1. Mapping changes in students’ English and math self-concepts: a latent growth model study.
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King, Ronnel B. and McInerney, Dennis M.
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ACADEMIC ability , *ENGLISH as a foreign language , *MATHEMATICS education (Secondary) , *EDUCATION , *GENDER differences in education , *SELF-efficacy in students , *SELF-perception in adolescence , *SECONDARY education - Abstract
The aims of this study were to examine changes in students’ English and math self-concepts and to investigate the effects of gender and school ability level on these changes. Self-concept in English and math were measured thrice across three years among a sample of 2618 secondary school students from Hong Kong. Gender and school ability level were included as time-invariant predictors. Results indicated that students’ English self-concept slightly increased across time, while math self-concept marginally declined. Gender influenced both the initial levels and rates of change for English and math self-concepts, while school ability level predicted initial levels of self-concept. Implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2014
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