Further evidence on the structural relationship between academic self-concept and self-efficacy: On the effects of domain specificity

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 9-19

  Scherer, Ronny ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemistry education; Confirmatory factor analysis; Construct validity; Domain specificity; Self concept; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884768088     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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