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Usher, Ellen L.; Pajares, Frank – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2009
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate items with which to assess A. Bandura's (1997) theorized sources of self-efficacy among middle school mathematics students. Results from Phase 1 (N=1111) were used to develop and refine items for subsequent use. In Phase 2 of the study (N=824), a 39-item, four-factor exploratory model fit best.…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Psychometrics, Middle School Students, Mathematics Instruction
Chen, Jason A.; Pajares, Frank – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2010
We investigated: (a) the associations of implicit theories and epistemological beliefs and their effects on the academic motivation and achievement of students in Grade 6 science and (b) the mean differences of implicit theories, epistemological beliefs, and academic motivation and achievement as a function of gender and race/ethnicity (N=508).…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Science Achievement, Motivation, Path Analysis
Usher, Ellen L.; Pajares, Frank – Review of Educational Research, 2008
The purpose of this review was threefold. First, the theorized sources of self-efficacy beliefs proposed by A. Bandura (1986) are described and explained, including how they are typically assessed and analyzed. Second, findings from investigations of these sources in academic contexts are reviewed and critiqued, and problems and oversights in…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Educational Research
Zeldin, Amy L.; Britner, Shari L.; Pajares, Frank – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
The purpose of this study was to explore the personal stories of men who selected careers in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) to better understand the ways in which their self-efficacy beliefs were created and subsequently influenced their academic and career choices. Analysis of 10 narratives revealed that mastery…
Descriptors: Females, Males, Gender Differences, Self Efficacy
Usher, Ellen L.; Pajares, Frank – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2008
The psychometric properties and multigroup measurement invariance of scores on the Self-Efficacy for Self-Regulated Learning Scale taken from Bandura's Children's Self-Efficacy Scale were assessed in a sample of 3,760 students from Grades 4 to 11. Latent means differences were also examined by gender and school level. Results reveal a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students, Self Efficacy
Pajares, Frank – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2007
The psychometric properties of a scale assessing the writing self-efficacy of 1,258 students from Grades 4 to 11 were analyzed with exploratory factor analysis. Two factors emerged, 1 designating basic grammar skills and 1 designating more advanced composition skills. The Writing Self-Efficacy Scale (F. Pajares & G. Valiante, 1999) functioned…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Writing (Composition), Writing Skills, Psychometrics
Mills, Nicole; Pajares, Frank; Herron, Carol – Language Learning, 2007
The objective of this investigation was to examine the influence of self-efficacy and other motivational self-beliefs on the achievement of college intermediate French students (N= 303). Self-efficacy for self-regulation was a stronger predictor of intermediate French language achievement than were self-efficacy to obtain grades in French, French…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Epistemology, Working Hours, Self Efficacy
Pajares, Frank; Johnson, Margaret J.; Usher, Ellen L. – Research in the Teaching of English, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of Albert Bandura's four hypothesized sources of self-efficacy on students' writing self-efficacy beliefs (N = 1256) and to explore how these sources differ as a function of gender and academic level (elementary, middle, high). Consistent with the tenets of self-efficacy theory, each of the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Middle School Students, Females, Epistemology
Usher, Ellen L.; Pajares, Frank – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of Bandura's (1997) hypothesized sources of self-efficacy on the academic and self-regulatory efficacy beliefs of entering middle school students ("N" = 263) and to explore whether these sources differ as a function of gender, reading ability, and race/ethnicity. For the full sample, mastery…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Self Efficacy, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes

Pajares, Frank – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 2003
Examines the contribution made by the self-efficacy component of A. Bandura's (1986) social cognitive theory to the study of writing in academic settings. Demonstrates that students' confidence in their writing capabilities influence their writing motivation as well as various writing outcomes in school. Offers academic implications and strategies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Self Efficacy

Pajares, Frank – Review of Educational Research, 1996
The contribution made by the self-efficacy component of A. Bandura's (1986) social cognitive theory to the study of self-regulation and motivation in academic settings was studied. Findings demonstrate that particularized measures of self-efficacy that correspond to critical tasks surpass global measures in outcome explanation and prediction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Educational Environment, Measures (Individuals), Prediction
Mills, Nicole; Pajares, Frank; Herron, Carol – Foreign Language Annals, 2006
Research findings from several academic domains have demonstrated that students' judgments of their own academic capabilities, or self-efficacy beliefs, influence their academic behaviors and performances. Absent from this body of research are studies assessing self-efficacy beliefs and their relation to foreign language proficiency. Informed by…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Language Proficiency, French, Anxiety

Zeldin, Amy L.; Pajares, Frank – American Educational Research Journal, 2000
Examined the personal narratives of 25 women excelling in mathematics, science, and technology careers to understand the importance of their self-efficacy beliefs. Findings suggest that the perceived importance of self-efficacy beliefs may be stronger for women in male-oriented domains than for those operating in traditional settings. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Beliefs, Career Choice, Females

Pajares, Frank – Theory into Practice, 2002
Examines the relationship between gender, self-efficacy, and self-regulated learning, explaining that students' self- efficacy beliefs influence their academic performance in many ways. Although social cognitive theory does not endow gender with motivating properties, research suggests that students view certain educational domains as male and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Learning Strategies

Pajares, Frank; Hartley, James; Valiante, Giovanni – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
Compares writing self-efficacy scales differing in response format among a group of middle school students (N=497). Results reveal that a scale with a 0-100 format was psychometrically stronger than a scale with a traditional Likert format. Also reveals that children at the middle school level can indeed make a discriminating judgment using a…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Psychometrics