Sources of self-efficacy in mathematics: A validation study

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-101

  Usher, Ellen L ^a   Pajares, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mathematics; Middle school; Motivation; Self efficacy beliefs; Social cognitive theory; Sources of self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349165173     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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