Going to College? Latina/Latino High School Students’ College-Going Self-Efficacy and Educational Goals

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 377-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Luz Berbery ◽  
Karen M. O’Brien
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Lower Grade ◽  
High Grade ◽  
School Students ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
College Going

This study investigated the contributions of academic performance and college-going support and barriers in predicting college-going self-efficacy and educational goals among Latina/Latino high school students. Concerns regarding assessment and measurement issues in prior research were addressed. Findings suggested that grade point average was the most important contributor of both college-going self-efficacy and educational goals. In addition, college-going support from family moderated the relationship between grade point average and college-going self-efficacy, such that for students with a high grade point average, high levels of support were related to higher self-efficacy, while students with a high grade point average but lower support had lower self-efficacy. Levels of family support were less important with regard to efficacy and goals for students with a lower grade point average, who tended to have low college-going self-efficacy. The implications of these findings are discussed and recommendations for future research and practice are provided.

Working on Grade Point Average, test Accuracy, and Attendance of High School Students

1996 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Lenarduzzi ◽  
T. F. McLaughlin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Grade Point Averages ◽  
Test Accuracy ◽  
Lower Grade ◽  
School Students ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
School Year

The present analysis examined grade point averages (GPA), subject-matter test scores, and attendance for 274 students enrolled in a high school at the beginning of the 1992–1993 school year by the number of hours worked per week in the previous year (1991–92) and in the current school year (1992–1993). The over-all outcomes indicated that working fewer than 10 hours per week had small adverse effects on each measure. Students working from 10 to 20 hours per week had lower grade point averages and attendance. Students working over 20 hours per week had depressed test scores and grade point averages and more absences than other students who worked less or did not work.

scholarly journals Emotional intelligence and academic motivation in high school students with adequate grade point average

Nova Scientia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norma Amador-Licona ◽  
Juan Manuel Guízar-Mendoza ◽  
Irma Briceño-Martínez ◽  
Biviana Alexandra Rodríguez-Bogarín ◽  
Luis Manuel Villegas-Elizarrarás
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Emotional Quotient

Introduction: In many populations and school grades, the academic performance has been compared in students according to their sex. Emotional intelligence has been related to academic performance, however even in students with adequate grade point average, this and other variables such as motivation, could be involved. The objective was to evaluate the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic motivation in men and women students with adequate grade point average.Method: We performed a cross sectional study in 119 high school students (75 women and 44 men) from the Universidad De La Salle Bajio. The Emotional Quotient Inventory in its Version for Adolescents was applied. In each participant the average educational school level and academic performance was obtained.Results: In women higher grade point average and academic performance but lower stress management and general mood than in men were found. Academic motivation (r=0.24; p= 0.008), stress management (r=0.18; p= 0.05), adaptability (r=0.19; p= 0.03) and total emotional quotient (r=0.19; p= 0.03) were positively related to academic performance, while age was negative related to academic performance (r=-0.23; p= 0.01). Academic motivation was the only variable related to both, grade point average (r=0.21; p= 0.02) and academic performance in the entire group. In men, no variables related to grade point average were found. However, academic motivation (r=0.35; p= 0.02), interpersonal intelligence (r=0.33; p= 0.02), stress management (r=0.32; p= 0.03), adaptability (r=0.52; p= 0.0001), general mood (r=0.40; p= 0.006), positive impression (r=0.31; p= 0.04) and total emotional quotient (r=0.43; p= 0.003) were all positively related to academic performance. In women only stress management was related to grade point average and academic performance (r=0.23 and r= 0.24; p=0.04 in both cases), respectively.Discussion or Conclusion: The results show higher academic performance in women than in men, even in those students with adequate academic performance. Emotional intelligence participates in different mode by sex in high school students and only stress management seems to be related to academic performance in women. So, these results are useful to focus on programs and counselling in this population to increase emotional competences and academic motivation.

Hubungan self efficacy dan prestasi belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran ilmu pengetahuan alam terpadu

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Try Susanti
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Teacher Efficacy ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
School Students ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Average School ◽  
Analyze Data

