Does Math Self-Efficacy Mediate the Effect of the Perceived Classroom Environment on Standardized Math Test Performance?

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 729-740

  Fast, Lisa A ^a   Lewis, James L ^a   Bryant, Michael J ^b   Bocian, Kathleen A ^a   Cardullo, Richard A ^a   Rettig, Michael ^a   Hammond, Kimberly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom environment; Math achievement; Self efficacy; Standardized tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955732314     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018863     Document Type: Article

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