ERIC Number: EJ966758
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jun
Pages: 17
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Reference Count: 42
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ISSN: ISSN-1381-2890
The Relationship of Academic Self-Efficacy to Class Participation and Exam Performance
Galyon, Charles E.; Blondin, Carolyn A.; Yaw, Jared S.; Nalls, Meagan L.; Williams, Robert L.
Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, v15 n2 p233-249 Jun 2012
This study examined the relationship of academic self-efficacy to engagement in class discussion and performance on major course exams among students (N = 165) in an undergraduate human development course. Cluster analysis was used to identify three levels of academic self-efficacy: high (n = 34), medium (n = 91), and low (n = 40). Results indicated that high, medium, and low academic self-efficacy all significantly predicted levels of student participation and exam performance, but the directionality of group placement on the academic measures was different for students at the high self-efficacy level versus those at the low and mid self-efficacy levels. Cluster analysis was also used to divide students into high, medium, and low grade-point average (GPA). These groups did not differ significantly on either self-efficacy or class participation but did differ on exam performance. Within GPA levels, self-efficacy was most strongly related to class participation and exam performance at the highest level of GPA and least related at the lowest level of GPA.
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Self Efficacy, Student Participation, Multivariate Analysis, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Academic Ability, Self Concept, Prediction, Tests, Scores, Correlation, Undergraduate Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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