ERIC Number: EJ1194392
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-2332-8584
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Expectancy-Value Beliefs of Early-Adolescent Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Youth: Predictors of Mathematics Achievement and Enrollment
Safavian, Nayssan; Conley, AnneMarie
AERA Open, v2 n4 Oct-Dec 2016
This study used the Eccles et al. expectancy-value (E-V) theory to test the influence of motivation on mathematics achievement and enrollment using data from a cohort of 926 seventh-grade prealgebra students (49% male, 76% Hispanic, 76% low income, and 55% English learner). E-V beliefs were assessed in seventh grade along with achievement, and enrollment was measured in eighth grade. Differential associations of motivation, achievement, and enrollment were examined across Hispanic and non-Hispanic populations. Expectancy for success and task value uniquely predicted seventh-grade achievement and eighth-grade algebra enrollment after controlling for prior achievement and a full set of demographic controls, including low socioeconomic status and English fluency. The association of interest value and achievement differentiated across Hispanic and non-Hispanic youth, suggesting that the effect of interest value on mathematics achievement was weaker for Hispanic youth than for non-Hispanics after accounting for success expectations and prior achievement.
Descriptors: Expectation, Values, Theories, Early Adolescents, Hispanic American Students, Youth, Predictor Variables, Mathematics Achievement, Enrollment, Grade 7, Grade 8, Middle School Students, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Middle School Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Identifiers - Location: California
Grant or Contract Numbers: DUE0335369; DUE0928103