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Beghetto, Ronald A.; Baxter, Juliet A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
This study had the goal of investigating the association among elementary students' (N = 276) science and math beliefs and the relationship between those beliefs and teachers' ratings of mathematical and science understanding. Results of structural path analysis indicate that in science, intellectual risk-taking (IRT; the willingness to share…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Self Efficacy, Path Analysis, Science Instruction
Ramdass, Darshanand H. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This primary goal of this study was to investigate the effects of strategy training and self-reflection, two subprocesses of Zimmerman's cyclical model of self-regulation, on fifth grade students' mathematics performance, self-efficacy, self-evaluation, and calibration measures of self-efficacy bias, self-efficacy accuracy, self-evaluation bias,…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Achievement, Path Analysis
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Leroy, Nadia; Bressoux, Pascal; Sarrazin, Philippe; Trouilloud, David – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2007
According to self-determination theory, when teachers establish an autonomy supportive climate in the classroom, students demonstrate high levels of self-determination and are intrinsically motivated. The aim of this study was to identify factors leading teachers (N=336) to report that they create such a climate. We conducted a path analysis in…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Path Analysis, Academic Ability, Active Learning