Download or read book Tracking the Longitudinal Effects of Student teacher Trust on Mathematics Self efficacy for High School Students written by Kristin Emilia Harvey and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A current national priority is improving secondary school mathematics performance. National initiatives have attempted to help improve student achievement through curricular changes and stringent testing requirements; yet, these initiatives fail to consider the importance of student-teacher relationships in student motivation and achievement. High school students' trust in their mathematics teachers can lead to better relationships and increased feelings of competence, or mathematics self-efficacy, which is consistently linked to achievement. Student trust is based on perceptions of a teacher's competence, benevolence, openness, reliability, and honesty. The aim of my study is to determine the effect of trust in a teacher on student mathematics self-efficacy over the course of a school year, accounting for differences between individual students. The sample consisted of 230 ninth through twelfth grade students (57% girls) from a large high school in central Texas. Students reported their trust in their math teachers and their math self-efficacy at 4 time points. Growth curve modeling was utilized to model the effect of trust on self-efficacy over time. The results indicate that trust predicted self-efficacy over the course of the school year such that for a one point change in trust there was a corresponding .4 point change in self-efficacy. Gender was also a significant predictor of self-efficacy, with girls reporting lower self-efficacy on average. However, girls did not report lower trust, and the relation between trust and self-efficacy was not moderated by gender. Inasmuch as future studies should seek to expand on these findings, this study is an important first step into investigating the link between trust in teachers and self-efficacy. The results of this study serve to inform teachers, researchers, and policy makers of the importance of recognizing student-teacher relationships as an important factor in building student confidence and motivation.
Download or read book Building Students Mathematics Self efficacy Through Student teacher Trust written by Kristin Emilia Harvey and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A current national priority is improving secondary school mathematics performance. Middle school students' trust in their mathematics teachers can lead to better relationships and increased feelings of competence, or mathematics self-efficacy, which is consistently linked to achievement. Student trust is based on perceptions of a teacher's competence, benevolence, openness, reliability, and honesty. To determine the effect of trust in a teacher on student mathematics self-efficacy while accounting for the non-independence due to shared classroom experiences, hierarchical linear modeling will be utilized. Controlling for prior achievement, mathematics self-efficacy is expected to be higher for students who perceive their mathematics teacher meets more of the criteria for trust, with a stronger effect for low-achieving students. The implications of the outcomes of the proposed study suggest the creation of a training program to facilitate trust building between students and teachers. This report also includes an evaluation plan which details the components of the trust building program, a model for the program, and the proposed method to measure the reported outcomes.
Download or read book Assessment of the Effects of Affective Student Characteristics and Educational Background on Mathematics Achievement at the Level of Higher Education written by Mathew Akoko and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2010 in the subject Sociology - Knowledge and Information, grade: A, ( Atlantic International University ) (School of Social and Human Studies), course: Doctorate in Education, language: English, abstract: The primary purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of individual student affective factors and educational background on mathematics achievement among higher education students as measured by semester grades in the core mathematics courses. Student Locus of Control, Self-Efficacy, and Mathematics Anxiety were the specific individual student affective factors that were examined in the study. Educational backgrounds of the students were examined as an attempt to explain the differences in mathematics performance at the higher education level. To achieve this, high school teacher characteristics and instructional practices in influencing students' affective factors were examined. All of the analyses presented were performed on data collected for the study from two institutions of higher education in Cameroon for the student participants and from high school mathematics teachers of the English-Speaking and the French-Speaking subsystems of education. The results of the study show that student internal locus of control, high mathematics self-efficacy, and Mathematics Anxiety were associated with performance in mathematics at the higher education level. The results also revealed a high significant difference in the performance of the students in mathematics from the two educational backgrounds, the English-Speaking and French-Speaking. The results of the study revealed that the English-Speaking subsystem of education is suffering from an acute shortage of qualified high school mathematics teachers. The results show that only 10.5% of the high school mathematics teachers who participated in the study had postgraduate qualifications as against 56.9% for mathematics teachers of the French-Speaking subsy
