ERIC Number: EJ1169386
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 11
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Self-Efficacy of Students with Visual Impairments before and after Participation in an Inquiry-Based Camp
Farrand, Kathleen; Wild, Tiffany A.; Hilson, Margilee P.
Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, v19 n1 Article 5 p50-60 2016
The purpose of this pilot study was to determine students' self-efficacy level prior to participation and after participation in an inquiry-based science camp to determine if self-efficacy levels changed as a result of participation. A validated instrument, the 30 item Morgan-Jinks Student Self-Efficacy Scale (MJSES) (Jinks & Morgan, 1996) was used to identify the constructs of self-efficacy before and after the weeklong summer camp. The results suggest that the inquiry-based science camp had a positive impact on junior participants' academic self-efficacy and did not increase senior participants' academic self-efficacy.
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Program Effectiveness, Science Instruction, Summer Programs, Inquiry, Age Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Visual Impairments, Blindness, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Likert Scales, Pretests Posttests, Student Projects, Science Experiments
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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