ERIC Number: EJ1251113
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 10
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Measurement Model and Adaptation of a Self-Efficacy Scale for Mathematics in University Students
Echeverría Castro, Sonia Beatriz; Sotelo Castillo, Mirsha Alicia; Acosta Quiroz, Christian Oswaldo; Barrera Hernández, Laura Fernanda
SAGE Open, v10 n1 Jan-Mar 2020
The aim of the study was to adjust the measurement model of an instrument of sources of Self-efficacy for Mathematics to sample of university students from Northeast of Mexico and the sex measurement invariance. A second-order modeling was performed, which shows convergent and discriminant validity, which corresponds to the original Bandura theory of self-efficacy and contains four factors: experience in mastery, social persuasion, vicarious learning, and physiological state (emotional activation). There was adequate goodness of fit of the model in the confirmatory analysis. The advantages of the use of this instrument are discussed for its simplicity and ease of applications, qualification, and interpretation, to be used by teachers, tutors, and advisors of mathematics.
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, College Mathematics, College Students, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Mastery Learning, Learning Processes, Social Influences, Psychological Patterns, Psychometrics, Statistical Analysis
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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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Identifiers - Location: Mexico
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