This research examined self-efficacy, locus of control, age, gender, and years teaching as a predictor for teaching job satisfaction among a sample of Filipino teachers working in the USA for three years or less. The sample size consisted of 96 participants. Participants completed three surveys, Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale, Rotter's Locus of…

This study investigated the relationship between gifted students' academic self-concept (ASC) and academic achievement (AC) in earth science with internationally representative high-school students from the third International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) held in Taiwan in 2009. The results of regression analysis indicated that IESO students' ASC…

Self-efficacy beliefs produce their effects through cognitive, motivational, affective, and elective processes. These processes usually operate in concert rather than on their own. In 2016, cross-sectional survey method to determine the teachers' sense of efficacy (TSE) in inclusion classes was done in a rural, private, basic-education school in…

Research on the affective dimensions of mathematics learning and achievement has tended to focus on negative emotions and on mathematics anxiety in particular, with much less work on positive emotions. Drawing from a positive education perspective, we aim to contribute to the growing literature on positive emotions and learning. We hypothesize…

Positive thinking, in conjunction with a robust attitude, can affect one's well-being and coping strategies under stressful events. This study sought to identify the role of Emotional Quotient (EQ) to Work Attitude Behaviour (WAB) of selected faculty members from three higher educational institutions in the Philippines. Using a non-experimental…

The relations among school ability, self-efficacy, learning approach, and metacognition were examined in a path model. Questionnaires measuring these constructs were administered to 194 Filipino college students. Path analysis was used to determine the effects of school ability on self-efficacy and learning approaches, and in turn, the effects of…