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Personality Traits and Job Exploration among Latino Business Students: An Exploratory Investigation
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Sui, Lu; Qin, Hong; Ned, John; Sun, Lijuan – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
We examine the role of the Big Five personality traits in the job exploration process of Latino undergraduate business students to ascertain the personality traits and socio-cognitive variables that lead to greater success of students in their job searches. We find that personalities such as extraversion and conscientiousness are positively…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Career Exploration, Career Guidance, Vocational Interests
Teaching Reading Comprehension to Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Predictors of Teacher Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectancy
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Accardo, Amy L.; Finnegan, Elizabeth G.; Gulkus, Steven P.; Papay, Clare K. – Psychology in the Schools, 2017
Learners with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often exhibit difficulty in the area of reading comprehension. Research connecting the learning needs of individuals with ASD, existing effective practices, teacher training, and teacher perceptions of their own ability to teach reading comprehension is scarce. Quantitative survey methodology and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Reading Comprehension, Statistical Analysis
Teachers' Expectations and Self-Efficacy for Working with Bullies and Victims
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Skinner, Ann T.; Babinski, Leslie M.; Gifford, Elizabeth J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Bullying is a significant concern in schools, and both bullies and victims are at risk for negative outcomes. In this study, 239 sixth-grade teachers completed questionnaires about their perceptions of four components of school climate: high-risk student behaviors, school-wide barriers to learning, principal support, and cooperation among…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Bullying, Grade 6
Gender Differences in High School Students' Efficacy-Expectation/Performance Discrepancies across Four Subject Matter Domains.
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Williams, Janice E. – Psychology in the Schools, 1994
Investigated gender differences in efficacy-expectation/performance discrepancies of high school students (n=131) in English, mathematics, reading, and science. Students reporting greater efficacy expectation performed at higher levels, particularly in mathematics. Majority of student efficacy/performance discrepancy scores fell outside congruent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Expectation, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students