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Shahzad, Khurram; Naureen, Sajida – Journal of Education and Educational Development, 2017
The study of self-efficacy and its impact on human performance has intrigued many scholars during the last two decades, for example, Clayson and Sheffet, 2006; Nauta, 2004; Muijsand Rejnolds 2001; Bandura, 1997 and Soodak and Podell, 1993. This study was conducted with the objective to find out the impact ofteacher self-efficacy on the secondary…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Self Efficacy, Secondary School Students, Academic Achievement
Bache, William; Nauta, Marrit J. – 1979
This paper provides a summary of a Home Start Followup Study (HSFS) which was initiated in 1976. An attempt was made to examine the durability of gains made as the result of families' (parents and their 3- to 5-year-old children) participation in the program. In addition, the study was designed to determine whether program duration (one versus two…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs, Followup Studies
Nauta, Margaret M.; Kahn, Jeffrey H. – 2000
In this study 445 incoming freshman completed a questionnaire prior to arrival on campus about their outcome expectations with respect to successful college achievement and academic performance goals. During their second semester, 274 of these students responded to a questionnaire where Social-Cognitive Career Theory Constructs were again tested.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average
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Kahn, Jeffrey H.; Nauta, Margaret M.; Gailbreath, R. Dennis; Tipps, Jane; Chartrand, Judy M. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2002
For 677 college freshmen, subscales from the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Social Skills Inventory, and Strong Interest Inventory uniquely predicted first-year grade point average. These subscales and the Career Factors Inventory contributed to prediction of persistence. These assessments may be used to identify students at risk of poor performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average