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It has long been understood that there exists a strong association between a student’s belief in the future utility of mathematics and their self-efficacy in mathematics. This study reexamines this association by studying these variables based on data collected from a sample of 21,444 ninth-grade students who participated in the 2009 High School Longitudinal Study (HSLS09). The nature of the association between future utility beliefs of students in mathematics and self-efficacy of students in ...

A new UGA study found high school GPA, family income and parents’ education influence college aspirations and beliefs about attending college.

About 85% of high school juniors want to go to college, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. But one in six think that’s not a possibility for them. Published in the journal Educational Policy, the study found that students with lower grades wanted to go to college but were less likely to believe they could attain a bachelor’s degree, as were those attending public high schools. Students from low-income families were also less likely to believe they could go to college, e...

Jay Mathews THE WASHINGTON POST – I am happy to report new educational research revealing the positive influence of crazy optimists like me. This added joy to my holiday season. Optimistic teachers may be wrong to think that nearly every one of their students will graduate from college. But their upbeat attitude appears to produce […]