The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy and reading achievement and to examine the predictive validity of a variety of reading self-efficacy measures in a sample of 364 students in Grades 4 to 6. Mean differences in self-efficacy were also examined by gender, ethnicity, and school type. Results suggested that the four measures of reading self-efficacy were psychometrically sound. Mean differences were not present for students based on gender or ethnicity. Elementary school students reported higher levels of reading test self-efficacy than did middle school students. Reading self-efficacy predicted reading performance as measured by four different outcomes (i.e., language arts grades, scores on a standardized reading test, teacher ratings of students’ reading competence, and daily minutes read). For these analyses, the type of reading self-efficacy that most closely corresponded with the performance outcome was the best predictor. These findings suggest that reading self-efficacy is best measured in a context-specific manner.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uky.edu/oai:uknowledge.uky.edu:edp_etds-1009 |
| Date | 01 January 2013 |
| Creators | Piercey, Raven Richardson |
| Publisher | UKnowledge |
| Source Sets | University of Kentucky |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Theses and Dissertations--Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology |
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