ERIC Number: EJ1357315
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Nov
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Asking for Help as a Key to Success: The Relationship between Student Help-Seeking Skills and Mathematics Self-Efficacy
School Science and Mathematics, v122 n7 p371-380 Nov 2022
According to Social Cognitive Theory, self-efficacy describes students' beliefs in their ability to be successful within a certain task or domain. Though some contributions to self-efficacy are generally accepted, it is important to continue to look for additional factors that contribute to self-efficacy, especially those that provide opportunities for educators to improve their students' self-efficacy. This study uses regression analyses on a sample (n = 225) of undergraduate students to examine the unique contribution that help-seeking beliefs make to mathematical self-efficacy. Results show that help-seeking beliefs have a positive relationship with self-efficacy and make a unique, positive contribution to self-efficacy even when controlling for other sources of self-efficacy. Results suggest the need for educators to improve student help-seeking beliefs by purposefully teaching help-seeking skills and providing more access to effective, individualized help for students.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Help Seeking, Beliefs, Mathematics Skills, Self Efficacy, Skill Development, Individual Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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