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Academic Self-Efficacy In College Students During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Veronica Lane
Academic Self-Efficacy In College Students During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Veronica Lane
Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs
The purpose of this study was to explore academic self-efficacy and utility value for college coursework for college undergraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the present study employed qualitative analysis to explore challenges students faced and what strategies they are using to promote their sense of well-being during the pandemic. One hundred eighty-seven undergraduates enrolled in educational psychology courses completed an online survey during the spring 2022 and summer 2022 semesters. The online survey consisted of a demographic questionnaire, two self-efficacy scales, and a utility value scale. In general, students had high levels of self-efficacy for graduating from …
Social Cognitive Predictors Of Academic Success In First-Year College Students, Mary A. Hershberger
Social Cognitive Predictors Of Academic Success In First-Year College Students, Mary A. Hershberger
Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs
Success in the first year of college is due in part to how well students can adjust to the demands of school and integrate into collegiate life. Social cognitive factors such as self-efficacy relating to college activities, academic resilience, social support, and academic stress may contribute to students’ overall feelings of belonging and academic performance, yet most research does not take into account ways that students may change across the first year of school. Two path models investigated relationships between pairs of predictors on belonging and GPA in fall and spring semesters among 212 first-year college students, also examining differences …
Pre-Service Teachers' Self-Efficacy For Teaching Mathematics, Shannon Mccampbell
Pre-Service Teachers' Self-Efficacy For Teaching Mathematics, Shannon Mccampbell
Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs
Teachers self-efficacy beliefs start forming upon entering their teacher education programs and continue to develop throughout their first few years of teaching. They then remain relatively stable for the remainder of their teaching careers. Teachers' self-efficacy beliefs have been shown to influence teachers' job satisfaction, resilience, burnout rates, health, motivation, teaching behaviors, and students' academic achievement. It is important to understand how they form and what influences their development. The purpose of this study is to better understand the complex relationships involved during the formation PSTs' self-efficacy beliefs. The study examined the relationships between PSTs' self-efficacy beliefs for teaching and …