Abstrak Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk meneliti hubungan antara kepercayaan diri (self-efficacy) dan prestasi akademik siswa pada sekolah menengah. Sampel penelitian ini berjumlah 37 orang siswa sekolah tahun akademik 2014/2015 yang dipilih dengan teknik total sampling. Pengukuran kepercayaan diri (self – efficacy) menggunakan skala The Teacher Efficacy Scale, sedangkan pengukuran prestasi siswa menggunakan nilai rata-rata rapor siswa. Analisis data menggunakan korelasi product moment. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kepercayaan diri (self-efficacy) diri siswa memiliki hubungan dengan prestasi akademik siswa pada mata pelajaran ilmu pengetahuan alam terpadu (Biologi). Semakin tinggi kepercayaan diri (self efficacy) siswa, semakin tinggi prestasi mereka, sebaliknya semakin rendah kepercayaan diri (self-efficacy) siswa maka semakin rendah prestasi akademik mereka pada mata pelajaran ilmu pengetahuan alam (Biologi). Kata kunci: Self Efficacy, Prestasi, Siswa Abstract [Relationship between self-efficacy and academic achievement in science subjects (Biology)].The aim of the study was to investigate the relation between self-efficacy and academic achievement in high school students. In this study, 37 students in the academic year 2014/2015 were selected by means of total sampling. To measure self efficacy, The Teacher Efficacy Scale was used. To measure achievement score grade point average (school report) in classes was used. To analyze data product moment correlation analysis was used. Analysis of data revealed that self –efficacy are correlated with academic achievement in Biology. The higher the students' self efficacy, the higher the student achievement in science subject (Biology). Conversely, the lower the students' self-efficacy, the lower the learning achievements of students in science subjects (Biology). Keywords: Sel -f Efficacy, Achievement, Student

Racial and Linguistic Status Differences in the Effect of Interscholastic Sport Participation on School Engagement and Academic Performance Among High School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
pp. 452-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyejin Bang ◽  
Mido Chang ◽  
Cindy Lee
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
White Students ◽  
School Engagement ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Interscholastic Sport

The purpose of the study was to examine whether the effects of interscholastic sport participation on academic performance and school engagement vary by race and linguistic status of high school students. High school participants ( n = 16,200) were selected from the Education Longitudinal Study: 2002, a nationally representative database. Results of a structural equation model showed that Asian, black, and Hispanic students’ interscholastic sport participation had a positive effect on grade point average, while the effect was not significant for white students. However, white students’ interscholastic sport participation was likely to have a positive, indirect effect on grade point average through their engagement in school. The results showed no linguistic status variation in the effects of interscholastic sport participation on school engagement and grade point average. The findings suggest that supporting high school students in school-sponsored extracurricular sport programs should be continued, highlighting the important role of schools in shaping the proper educational environment for sport participation.

Development and Validation of a Short Form of the College-Going Self-Efficacy Scale

2020 ◽  
pp. 106907272096824
Author(s):  
Erin E. Hardin ◽  
Melinda M. Gibbons ◽  
Katherine D. Cook ◽  
Kody Sexton ◽  
Leigh Bagwell
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
College Going

Social Cognitive Career Theory is a useful framework for understanding educational attainment and reducing educational inequities. A key construct for middle and high school students is college-going self-efficacy. The College-Going Self-Efficacy Scale (CGSES) has been used to measure secondary students’ confidence in their abilities to attend and persist in post-secondary education, but with 30-items, it may be too lengthy for use with other measures in SCCT-grounded research in school settings. Using two independent samples of rural Appalachian high school students, we develop and validate the College-Going Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (CGSES-SF). This 14-item measure retains the full breadth of content from the original CGSES, demonstrates measurement equivalence across gender and prospective college generation status, and demonstrates good reliability and validity in these samples. Suggestions for future use of the CGSES-SF are provided.

Binge Drinking and Educational Participation among Youth in the COMPASS Host Study (Year 5: 2016/2017): School Connectedness and Flourishing as Compensatory Factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-77
Author(s):  
Simone D. Holligan ◽  
Wei Qian ◽  
Margaret De Groh ◽  
Ying Jiang ◽  
Karen A. Patte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
School Connectedness ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
School Students ◽  
Educational Participation ◽  
School Year ◽  
Canadian Youth ◽  
Reported Data

The current study investigated resilience factors influencing the associations between binge drinking and measures of educational participation among Canadian youth. Self-reported data were collected during the 2016/2017 school year from 5238 students in Grades 9 through 12 (2744 females, 2494 males) attending 14 secondary schools in Ontario and British Columbia as part of the COMPASS study. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine relationships between binge drinking, school connectedness and flourishing on measures of educational participation. Binge drinking was associated with increased likelihood of skipping classes, going to class without completing homework, lower Math and English scores, and having educational and/or training expectations and aspirations beyond high school only. Decreased flourishing was linked to increased likelihood of going to class with incomplete homework, lower Math and English scores, and decreased likelihood of aspiring and expecting to achieve education and/or training beyond high school only. Increased school connectedness was associated with decreased likelihood of skipping classes and going to class with incomplete homework, higher Math and English scores, and increased the likelihood of aspiring to and expecting to achieve education and/or training beyond high school only. Lower flourishing was additive in its effect on current binge drinking in negatively impacting class attendance and homework completion and academic performance, while higher school connectedness was compensatory in its effect on these outcomes. This study suggests that, for high school students who are susceptible to binge drinking, those who are more connected to school and have a higher sense of wellbeing can maintain active participation in school and achieve their educational goals.

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