scholarly journals University mathematics students’ self-efficacy beliefs about proof and proving

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antti Viholainen ◽  
Timo Tossavainen ◽  
Hanna Viitala ◽  
Maria Johansson
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
University Mathematics ◽  
Mathematical Proofs ◽  
Proof And Proving

We examine university students’ motivation and self-efficacy beliefs about proof and proving, i.e., beliefs about personal abilities to understand, construct and present mathematical proofs, as well as their certainty about self-produced proofs. The sample of the study consists of 29 Finnish and Swedish students who were studying mathematics in tertiary level. The results show that the students were highly motivated to learn to understand and construct proofs, but they were more uncertain about their proving skills. Moreover, the study revealed reasons for the uncertainty about proving achievements. Most of the reasons are caused by deficiencies with respect to knowledge of, understanding about or experience from proof and proving.

scholarly journals Media Exposure to Climate Change, Anxiety, and Efficacy Beliefs in a Sample of Italian University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9358
Author(s):  
Daniela Acquadro Maran ◽  
Tatiana Begotti
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
Television Programs ◽  
Collective Self ◽  
The Media ◽  
Climate Crisis

The climate crisis poses a serious threat to the health and well-being of individuals. For many, climate change knowledge is derived from indirect exposure to information transmitted through the media. Such content can elicit a variety of emotional responses, including anger, sadness, despair, fear, and guilt. Worry and anxiety are especially common responses, usually referred to as “climate anxiety”. The main objectives of this study were to analyze how exposure to climate change through the media relates to climate anxiety and individual and collective self-efficacy, and to evaluate the relationship between climate anxiety and efficacy beliefs. A total of 312 Italian university students (aged 18–26 years) participated in the research by filling out an anonymous questionnaire. Participants reported being exposed several times per week to information about climate change, especially from social media, newspapers, and television programs. Moreover, the results showed that the attention paid to information about climate change was not only positively related to climate anxiety, but also to individual and collective self-efficacy. Most notably, participants’ efficacy beliefs were found to be positively related to climate anxiety. This somewhat controversial finding stresses that, in the context of pro-environmental behavior changes, a moderate level of anxiety could engender feelings of virtue, encouraging people to rethink actions with negative ecological impacts.

scholarly journals Computer-related metacognitive and self-efficacy beliefs of university students: A Japanese case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-348
Author(s):  
James Saunders-Wyndham ◽  
Eleanor Smith ◽  
Travis H. Past
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Japanese Case

scholarly journals Parenting Styles and Academic Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Omani School and University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Said S. Aldhafri ◽  
Marwa N. Alrajhi ◽  
Hussain A. Alkharusi ◽  
Ibrahim S. Al-Harthy ◽  
Hafidha S. Al-Barashdi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Academic Efficacy ◽  
School Students ◽  
Large Sets ◽  
Parental Authority Questionnaire ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

The present study examined the predictive role of students’ perceptions of parenting styles on their academic efficacy beliefs. This relationship was examined using two large sets of national data that were collected from school and university students to see how the relationship between parenting styles and academic efficacy beliefs may or may not vary across life stages. The sample included 1431 school students and 1119 university students cross the Sultanate of Oman. The participants responded to the Arabic version of the Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ) and to the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (ASES) constructed by the researchers. Using linear regression model for each sample, the results showed that the amount of variance in school students’ academic self-efficacy beliefs explained by parenting styles (R2 adjusted = 0.21) was higher than the amount of variance explained for the university sample (R2 adjusted = 0.10). The researchers concluded that the effects of parenting styles on students’ self-efficacy beliefs decrease as children grow up.

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