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Cribbs, Jennifer D.; Hazari, Zahra; Sonnert, Gerhard; Sadler, Philip M. – Child Development, 2015
This article empirically tests a previously developed theoretical framework for mathematics identity based on students' beliefs. The study employs data from more than 9,000 college calculus students across the United States to build a robust structural equation model. While it is generally thought that students' beliefs about their own competence…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Student Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, College Students
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Munsinger, Harry; Rabin, Adele – Child Development, 1978
Self-reports about 70 masculine and feminine behaviors were collected from 177 undergraduates and their families and were correlated within family pairs to assess family resemblances in masculine or feminine preferences. The obtained family correlations were compared with those predicted by three theoretical models of gender-identity acquisition.…
Descriptors: College Students, Family Influence, Models, Predictive Validity
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Brainerd, Charles J.; Howe, Mark L. – Child Development, 1980
The question of whether or not a certain mathematical model is applicable to the paired-associate data of preschool children as well as adults was examined in five experiments. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Foreign Countries, Mathematical Models