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Mathematics Self-Efficacy In High School Students And The Effects Of Interim Goal Setting: How Goals And Efficacy Are Linked In The Self-Efficacy Goal Spectrum, Hannah H. Oldham

Middle and Secondary Education Dissertations

Research has found that self-efficacy affects how a student behaves in class, how they choose to approach academic work, how long they persevere on a topic, and the type of goals they set for themselves. When students enter high school, opinions of self-efficacy (negative or positive) are strong and it becomes increasingly difficult for teachers to help students change their efficacious beliefs. This is apparent in secondary mathematics classrooms where students have years of previous experiences that have shaped opinions about their self-efficacy. A possibility in altering self-efficacy is by combining goal achievement theory and social learning theory. If more …