Positive academic efficacy beliefs elevate educational expectations that lead to academic success (Bandura, 1997; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994). The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of the variables: past performance, computer self-efficacy, outcome expectations, academic grade goal, and academic performance within social cognitive career theory’s model of performance (Lent...

Abstract In response to the relatively low educational attainment of left-behind children in China, this article examines determinants expectations among and how these differ by gender analyzing data collected from 2215 southwestern China. Multinomial logistic regression models that incorporate family economic status, care arrangement under different parental migration patterns, significant oth...

Background & Objective: Regarding the significance of neurological diseases, training general practitioners has a key role and they should be well-trained in diagnose and approaching different diseases in this field. We focused on educational needs assessment for general practitioners in the field of neurological diseases. Methods: All the general practitioners practicing in the regulatory z...

This paper examines how the heterogeneity of K-12 students, as game audiences, affect the way games can be used as educational tools in formal education. When discussing the application of games in educational contexts, the realities of the formal educational environment are seldom brought to the fore. There has been a lot of discourse and studies surrounding the theoretical viability of games ...

The influence of educational aspirations and romantic relationships on the development of vocational interests in adolescent women in a single-sex educational environment was investigated. A sample of 92 high school students from a private high school for young women was followed from freshman year until senior year in high school. Contrary to expectations, over time all students endorsed more ...

This short-term longitudinal study examined whether the social resources of important nonparental adults (VIPs) perceived by youth during their senior year of high school had a significant relation to their educational and socioemotional adjustment 1 year later. One month before their high school graduation, a multiethnic sample of youths (N5 754) reported on their grades, educational expectati...