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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
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Shannon Bishop; Susan Troncoso Skidmore; Linda Reichwein Zientek – Community College Enterprise, 2025
This study examined community college students' mathematics and academic self-efficacy in synchronous live online and asynchronous traditional online learning environments. Additionally, students' self-efficacy as it related to students' feelings of choice and preference regarding course modality was examined. This study took place during the…
Descriptors: College Students, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Instruction, Online Courses
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Katrina E. Forbes-McKay; Pauline A. M. Bremner; Pamela Johnston; Carol Air – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: This study addresses gaps in the existing literature on students' understanding of Independent Learning (IL), whilst exploring the link between levels of IL, growth mindset, motivated strategies for learning and academic performance. Design/methodology/approach: Three hundred and eighty-six university students recruited via opportunistic…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Learning Strategies