Download or read book A Longitudinal Examination of the Effects of Performance Goal Practices on Female Students Self Efficacy and Valuing of Mathematics written by Meredith McKinsey Jones and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Female students are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors and careers despite indicators of comparable performance. The purpose of the present study is to examine the implications of teacher-reported performance goal practices on students' mathematics self-efficacy, valuing of mathematics, and mathematics achievement. Previous research has shown that performance goal practices may affect these student variables; however, this has not been explored extensively with regard to gender differences or at the elementary-school level. Data were collected from a sample of 692 students located in three school districts in southeastern Texas. Students were eligible for participation if they scored below the median score on a district-administered early literacy assessment. Students' mathematics self-efficacy and valuing of mathematics were assessed through self-report questionnaires. Mathematics achievement was assessed through an individually-administered achievement test. Classroom performance goal practices were assessed through a teacher self-report. Analyses were conducted using hierarchical linear modeling to account for classroom-level effects on student-level outcomes. Results indicated that gender differences in students' mathematics self-efficacy emerged at grade 4 and were also evident at grade 5, with male students reporting significantly higher mathematics self-efficacy at grades 4 and 5. There were no statistically significant gender differences in students' valuing of mathematics across grades 3-5. Results indicated that performance goal practices did not exert any statistically significant effects on student-level outcomes. At the same time, consistent with prior research, students' mathematics self-efficacy was found to be a significant predictor of mathematics achievement, when controlling for achievement during the prior school year. Implications and future research directions are discussed. The electronic version of this dissertation is accessible from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155444
Download or read book Effects of Evaluative Feedback on Math Self efficacy Grade Self efficacy and Math Achievement of Ninth Grade Algebra Students A Longitudinal Approach written by Deborah June Burnett Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The double-blind study used two intact ninth grade high school Algebra One classes for a total sample size of 46. Within each of the classes the participants were assigned randomly to one of three treatment groups: self-referenced feedback, social-referenced feedback, and a control group. Self-referenced feedback compared the student's performance to his or her previous performances. Social-referenced feedback compared the student's performance to that of the other students in the class. The control group did not receive comparative feedback but innocuous comments such as "study your notes before class."
Download or read book Mathematical Self Efficacy in High School Tracked Classrooms written by Margarita Vidrio Magana and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the context of a 4-year high school mathematics tracking system, this study explored mathematical self-efficacy (MSE), or a person's belief in one's mathematical capabilities.The aim was to understand students' perceptions of (a) their MSE, (b) the effects of tracking on their MSE, and (c) changes in their MSE over time. Tracking is a form of ability grouping used to sort students based on perceived academic ability or other characteristics. I applied a qualitative instrumental case study methodology with a multistage purposeful sampling procedure to select participants. I selected Grassy High School (GHS) as the setting because it provided access to 12th-graders from dominant and non-dominant populations and their tracked classroom learning environments. In addition, I had collected MSE data at GHS as part of an exploratory study in 2017 that allowed for comparing students' MSE at two points in time. Using surveys and interviews, I sought to understand the relationships among student demographic characteristics, characteristics of the students' tracked mathematics courses, and students' MSE. The survey included Likert-scale items focused on characteristics of MSE and classroom learning environments. Analysis of survey data consisted of comparing descriptive statistics from the exploratory study and this study to understand how different classroom learning environment characteristics affect students' MSE. I collected 169 surveys and determined that 107 respondents met the inclusion criteria. I then selected 16 students for one-on-one, semi-structured interviews, which focused on students' perceptions of their MSE and their classroom learning environment characteristics. I analyzed the interview data using a coding protocol, thematic analysis, and a cross-thematic matrix. I discuss three primary conclusions: (a) students entered classrooms with pre-established views of their MSE, (b) students' classroom learning environments played a role in their MSE development, and (c) students' MSEs played a role in other aspects of their mathematical dispositions. I provide educator and researcher recommendations to improve MSE development in the high school classroom and to guide future research in the field of tracking. The findings of this study highlight the importance of rich and challenging learning environments for all learners to eliminate unjust systems, such as tracking.
