positively related to course performance. Students with high self-efficacy for a task are more motivated toward that task. Yet few studies have measured students' self-efficacy and motivation levels after exams are returned in introductory biology classes or studied how…

Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Predictor Variables, Grades (Scholastic), Student Motivation