Effects of Perceived Teacher Practices on Latino High School Students’ Interest, Self-Efficacy, and Achievement in Mathematics

2013/08/14 by Michelle M. Riconscente, Michelle Riconscente · 77 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Academic achievement #Demographics #Demography #Early Childhood Education and Development #Education, Achievement, and Giftedness #Mathematics education #Parental Involvement in Education #Pedagogy #Political science #Promotion (chess) #Psychology #Self-efficacy #Social psychology #Sociology #Student achievement

paper · doi:10.1080/00220973.2013.813358

published in The Journal of Experimental Education 82(1), 51-73 (Taylor & Francis)

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Abstract

The author examined the effects of teacher caring, teacher content explanations, and teacher interest promotion on Latino students’ interest, self-efficacy, and achievement in mathematics. Participants in the year-long study were 326 Latino 9th- and 10th-grade students attending a large urban high school in southern California. Teacher variables made unique contributions to students’ interest, self-efficacy, and achievement after controlling for demographics and initial levels of interest and self-efficacy. In addition, the author found the 2 instructional practices—content explanations and interest promotion—to mediate the relation between teacher caring and interest, self-efficacy, and achievement. The author did not detect any moderating effects with respect to gender, grade level, English language proficiency, or initial motivation. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Citations

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