Download or read book The Link Between Teacher Practices and High School Students Mathematics Self efficacy written by Clarence William Johnson (Sr) and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent push for accountability based on student achievement, by means of standardized testing, has resulted in the realization that urban students are not performing as well as their suburban counterparts. This gap is even more pronounced in the area of mathematics. Many factors contribute to poor performance on student achievement. Among these are family values and climate, school environment, peer pressure, and test-taking anxiety. A student's judgment of their capability to accomplish a task or succeed in an activity, or self-efficacy, is a key factor. Self-efficacy beliefs help determine how much effort a student will expend and how much stress and anxiety they will experience as they engage on a task. Teacher efficacy beliefs, a teacher's perception of how effectively they can affect student learning, have also been found to have a great impact on the self-efficacy, and therefore the achievement, of their students. The purpose of the study was to investigate the link between teacher practices, their self-efficacy, and their students' mathematics self-efficacy. Teachers, and their students, from several school districts in northeastern Ohio participated in the study. Teachers responded to modified versions of Pajares' (1996) self-efficacy survey and their students responded to a different version of the survey. Participants included 582 students nested within 30 classrooms. The factor analysis identified five dimensions of students' and four dimensions of teachers' mathematics self-efficacy. A two-level hierarchical linear model revealed that teachers' perceived mathematics competency, their ability to engage students, flexibility, teacher gender, and years of teaching experience were significant predictors of all five dimensions of students' mathematics self-efficacy. The study recommends regular professional development activities to help teachers implement teacher practices that can positively impact students' mathematics self-efficacy. Through enhancing students' mathematics self-efficacy, students' mathematics achievement is likely to improve.
Download or read book Tracking and Understanding At risk College Students Self efficacy in a Treatment Mathematics Course written by Lauren Renee Cavner Williams and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students enrolled in developmental college courses generally have lower levels of self-efficacy than their counterparts, and this can negatively affect their course performance, motivation, and ability to graduate. The current study focuses on the effects of a treatment course in developmental algebra on students' self-efficacy in mathematics. This course is part of a program that assists students who place into developmental mathematics, English, and reading courses with additional supports and saving students time and money. The perceived effects of the treatment developmental algebra course on students' self-efficacy in mathematics was measured with a standard instrument (the Mathematics Self-Efficacy Scale [MSES]), student journals, student interviews, student grades on course assessments, and the instructor's journal. The MSES was also administered to similar non-treatment students to offer further comparison. Data analysis determined that changes in self-efficacy occurred and were measurable, more so for the treatment group than the control group. Additional analysis points to the reasons that treatment students may attribute to these observed changes in self-efficacy which include opportunities of success and persistence through struggle, a course instructor who is inviting of questions and willing to help students, and peer support from the learning community. Further, data analysis illustrated the level of agreement between the results of the five data sources. Results of this analysis indicate that agreement generally existed between the data sources, but inclusion of journals potentially provides details about the student experience that might have otherwise been lost.
Download or read book The Impact of Student Self beliefs and Learning Behaviors on Mathematics Achievement for Nontraditional Students in an Online Charter High School written by Nathan Andrew Hawk and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of a high school diploma continues to increase. Still, certain student at-risk factors have been identified across the research literature that negatively impact likelihood to finish school and may increase prevalence of school dropout. That is, for students identified as at-risk, more maladaptive profiles of risk factors often lead to lower academic performance. However, these risk factors are typically non-adaptive, stable constructs endemic of prior experiences or external family-focused factors often uncontrolled by students; as such, transforming student achievement just by addressing this risk-performance relationship is insufficient. This study targeted this limitation by focusing on virtual learning environments. In online virtual-based learning, several important variables more amenable to change are posited to be important for student success in this study. These include mathematics self-efficacy, technology self-efficacy for online learning, and effective time management planning and monitoring. Combining these adaptive student personal characteristics with risk factors, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between student at-risk factors and mathematics achievement in the context of one online charter high school. Further, the study examined how student personal characteristics, which are often amenable to change and intervention, impact the relationship between risk and mathematics achievement. Using multiple linear regression, this study explored how at-risk factors interacted with student personal characteristics to influence mathematics achievement. Thus, the priority was to interpret the statistical mechanisms by which these student personal characteristics influenced the risk to achievement relationship. Results show that student performed at an average level in their Algebra 1 course. Further, students’ age, likely coinciding with the grade level they took the courses negatively and significantly predicted course grade. This result suggests that when students take the course, when they take it for the first time, or if they repeat the course, has a significant impact of the course achievement outcomes. Additionally, domain-specific self-efficacy in mathematics contributed most to course grade among the hypothesized moderators. Finally, the impact of family socioeconomic status (SES) on course grade was conditioned on level of one’s self-efficacy or time management. In general, more adaptive levels of one of the moderators lessened the impact of SES. On the other hand, while not significant, the conditional effect of the moderators on the relationship between parental involvement to course grade generally showed that higher levels of the moderators amplified this impact. This inquiry aims to enhance our understanding of the learning context in high school online learning, seeking to improve our awareness of critical and personal online learning factors that positively impact at-risk students’ online learning experience and achievement. Results of this study have important significance to high school virtual leaning in the mathematics classroom. The results show that when students have more adaptive self-efficacy or study behavior profile, impacts of prior family-based academic risk factors on achievement are lessened or positively strengthened. For virtual schools moving forward, teachers and administrators should consider ways to strengthen students’ self-efficacy and build programs to teach students about important learning behaviors, such as time management strategies.
