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Peer reviewedLent, Robert W.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1993
Comparison of scores of 166 undergraduates on the Mathematics American College Test, Mathematics Self-Efficacy Scale, and an outcome expectation scale showed that self-efficacy mediated the effects of past achievement on interest in math. Achievement and self-efficacy predicted math grades; outcome expectation and self-efficacy predicted interest…
Descriptors: College Students, Course Selection (Students), Expectation, Higher Education
Peer reviewedLent, Robert W.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1996
One study tested two- through five-factor models of math self-efficacy sources with 295 college students, supporting a four-factor structure (performance, vicarious learning, social persuasion, emotional arousal). In a second study of 481 high school students, data fit a five-factor model (performance, adult modeling, peer modeling, social…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Influences, Mathematical Aptitude, Models
