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Influence of Teacher Support and Personal Relevance on Academic Self-Efficacy and Enjoyment of Mathematics Lessons: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
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Aldridge, Jill M.; Afari, Ernest; Fraser, Barry J. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2012
The purpose of our study was to examine the effects of two psychosocial features of the classroom environment (teacher support and personal relevance) on college students' academic self-efficacy and enjoyment of mathematics lessons. Data collected from 352 mathematics students attending three higher education institutions in the United Arab…
Descriptors: College Students, Classroom Environment, Self Efficacy, Teacher Student Relationship
Psychosocial Classroom Environment and Academic Efficacy in Canadian High School Mathematics Classes.
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Ferguson, Janet M.; Dorman, Jeffrey P. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2001
A study examining the relationship between classroom environment and academic self-efficacy surveyed 951 mathematics students in grades 8 and 10 in 4 Canadian high schools. Improved levels of involvement, investigation, and task orientation were associated with higher levels of academic efficacy. Conventional classrooms may foster academic…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Constructivism (Learning), Conventional Instruction, Foreign Countries
Pre-Service Mathematics Teacher Efficacy: Its Nature and Relationship to Teacher Concerns and Orientation
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Pyper, Jamie Scott – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2014
In a mixed method study, teacher efficacy and contributing theoretical constructs of teacher concerns and teacher orientation with Intermediate/Senior mathematics preservice teachers from two Ontario Faculties of Education are examined. Data sources include a web-based questionnaire containing two teacher efficacy scales and short answer…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Research, Mathematics Education