Probing the Unique Contributions of Self-Concept, Task Values, and Their Interactions Using Multiple Value Facets and Multiple Academic Outcomes

Drawing on expectancy-value theory, the present study examined the unique contributions of the four major value beliefs and self-concept on achievement, self-reported effort, and teacher-rated behavioral engagement in mathematics. In particular, we examined the multiplicative effects of self-concept...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:AERA open Vol. 2; no. 1
Main Authors: Guo, Jiesi, Nagengast, Benjamin, Marsh, Herbert W., Kelava, Augustin, Gaspard, Hanna, Brandt, Holger, Cambria, Jenna, Flunger, Barbara, Dicke, Anna-Lena, Häfner, Isabelle, Brisson, Brigitte, Trautwein, Ulrich
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2016
SAGE Publishing
Subjects:
Expectation
Foreign Countries
Grade 9
Interaction
Learner Engagement
Mathematics Achievement
Mathematics Instruction
Outcomes of Education
Predictor Variables
Self Concept
Structural Equation Models
Theories
Values
Germany
engagement
latent interaction
mathematics
achievement
effort
self-concept
expectancy-value theory
ISSN:2332-8584, 2332-8584
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Drawing on expectancy-value theory, the present study examined the unique contributions of the four major value beliefs and self-concept on achievement, self-reported effort, and teacher-rated behavioral engagement in mathematics. In particular, we examined the multiplicative effects of self-concept and task values on educational outcomes using the latent moderated structural equation approach. Participants were 1,868 German ninth-grade students. The data analyses relied on a higher-order structure of value beliefs, which is suited to parsing the differential patterns of predictive relations for different value beliefs. The findings revealed that (a) self-concept was more predictive of achievement, whereas value beliefs were more predictive of self-rated effort; (b) self-concept and value beliefs emerged as equally important predictors of teacher-reported engagement; (c) among the four value beliefs, achievement was more associated with low cost, whereas effort was more associated with attainment value; and (d) latent interactions between self-concept and value beliefs predicted the three outcomes synergistically.
ISSN:2332-8584
2332-8584
DOI:10.1177/2332858415626884