A Study of the Relation between Parents’ Expectations and Self-Efficacy of Junior High School Students

• Main Authors: Chiu, Miao-Chan, 邱妙蟬
• Other Authors: Li, Fu-yen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/14751879802343195357

碩士 === 致遠管理學院 === 教育研究所 === 96 === The purpose of the study was to evaluate the relationship between parents’ expectations and self-efficacy of junior high school students. To understand the facts between parents’ expectations and self-efficacy of junior high school students, 545 students were randomly stratified sampled from first-grade junior high school students and their parents in Chia-yi County. Questionnaire survey was adopted for this study. “A Questionnaire on the Status of Junior High School Students’ Learning Experience” was designed as the instrument. Descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s product-moment correlation and stepwise multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The major findings of this study were summarized as below: 1. Parents’ expectations were found in upper medium level. 2. Self-efficacy of junior high school students was found in upper medium level. 3. The status of parents’ expectations varied under different children’s numbers in the family, parents’ gender and ages. 4. The status of self-efficacy varied under different children’s birth order, parents’ ages and family social economic status. 5. There was a low positive correlation between parents’ expectations and self-efficacy of junior high school students. 6. In terms of parents’ expectations, extra-curricular activities, the first child and middle SES were the predictive factors to self-efficacy of junior high school students, but there was a low correlation. According to the findings, this study offered several suggestions for the family, school and further studies.