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Direct linkChen, Jason A.; Usher, Ellen L. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate (a) the latent profiles that arise from middle and high school students' (N = 1225) reported exposure to information from the four hypothesized sources of self-efficacy; (b) the relationships between these latent profiles and science self-efficacy and science achievement; and (c) the differences in…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Self Efficacy, Profiles, Middle School Students
Zuffiano, Antonio; Alessandri, Guido; Gerbino, Maria; Kanacri, Bernadette Paula Luengo; Di Giunta, Laura; Milioni, Michela; Caprara, Gian Vittorio – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
The present study examined the contribution of self-efficacy beliefs in self-regulated learning (SESRL) in predicting academic achievement at the end of junior high school above and beyond the effects of previous academic achievement, gender, socioeconomic status, intelligence, personality traits, and self-esteem. Participants included 170 (87…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Intelligence, Self Efficacy, Personality Traits
Hornstra, Lisette; van der Veen, Ineke; Peetsma, Thea; Volman, Monique – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
To gain insight in developmental trajectories of motivation during upper primary school, the present study focused on how different aspects of students' motivation, i.e., task-orientation, self-efficacy, and school investment develop from grade three to six of primary school and how these developments differ for boys and girls, and students with…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
DiBenedetto, Maria K.; Bembenutty, Hefer – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
The present study examined associations between changes in students' science self-efficacy and self-regulated learning strategies and their relation to science achievement. Influences of gender, ethnicity, and childhood and adolescent socialization experiences were also examined. The variables were consistent with Bandura's social cognitive…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Science Education, Public Colleges
Chen, Jason A. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore (a) the individual belief profiles that naturally arise among middle and high school science students (n = 1225); (b) the relationships between these profiles to science achievement and other prominent motivation variables; and (c) the demographic and developmental differences among the belief profiles.…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Profiles, Learning Motivation, Self Efficacy
Smith, Jeffrey K.; Smith, Lisa F.; Gilmore, Alison; Jameson, Madgerie – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
Using data from New Zealand's National Education Monitoring Project, a light sampling, low stakes performance based national school assessment program, reading self-efficacy, reading enjoyment, and reading achievement were examined in samples of 8 and 12 year old children. Sample sizes were n = 480 for each group. While reading achievement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Ability, Teaching Methods, Self Efficacy
Cooke-Simpson, Amanda; Voyer, Daniel – Learning and Individual Differences, 2007
The present study examined the relation between self-reported confidence ratings, performance on the Mental Rotations Test (MRT), and guessing behavior on the MRT. Eighty undergraduate students (40 males, 40 females) completed the MRT while rating their confidence in the accuracy of their answers for each item. As expected, gender differences in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Gender Differences, Males, Tests
