Listening to the Freshman Voice: First-year Self-efficacy and College Expectations Based on High School Types
Description:
This quantitative study used Astin's I-E-O theory to explore the relationship between a college freshman's high school background and academic self-efficacy. The Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement was used to measure academic self-efficacy across four types of high schools. Student gender and precollege experiences (dual-credit and communication assertiveness) were used as control. A total of 15,400 first-year students were included in this study. An ANOVA was used to examine the di…
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Date:
May 2013
Creator:
May, Paul B.
Partner:
UNT Libraries