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Dissertation
Causal-Comparative Study of the Relationship of Fifth Graders' Perceived Self-efficacy and Achievement Measures in Reading and Language Arts
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2010
Abstract
This causal-comparative study was conducted in an effort to analyze perceived self-efficacy and measures of achievement in 5th graders attending an elementary school in a suburban area of northwest Florida. Participants (n = 46) were grouped according to low, average, and high perceived self-efficacy as measured by the Reader Self-Perception Scale (RSPS). The scales of the RSPS are compatible with Bandura's (1997) sources of self-efficacy. Groups from the RSPS were compared based upon scores from the 2008 reading portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT), academic grades in reading and language arts, and the Standardized Test for the Assessment of Reading (STAR). Results of analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated a statistically significant difference between groups for the FCAT and STAR. The Tukey statistic pinpointed the differences as being on the observational comparison scale for FCAT and the observational comparison and physiological states scales for STAR. Implications of these findings and recommendations for pedagogical practice are addressed.
Details
- Title
- Causal-Comparative Study of the Relationship of Fifth Graders' Perceived Self-efficacy and Achievement Measures in Reading and Language Arts
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 133
- Copyright
- © 2014 Lisa Newcomb Joyner
- Identifiers
- 99380090851706600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida