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The Relationship between Chemistry Self-Efficacy of South African First Year University Students and Their Academic Performance
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Ramnarain, Umesh; Ramaila, Sam – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2018
This study investigated the self-efficacy of first-year Chemistry students at a South African university. The research involved a quantitative survey of 333 students using the College Chemistry Self-Efficacy Scale (CCSS) developed by Uzuntiryaki and Capa Aydin (2009). Descriptive statistics on data for the CCSS scales suggested that students have…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Self Efficacy, College Freshmen, Science Instruction
Formative Assessment by First-Year Chemistry Students as Predictor of Success in Summative Assessment at a South African University
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Siweya, Hlengani J.; Letsoalo, Peter – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2014
This study investigated whether formative assessment is a predictor of summative assessment in a university first-year chemistry class. The sample comprised a total of 1687 first-year chemistry students chosen from the 2011 and 2012 cohorts. Both simple and multiple linear regression (SLR and MLR) techniques were applied to perform the primary aim…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Summative Evaluation