Preliminary studies of adaptation of self-efficacy scale for sources of mathematics

In the field of educational psychologically the construct of self-efficacy has received special attention. It has been shown that those students who trust in their own abilities get better academic performance. However, few studies analyze the sources of self-efficacy. Self-efficacy believes are dev...

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Autores principales: Zalazar Jaime, Mauricio Federico, Aparicio, Martín Matías Daniel, Ramírez Flores, Celia María, Garrido, Sebastian Jesus
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/5222
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Sumario:In the field of educational psychologically the construct of self-efficacy has received special attention. It has been shown that those students who trust in their own abilities get better academic performance. However, few studies analyze the sources of self-efficacy. Self-efficacy believes are developed according to how people interpret information coming from four different sources: experience skills, vicarious learning, social persuasion, and physiological states. Recently, Usher & Pajares (2009 developed an instrument to assess sources of self-efficacy in Math. The goal of the present work was to evaluate psychometric properties of this scale in a local sample of adolescents from 13 to 15 years old. Preliminary results supported the use of this measure as an adequate alternative to assess self-efficacy in Math. However, more studies are needed in order to obtain a measure more contextualized to the educational system of local students.