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Expectancy-value in mathematics, gender and socioeconomic background as predictors of achievement and aspirations : A multi-cohort study
Guo, Jiesi Marsh, Herbert W. Parker, Philip D. Morin, Alexandre J. S. Yeung, Alexander Seeshing
Guo, Jiesi
Marsh, Herbert W.
Parker, Philip D.
Morin, Alexandre J. S.
Yeung, Alexander Seeshing
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between mathematics expectancy (self-concept), value and student background variables in predicting educational outcomes. In particular, we investigated the effects of the interaction between expectancy and value on outcome variables and the mediating roles of expectancy and value. The research used data from the TIMSS database across three cohorts (1999, 2003, and 2007) to test an hypothesized model in Hong Kong, where the education system has experienced considerable changes over the period of these studies, and thus to provide a strong test of the generalizability of the findings. The results suggested that (a) gender difference in educational outcomes was partially explained by self-concept and utility value; (b) family socioeconomic status had a positive effect on educational outcomes, and some of this effect was mediated by expectancy and value; (c) higher self-concept, higher utility value, and their interaction, all contributed to higher educational outcomes.
Keywords
expectancy-value theory, mathematics achievement, educational aspiration, gender
Date
2015
Type
Journal article
Journal
Learning and Individual Differences
Book
Volume
37
Issue
Page Range
161-168
Article Number
ACU Department
Institute for Positive Psychology and Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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Open Access Status
Published as green open access
License
File Access
Open
Controlled
Controlled
Notes
This record includes an accepted manuscript. © 2015. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/