ERIC Number: EJ874580
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 15
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The Effects of Self-Efficacy on Academic Success of First-Generation College Sophomore Students
Vuong, Mui; Brown-Welty, Sharon; Tracz, Susan
Journal of College Student Development, v51 n1 p50-64 Jan-Feb 2010
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of self-efficacy on academic success of first-generation college sophomore students. The participants in the study consisted of college sophomores from 5 of the 23 California State University campuses. An online College Self-Efficacy Inventory was employed to measure participants' self-efficacy levels. The study explored four areas: the relationship between self-efficacy scores and academic success as defined by GPA and persistence rates, the academic success and persistence rates between first-generation and second-and-beyond-generation college sophomore students, the effects of the demographic factors of gender and ethnicity on self-efficacy, and the relationship between institution size and self-efficacy. Findings show that self-efficacy beliefs affect GPA and persistence rates of sophomore students and second-generation college sophomores outperform their first-generation peers. (Contains 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Campuses, Grade Point Average, Self Efficacy, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement, Scores, Measures (Individuals), Ethnicity, Gender Differences, First Generation College Students, School Size, Academic Ability, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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