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Kirbulut, Zubeyde Demet – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2019
Purpose: Self-efficacy plays a crucial role in achievement; and thus, it is important to determine the factors affecting self-efficacy. It has been known that one's reflections and evaluations of their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are of paramount importance in the development of self-efficacy. Therefore, the aim of this study was to…
Descriptors: Correlation, Self Efficacy, Chemistry, Science Instruction
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Aurah, Catherine – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between science self-efficacy, gender, and academic achievement in genetics among form four (12th grade) students in Kenya and to investiPSTe gender differences in science self-efficacy and academic achievement in genetics. A total of 2,139 students responded to a science self-efficacy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Self Efficacy, Grade 12
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Boutin-Martinez, Alma; Mireles-Rios, Rebeca; Nylund-Gibson, Karen; Simon, Odelia – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2019
The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between various protective factors with academic outcomes of Latina/o high school students. We use two groups of protective influences, individual and family, and their relationship to 12th grade mathematics achievement, dropout rates, and enrollment in post-secondary education. Latent class…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Hispanic American Students, Outcomes of Education, Multivariate Analysis
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Robson, Karen; Anisef, Paul; George, R. C. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2018
Using data from two cohorts of Grade 12 students in Toronto, we examined whether the transition to post-secondary education changed between 2006 and 2011, particularly for under-represented groups. We used multilevel, multinomial logistic regressions to examine how the intersections of race and sex affect post-secondary transitions in the two…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Grade 12, High School Students, Regression (Statistics)
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Larson, Andrea; Moses, Tally – Youth & Society, 2017
Scholarship regarding adolescent resilience has typically defined resilience as the absence of negative outcomes rather than the existence of positive outcomes. This study drew on the challenge model of resilience, which anticipates a curvilinear relationship between stress exposure and adaptive functioning, to test whether adolescents reporting…
Descriptors: Correlation, Prosocial Behavior, Adolescents, Resilience (Psychology)
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Xiong, Junmei; Qin, Yi; Gao, Miaomiao; Hai, Man – School Psychology International, 2017
By incorporating psychopathology and subjective well-being (SWB), the dual-factor model of mental health (DFM) can comprehensively measure psychological health. We examined the utility of the DFM among 1,293 Chinese adolescents (Grades 7-12). Furthermore, we examined the dynamics of mental health group membership via a two-wave longitudinal study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Mental Health, Adolescents