The Relationship Between Adult Self-Efficacy and Scientific Competencies: the Moderating Effect of Gender

被引：3
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作者：
Tsai, Chun-Yen [1 ]
Huang, Tai-Chu [1 ]
机构：
[1] Natl Sun Yat Sen Univ, Ctr Gen Educ, 70 Lianhai Rd, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION | 2018年 / 16卷 / 01期
关键词：
Gender; Scientific competencies; Scientific literacy; Self-efficacy; SCIENCE; LITERACY; ENGAGEMENT; WOMEN; STEM; GAP; PERFORMANCE; EDUCATION; BELIEFS; SCHOOL;
D O I：
10.1007/s10763-017-9869-4
中图分类号：
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号：
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要：
This study investigated the relationship between adult self-efficacy in science and scientific competencies of Taiwanese citizens. Probability proportional to size sampling was used to select 1830 participants between the ages of 18 and 70. The research methods employed was survey research; analysis was conducted using hierarchical regression analysis. The results indicated that gender and self-efficacy have an explanatory power for scientific competencies. The predictive power of self-efficacy for scientific competencies was different for male and female groups. This study proposes several suggestions regarding science education policies in accordance with the research findings.
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页码：S91 / S106
页数：16
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