Predicting achievement: Confidence vs self-efficacy, anxiety, and self-concept in Confucian and European countries
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Morony, Suzanne, Kleitman, Sabina, Lee, Yim Ping and Stankov, Lazar. (2013). Predicting achievement: Confidence vs self-efficacy, anxiety, and self-concept in Confucian and European countries. International Journal of Educational Research. 58, pp. 79 - 96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2012.11.002
Authors | Morony, Suzanne, Kleitman, Sabina, Lee, Yim Ping and Stankov, Lazar |
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Abstract | This study investigates the structure and cross-cultural (in)variance of mathematical self-beliefs in relation to mathematics achievement in two world regions: Confucian Asia (Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Europe (Denmark, The Netherlands, Finland, Serbia and Latvia). This is done both pan-culturally and at a multigroup-level, employing multiple regression analysis and structural equation modeling on a sample of 7167 students (modal age 15.1) from nine countries in Confucian Asia and Europe. As expected, Confucian Asian countries were lower on self-concept and higher on math anxiety than European countries. In contrast, confidence, a relatively new measure of self-belief, shows little difference between regions, yet is the single most important predictor of math accuracy both within each country and pan-culturally. It accounts for most of the variance explained by the other self-constructs combined, has excellent psychometric properties, and is simple to administer. Self-efficacy adds only a very small amount of incremental validity when confidence is in the equation. There are significant differences between the two world regions in terms of calibration – Europeans are more overconfident – due to lower overall mathematics scores of students from Serbia and Latvia. |
Keywords | self-efficacy; self-concept; confidence; metacognitive beliefs; mathematics achievement |
Year | 2013 |
Journal | International Journal of Educational Research |
Journal citation | 58, pp. 79 - 96 |
Publisher | Pergamon Press |
ISSN | 0883-0355 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2012.11.002 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84892422867 |
Page range | 79 - 96 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States of America |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/87wvx/predicting-achievement-confidence-vs-self-efficacy-anxiety-and-self-concept-in-confucian-and-european-countries
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