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A Correlational Study of Relationships between STEM Instruction and Self-Efficacy Perceptions of Disadvantaged Youth in the Richmond, Virginia Public School ….

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Since the introduction of the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) proposed by Bandura in the 1970s, researchers have continued to seek depth and understanding of human behavior and the motivational determinants of such behavior. Supporters of the SCT assert that individual behavior is consistent with socio-environmental influences and self-efficacy–the power and control component of self-perceptions. In the context of youth development, the SCT is founded on suggestions that an adolescent's self-efficacy is based on academic …

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