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Expecting Success: Factors Influencing Ninth Graders' Science Self-Efficacy, Elizabeth Donahue
Expecting Success: Factors Influencing Ninth Graders' Science Self-Efficacy, Elizabeth Donahue
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What factors influence ninth grade students’ expectations for success in science? Using social cognitive theory and bioecological systems theory as theoretical frameworks, this dissertation employs data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) to examine the relative impact of teacher practices and their perceived attitudes on students’ science self-efficacy. Further, as they relate to this broader issue, the relative impact of student subjective task value and teacher characteristics is also investigated.
It has been well documented that U.S. students are not achieving at satisfactory levels in science. Education policy has focused on improving science teacher quality as one …