The influence of personal qualities and informational sources of self-efficacy on mathematics performance and mathematics self-efficacy

摘要

A covariance structural analysis was used to test the direct and indirect effects of self-efficacy beliefs and personal qualities (mathematics ability, mathematics attitudes, and self-regulation strategies) on mathematics performance and mathematics self-efficacy. Students completed four questionnaires and assessed for mathematics ability and performance. According to the most important results, independent variables were significant Paths (direct) on all latent variables except performance. Its effect was indirect via math self-efficacy. In addition, self-regulation strategies and mathematics ability and direct effect on mathematics self-efficacy and indirect effects on performance by mediating of Mathematics self-efficacy. There was lack of any significant path from mathematics attitude to mathematics self-efficacy and mathematics performance.