%0 Journal Article
%T Preliminary studies of adaptation of Self- efficacy Scale for Sources of Mathematics.
%A Zalazar Jaime
%A Mauricio Federico
%A Aparicio
%A Mart¨ªn Mat¨ªas Daniel
%A Ram¨ªrez Flores
%A Celia Mar¨ªa
%A Garrido
%A Sebasti¨¢n Jesus
%J Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento
%D 2011
%I Universidad de C¨®rdoba
%X In the field of educational psychologically the construct of self-efficacy has received special attention. It has been shown that those students who trust in their own abilities get better academic performance. However, few studies analyze the sources of self-efficacy. Self-efficacy believes are developed according to how people interpret information coming from four different sources: experience skills, vicarious learning, social persuasion, and physiological states. Recently, Usher & Pajares (2009 developed an instrument to assess sources of self-efficacy in Math. The goal of the present work was to evaluate psychometric properties of this scale in a local sample of adolescents from 13 to 15 years old. Preliminary results supported the use of this measure as an adequate alternative to assess self-efficacy in Math. However, more studies are needed in order to obtain a measure more contextualized to the educational system of local students.
%K Self Efficacy
%K Resources Self-efficacy
%K outcome expectations
%U http://www.psyche.unc.edu.ar/racc/index.php/comportamiento/article/view/66/Zalazar