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Direct linkDotterer, Aryn M. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2022
Racial and ethnic achievement gaps contribute to the lack of underrepresented minorities in STEM-related careers. This research is grounded in the expectancy-value model of achievement motivation which posits that motivation is influenced by social-cognitive variables such as self-efficacy and beliefs about the usefulness or utility of the task.…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Expectation, STEM Education, Outcomes of Education
Koh, Jinyoung; Farruggia, Susan P.; Back, Lindsey T.; Han, Cheon-woo – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2022
This study examines whether self-efficacy predicted academic success (via self-regulation) for first-generation and continuing-generation college students (Model 1) and among various racial/ethnic groups (Model 2). The 3,316 ethnically diverse incoming freshmen from a large, urban, public university (53% first-generation) participated in this…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Self Efficacy, Success, Self Management
Liu, Lu – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2019
The notion that students' aspirations are changeable with age is especially important in education aspirations studies. Researchers have acknowledged that individuals' aspirations are changeable and the stability of their aspirations is important for reaching their goals. Despite the finding that the misaligned educational and occupational…
Descriptors: Labor Needs, Educational Needs, Academic Aspiration, Demography
Kennedy, Gary J.; Tuckman, Bruce W. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2013
The results of a structural equation model showed that a tendency to procrastinate, assessed early in college students' first term, was positively related to social values, assessed as concerns over social exclusion, but was negatively related to academic task values and grade goal-setting. The results suggest that procrastination may be a…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, College Students, Social Values, Academic Achievement
Fenning, Breanne E.; May, Laura Negel – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2013
As previous research indicates self-efficacy and self-concept have similar effects on achievement outcomes, the current study investigated the differential effects of both constructs on academic performance and career path certainty in college freshmen. Results indicated high school GPA was best predicted by general self-efficacy, whereas current…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Self Concept, Academic Achievement, Prediction
Galyon, Charles E.; Blondin, Carolyn A.; Yaw, Jared S.; Nalls, Meagan L.; Williams, Robert L. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2012
This study examined the relationship of academic self-efficacy to engagement in class discussion and performance on major course exams among students (N = 165) in an undergraduate human development course. Cluster analysis was used to identify three levels of academic self-efficacy: high (n = 34), medium (n = 91), and low (n = 40). Results…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Self Efficacy, Student Participation
Weiser, Dana A.; Riggio, Heidi R. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2010
Research indicates both family background and self-efficacy influence academic outcomes; however, family background also impacts self-efficacy development. The purpose of the current study was to establish whether self-efficacy mediates the relationship between family background and academic achievement. Results indicated family background…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Self Efficacy, Family Characteristics, Parent Participation
Edman, Jeanne L.; Brazil, Brad – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2009
The present study examined whether there are ethnic differences in perceptions of campus climate, social support, and academic efficacy among community college students, and whether student perceptions were associated with academic success. A total of 475 community college students completed a questionnaire that measured students' perceptions of…
Descriptors: African American Students, College Students, Social Life, Student Attitudes