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects of an Intervention on Students Math Self efficacy Practices and Achievement written by Melinda K. Ensinger and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The work of teaching mathematics is ever-changing. Amidst changes in pedagogy, curricula, and standards, what is most important is the belief that students can achieve high levels of math. Mathematical attainment is related to positive math self-efficacy and the use of mathematical practices. This experimental design study aimed to analyze the effects of a six-week intervention on students’ math self-efficacy, practices, and achievement in grades four through six. The following research questions guided the study: RQ1. What effect does the intervention have on students’ math self-efficacy? RQ2. What effect does the intervention have on students’ math practices? RQ3. What effect does the intervention have on students’ math achievement? RQ4. What other student variables moderate the effects of the intervention (i.e., gender, grade level, teacher)? Study results indicated that students in the intervention group reported higher than average gains on the MSE and the SMP than the control group. However, the higher gains on these two measures were not statistically significant. Additionally, the control group’s average increase on the STAR math assessment was higher than the intervention groups but also not statistically significant. These findings provide a practical application for teachers to improve students’ math self-efficacy but suggest additional studies to expand the body of research and the potential benefits of such interventions to math education, teachers, and students alike.
Download or read book The Impact of Self efficacy in Mathematics on Urban High School Graduates Math Performance written by Mustapha Benaoui and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study, which used quantitative survey data, was to examine the extent to which the four sources of self-efficacy (i.e., performance experiences, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, and physiological and emotional reactions), in the subject of mathematics, correlate with student performance on the mathematics portion of community college placement tests taken by urban high school graduates entering community college. Using SurveyMonkey, a survey was administrated to 191 urban high school graduates taking mathematics placement tests for Massachusetts community colleges. The findings showed that only two of the four sources of self-efficacy, performance experiences and physiological and emotional reactions, were found to be statistically significant factors that influence the performance of recent urban high school graduates on community college mathematics placement tests. The other two sources of self-efficacy, vicarious experiences and verbal persuasion, were found not to be statistically significant factors affecting students' placement test performance. In addition, demographics (gender, ethnicity, and parent's or guardian's level of education) showed mixed findings. Specifically, gender was found to be significantly correlated with students' placement test results, where females were found to be more likely to perform better on placement tests in mathematics than males; however, these findings only occurred after controlling for students' levels of the four sources of self-efficacy. In addition, students' parent's or guardian's level of education was found to be significantly correlated with placement test results; however, this relationship was no longer present after controlling for students' levels of the four sources of self-efficacy. Furthermore, students' ethnicity was found to not be a significant factor in placement test results. Future studies in the area of mathematics test performance should investigate the impact of self-efficacy on other populations, such as a homogeneous group, students in nonurban schools, or students in a private school setting.
Download or read book Tracking Effort and Achievement written by Heather Schulz and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Critical Filters of the Adolescent Mathematics Experience written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical filters are events that affect academics and which prevent young people from pursuing careers in fields related to mathematics and science. Self-efficacy was the research tool used to investigate what events in the lives of adolescents could be termed critical filters. The mathematics self-efficacy (MSE) of student-parent pairs was measured using the MSES-R (n = 104). Following the survey, eight student-parent pairs were selected to be interviewed based upon its results. The most significant finding during both phases of the research was the vital role that parents play in the formation of the beliefs that students form about mathematics. A measure of student self-efficacy was regressed against eight predictor variables. The most parsimonious model included parent mathematics self-efficacy (PSE), GPA, change in GPA (GPC) and a variable for a state-wide standardized mathematics test (OPT). This model accounted for 32.6% of the variance. Two tracking variables and the demographic variables of race and sex were included. Neither the tracking nor the demographics variables contributed significantly to self-efficacy. Eight student-parent pairs were selected to be interviewed. During the qualitative portion, the influences of performance and parents were confirmed and explored. Students with high MSE were found to have strong math support networks and to have parents who were more confident about and involved in the mathematics experiences of their children. Tracking decisions in mathematics become critical filters for students of high MSE whereas the minimum competency high stakes test was a critical filter for low MSE students. Neither gender nor race contributed significantly to the self-beliefs of these adolescents. The sample had an even mix of Blacks and Whites where socioeconomic status was moderately well controlled. Often studies in this area have had socioeconomic status as confounding variable when making racial comparisons. Recommendations for schools and teachers are included.
