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Download full textAagaard, Lola; Skidmore, Ronald L.; Conner, Timothy W., II – Online Submission, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between academic self-efficacy and preferences regarding the use of text materials and in-class activities of college students at a university that serves one of the highest-poverty regions in the United States. A convenient cluster sample of 105 students taking summer classes at a…
Descriptors: College Students, Self Efficacy, Textbooks, Preferences
Conner, Timothy W., II; Skidmore, Ronald L.; Aagaard, Lola – Online Submission, 2012
Dispositional optimism is an adopted orientation in which one believes that goals will generally be attained and that tasks can generally be successfully completed, whereas pessimists orient toward less belief in successful task or goal completion. A related concept, individuals with high self-efficacy believe they will be successful at particular…
Descriptors: College Students, Academic Ability, Self Efficacy, Undergraduate Students
Skidmore, Ronald L.; Conner, Timothy W., II; Aagaard, Lola – Online Submission, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between academic self-efficacy, dispositional optimism/pessimism, and preferences regarding the use of text materials and in-class activities of college students at a university that serves one of the highest-poverty regions in the United States. A sample of 105 students was surveyed.…
Descriptors: College Students, Textbooks, Instructional Materials, Reading Motivation
Conner, Timothy W., II; Aagaard, Lola; Skidmore, Ronald L. – Online Submission, 2011
Self-efficacy is a personal belief in one's ability to accomplish particular tasks. Academic self-efficacy relates to one's belief in ability to accomplish learning activities. A convenient cluster sample (n = 105) of undergraduate students at a regional university in the midsouth was administered a survey that measured student academic…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Undergraduate Study, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes
