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Investigating Teenage Students' Information Literacy in China: A Social Cognitive Theory Perspective
Peer reviewed
Direct linkZhu, Sha; Yang, Harrison Hao; MacLeod, Jason; Yu, Liqin; Wu, Di – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2019
Based on social cognitive theory, this study aimed to examine the personal, behavioral, and environmental determinants of students' information literacy in China. Participants in the study included 2127 students, 1432 parents, and 948 teachers. The research findings were as follows: (1) positive determinants were environmental influences from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Information Literacy, Foreign Countries, Social Theories
Lotter, Christine R.; Thompson, Stephen; Dickenson, Tammiee S.; Smiley, Whitney F.; Blue, Genine; Rea, Mary – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2018
This study examined changes in middle school teachers' beliefs about inquiry, implementation of inquiry practices, and self-efficacy to teach science through inquiry after participating in a year-long professional development program. The professional development model design was based on Bandura's (1986) social cognitive theory of learning and…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Inquiry, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Lazarus, Sean F. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this action research study was to explore the impact instructional choices had on student participation in the classroom learning environment, growth of knowledge in social studies, and self-efficacy in the learning process. The instructional choices implemented through a flipped learning instructional approach were designed to…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Social Studies, Educational Environment, High School Seniors
Nordick, Shelley – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to explore the attitudes, practices, and behaviors of principals who foster teacher collective efficacy. The research questions were developed based upon Bandura's social cognitive theory to include (a) what are the "attitudes" held by principals that influence TCE; (b) what are the "behaviors"…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Social Theories
Usher, Ellen L.; Li, Caihong R.; Butz, Amanda R.; Rojas, Joanne P. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
Psychological factors such as grit and self-efficacy have been heralded as powerful predictors of performance. Their joint contribution to the prediction of early adolescents' school success has not been fully investigated, however. The purpose of this study was to examine U.S. elementary and middle school students' (N = 2,430) grit (assessed as…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Self Efficacy, Children, Academic Achievement
Download full textBradley, Vaughn M. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2020
Middle school is a critical time in students' learning of mathematics, something a Learning Management System (LMS) is designed to help parents support. What remains unknown is how parents use an LMS to monitor their children's progress in mathematics. This qualitative case study explored how parents from one midAtlantic middle school with 543…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Parents, Parent Attitudes, Integrated Learning Systems
Bradley, Vaughn M. – Online Submission, 2020
Middle school is a critical time in students' learning of mathematics, something a Learning Management System (LMS) is designed to help parents support. What remains unknown is how parents use an LMS to monitor their children's progress in mathematics. This qualitative case study explored how parents from one midAtlantic middle school with 543…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Parents, Parent Attitudes, Integrated Learning Systems
Magoc, Dejan; Tomaka, Joe; Shamaley, Angelee Gigi; Bridges, Amber – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2016
This study investigated gender differences in physical activity (PA) and social-cognitive theory (SCT) variables among Hispanics. Students (N = 298) completed measures assessing levels of PA and variables derived from SCT. Men reported greater PA than women. Men also reported having greater self-efficacy for PA, greater perceived ability to set…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Physical Activities, Beliefs, Hispanic American Students
Fearon, Colm; McLaughlin, Heather; Morris, Lynn – European Journal of Training and Development, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of multi-level forms of efficacy and organisational interactions necessary for promoting effective work engagement. Design/methodology/approach: Work engagement is explored from a multi-level efficacy perspective (self, collective and organisational). Based on the ideas of Bandura,…
Descriptors: Work Attitudes, Employees, Self Efficacy, Organizational Effectiveness
Kandemir, Mehmet Ali; Akbas-Perkmen, Rahile – Online Submission, 2017
The main purpose of the current study is to examine the construct, convergent and discriminant validity of the Sources of Mathematics Self-Efficacy Scale (Usher & Pajares, 2009) in a Turkish sample. Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory (1986) served as the theoretical framework for the current study. According to Bandura (1986), people's…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
Gibbons, Melinda M.; Hyfantis, Justina; Cihak, David F.; Wright, Rachel; Mynatt, Blair – Professional School Counseling, 2015
Students with intellectual disabilities (ID) are less likely to continue their education or become employed after high school. Although transition services are provided, little is known about students' understanding of their post-high school options. Using a social cognitive framework, the authors interviewed students with ID to determine their…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, High School Students, Social Theories, Epistemology
Egbert, Jessica Dalby; Gomez, Frank; Li, Wenling; Pennington, Sandra L. – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2015
Statistical analysis of data gathered from 139 healthcare doctoral students revealed three key findings regarding non-cognitive factor relationships to hybrid doctoral student self-efficacy between online (web-based) and on-campus course components. First, student experiences significantly differed between online and on-campus course components…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Blended Learning, Self Efficacy
Thompson, Mindi N.; Dahling, Jason J. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
The purpose of this study was to test a model based on Social Cognitive Career Theory (Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994) that placed perceived social status as an antecedent of career-related learning experiences, self-efficacy, and outcome expectations. Gender was included in the present model and results indicated that gender related as expected to…
Descriptors: Social Status, Learning Experience, Careers, Social Theories
Jabbarifar, Taghi – Journal of International Education Research, 2011
Two decades have now passed since Bandura (1986) introduced the concept of self-efficacy within the social cognitive theory of human behavior. He defined it as "people's judgments of their capabilities to organize and execute courses of action required to attain designated types of performances" (1986). Much empirical evidence now supports the…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Second Languages, Second Language Learning, Language Teachers
Morris, David B.; Usher, Ellen L. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2011
The purpose of this study was to assess the sources of award-wining research professors' (six women; six men) teaching self-efficacy through the framework of Bandura's (1986) social cognitive theory. Semi-structured interviews revealed that mastery experiences and social persuasions were particularly influential sources of self-efficacy and that…
Descriptors: Tenure, Recognition (Achievement), Self Efficacy, Interviews
