THE COLLEGE-GOING SELF EFFICACY SCALE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A MEASURE

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dc.contributor.advisorKivlighan Jr., Dennis Men_US
dc.contributor.authorJones, Russell Alanen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCounseling and Personnel Servicesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-04T05:32:31Z
dc.date.available2013-10-04T05:32:31Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the present study was to develop and validate the College-Going Self Efficacy Scale for High School Students (CSHS). The CSHS is a measure of self-efficacy in completing college-going tasks (i.e. acquiring knowledge of oneself, acquiring knowledge about colleges, exploring colleges, completing college application tasks, acquiring information about financial aid/scholarship monies, receiving support from adults, and understanding potential college barriers) experienced by African American urban high school students. Participants (N = 272) included a local sample of high school students from a Washington, D.C. charter school. All participants resided in the DC metropolitan area within the continental United States at the time of data collection. Data were collected through the use of a paper-based survey containing the CSHS and measures used to assess convergent and discriminant validity. Internal consistency estimates of subscales ranged from .81 to .87. Convergent validity was supported through positive relations of the CSHS subscales with vocational identity and achievement goals. Discriminant validity was not supported, as there was a positive relation between the CSHS subscales and life satisfaction. Directions for future research and the limitations of this study are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/14548
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducational tests & measurementsen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducational psychologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHigh School Studentsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSelf-Efficacyen_US
dc.titleTHE COLLEGE-GOING SELF EFFICACY SCALE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A MEASUREen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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