Show and prove: investigating differences in the self-beliefs of Black and White honor students |
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Authors: | Brian E Harper |
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Institution: | 1.Cleveland State University,Cleveland,USA |
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Abstract: | While there is great deal of research that tracks self-regulatory academic beliefs and behaviors of students, relatively few
efforts examine the specific self-beliefs of high achieving African American students. This study compared the intelligence-related
beliefs, efficacy beliefs and academic goal orientations of 257 African American (N = 196) and White (N = 61) sophomore and senior students from among honors-level language arts classes in three large midwestern high schools.
The results of this study suggest that while African American students and their White peers do not significantly differ with
respect to efficacy beliefs or goal orientation, African American students expressed more strongly-held beliefs that were
consistent with an entity view of intelligence than did White students. The implications of these results are discussed, as
well as a practical means of application for academic settings. |
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