Factors That Influence Math Self-Efficacy and Grade Point Average: Based on Social Influences, Intrinsic Motivation, and Race

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Abstract

This study examined how social influences (parents, teachers, and peers) and intrinsic motivation (IM) contribute to self-efficacy and grade point average (GPA) in mathematics for black and white students. The sample size of 1,000 students included 500 black and 500 white randomly selected students from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS: 2009-16). A two-step multi-group structural equation analysis (CFA) was performed to identify the differences, by racial background, of the factors that influence self-efficacy and GPA in mathematics. Results differed by racial group illustrating that social influences and IM impact math self-efficacy and math GPA in different ways.

Authors

• Sherilyn Coleman, University of Memphis

• Yonghong Jade Xu, University of Memphis