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Self-Efficacy, Self-Concept, and Their Relations to Academic Achievement in Minority and Migrant Groups: An International Perspective

Sun, April 6, 2:15 to 3:45pm, Convention Center, Floor: 200 Level, 204B

Session Type: Symposium

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Academic self-concepts and self-efficacy are very prominent motivational variables that have been investigated in many empirical studies. Enhancing both variables represents an educational goal and much research has been carried out to show their important role for increasing academic achievement. Furthermore, work on reciprocal effects clearly suggests that self-concepts as well as self-efficacy are influenced by students’ academic accomplishments. However, there is not much research investigating whether previous findings are also valid in ethnic minority groups or groups of migrant students. Therefore, data sets from four studies in the U.S. and Germany were analyzed to investigate relations between domain-specific self-measures and academic achievement in ethnic minorities groups (American perspective) or groups of migrants (Turkish and East European students in Germany).

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