| Publications [#42162] of Jeffrey C Valentine
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- Valentine, J.C., DuBois, D.L., & Cooper, H (2004).
The relations between self-beliefs and academic achievement: A meta-analytic review. Educational Psychologist, 39, 111-133.
(last updated on 2005/10/18)
Abstract: There has been extensive debate among
scholars and practitioners concerning
whether self-beliefs influence academic
achievement. To address this question,
findings of longitudinal studies
investigating the relation between self-
beliefs and achievement were synthesized
using meta-analysis. Estimated effects are
consistent with a small, favorable influence
of positive self-beliefs on academic
achievement, with an average standardized
path or regression coefficient of .08 for
self-beliefs as a predictor of later
achievement, controlling for initial levels
of achievement. Stronger effects of self-
beliefs are evident when assessing self-
beliefs specific to the academic domain, and
when measures of self-beliefs and
achievement are matched by domain (e.g.,
same subject area). Under these conditions,
the relation of self-beliefs to later
achievement meets or exceeds Cohen’s (1988)
definition of a small effect size.
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