Academic Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of College Outcomes: Two Incremental Validity Studies

A growing body of literature supports the relationship between students’ self-efficacy beliefs for academic tasks and milestones and their academic performance. Not surprisingly, some researchers have investigated the role that academic self-efficacy beliefs play in predicting college success. Two i...

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Published in:Journal of career assessment 2006-02, Vol.14 (1), p.92-115
Main Author: Gore, Paul A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Academic Persistence
Attendance Patterns
College Students
Correlation
Enrollment
Grade Point Average
Predictor Variables
Self Efficacy
Success
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Summary:A growing body of literature supports the relationship between students’ self-efficacy beliefs for academic tasks and milestones and their academic performance. Not surprisingly, some researchers have investigated the role that academic self-efficacy beliefs play in predicting college success. Two incremental validity studies were conducted to determine the extent to which academic self-efficacy beliefs could account for variance in college outcomes beyond that accounted for by standardized test scores. Results suggest that academic self-efficacy beliefs predict college outcomes but that this relationship is dependent on when efficacy beliefs are measured, the types of efficacy beliefs measured, and the nature of the criteria used.
ISSN:1069-0727
1552-4590
DOI:10.1177/1069072705281367