Download or read book Effects on Students Self efficacy in a Mathematics Bridge Program written by Cristella Rivera Diaz and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many beginning college students have historically struggled with both developmental and college-level mathematics. This study investigated whether students' self-efficacy for accomplishing mathematics tasks was increased after participating in a mathematics bridge program. The study also explored whether students gained more self-efficacy as a result of participating in an enhanced intervention designed to increase mathematics self-efficacy. Participants included 246 community college students placed into a developmental mathematics course and subsequently enrolled in the college's mathematics bridge program. The bridge program was designed to provide a one-week review session on high school mathematics topics with the goal of students placing into higher-level courses at the end of the session. A survey measuring mathematics self-efficacy was administered to participants both at the beginning and at the end of the bridge program in order to measure the change in math self-efficacy for each participant. The subsequent statistical analysis included a two-way mixed ANOVA focusing on effects of time, group (traditional intervention group or enhanced intervention group), and first-generation student status (first-generation, continuing-generation, or unknown) to examine if students experienced an increase in self-efficacy upon completion of the bridge program. Students provided open-ended responses to the question, "What did you find most helpful about the Math Refresher course?" A content analysis determined the themes that emerged from the data. Students had a significant increase in self-efficacy (p
Download or read book The Relationship Between Math Anxiety Math Self efficacy and Achievement Among a Sample of Eighth Grade Students written by Eric W. Hafner and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating role that math self-efficacy plays in the relationship between math anxiety and achievement among eighth grade students. Understanding the impact of self-efficacy on school motivation during adolescence is important because a decline in academic self-efficacy often begins during middle school. According to social cognitive theory, both math self-efficacy and math anxiety are variables that are associated with student performance. A correlational design was utilized in order to examine these relationships. Two self-reports were administered to the students in order to quantify levels of math anxiety and math self-efficacy. The students' most current grades in the subject of math were also incorporated into this study as the criterion variable. Results demonstrated that all three variables were significantly correlated and in the expected directions. Regression analyses revealed that although math anxiety was a significant predictor of achievement, math self-efficacy mediated the relationship between math anxiety and achievement. These results are consistent with those hypothesized by social cognitive theory. Despite the fact that mandated standardized testing is increasing in our schools, the primary implication of this study is that students' cognitions about their abilities in math are more important than their emotions or feelings about the subject of math. It is hoped that the results will help educators identify those students who may need additional assistance in order to become self-sufficient learners and confident in their abilities. Educators can also benefit by becoming aware of these other factors that can inhibit student learning.
Download or read book Teacher Burnout written by Alfred S. Alschuler and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This booklet presents articles that deal with identifying signs of stress and methods of reducing work-related stressors. An introductory article gives a summary of the causes, consequences, and cures of teacher stress and burnout. In articles on recognizing signs of stress, "Type A" and "Type B" personalities are examined, with implications for stressful behavior related to each type, and a case history of a teacher who was beaten by a student is given. Methods of overcoming job-related stress are suggested in eight articles: (1) "How Some Teachers Avoid Burnout"; (2) "The Nibble Method of Overcoming Stress"; (3) "Twenty Ways I Save Time"; (4) "How To Bring Forth The Relaxation Response"; (5) "How To Draw Vitality From Stress"; (6) "Six Steps to a Positive Addiction"; (7)"Positive Denial: The Case For Not Facing Reality"; and (8) "Conquering Common Stressors". A workshop guide is offered for reducing and preventing teacher burnout by establishing support groups, reducing stressors, changing perceptions of stressors, and improving coping abilities. Workshop roles of initiator, facilitator, and members are discussed. An annotated bibliography of twelve books about stress is included. (FG)
