ERIC Number: EJ1011687
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-May
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 71
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ISSN: ISSN-1527-9316
Family Context Predictors of Math Self-Concept among Undergraduate STEM Majors: An Analysis of Gender Differences
Rinn, Anne N.; Miner, Kathi; Taylor, Aaron B.
Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v13 n2 p116-132 May 2013
The purpose of the current study was to examine four family context
variables (socioeconomic status, mother's level of education, father's level of
education, and perceived family social support) as predictors of math self-concept among undergraduate STEM majors to better understand the gender differential in math self-concept. Participants included 499 undergraduates (75% of whom were female) at a large research university in the southwestern United States. Results indicated that males had higher math self-concepts than females and that social support predicted math self-concept, particularly for males. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: STEM Education, Mathematics Skills, Self Concept, Family Environment, Socioeconomic Status, Social Support Groups, Undergraduate Students, Predictor Variables, Gender Differences, Mothers, Educational Attainment, Research Universities, Fathers, Interaction, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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