Exploring the Relationship Between Fourth and Eighth Graders' Self-Efficacy and Mathematical Problem Posing From the Threshold Perspective: The Moderating Roles of Grit

IF 2.8 3区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

European Journal of Education Pub Date : 2025-04-08 DOI:10.1111/ejed.70091

Qimeng Liu, Jian Liu, Jinfa Cai, Tianxue Cui

{"title":"Exploring the Relationship Between Fourth and Eighth Graders' Self-Efficacy and Mathematical Problem Posing From the Threshold Perspective: The Moderating Roles of Grit","authors":"Qimeng Liu, Jian Liu, Jinfa Cai, Tianxue Cui","doi":"10.1111/ejed.70091","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div>\n \n <p>This study explores the task-specific self-efficacy of 1815 Chinese fourth graders and 1767 eighth graders as well as its relationship to their problem-posing performance and the moderating effect of grit on this relationship. the linear regression model, generalised additive model (GAM) and continuous threshold regression model (CTRM) were used. The findings indicate that the relationship between self-efficacy and mathematical problem posing is nonlinear on most occasions for both fourth and eighth graders. In addition, the study identified a best-fit interval (BFI) and a self-efficacy trap interval (STI) to aid in evaluating the predictive power of self-efficacy on problem posing. Furthermore, the positive moderating effect of grit only works after the threshold, when the initial relationship between self-efficacy and problem posing is negative. The findings of this study contribute to an advanced understanding of the characteristics of problem posing from a noncognitive perspective.</p>\n </div>","PeriodicalId":47585,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Education","volume":"60 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"European Journal of Education","FirstCategoryId":"95","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ejed.70091","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

This study explores the task-specific self-efficacy of 1815 Chinese fourth graders and 1767 eighth graders as well as its relationship to their problem-posing performance and the moderating effect of grit on this relationship. the linear regression model, generalised additive model (GAM) and continuous threshold regression model (CTRM) were used. The findings indicate that the relationship between self-efficacy and mathematical problem posing is nonlinear on most occasions for both fourth and eighth graders. In addition, the study identified a best-fit interval (BFI) and a self-efficacy trap interval (STI) to aid in evaluating the predictive power of self-efficacy on problem posing. Furthermore, the positive moderating effect of grit only works after the threshold, when the initial relationship between self-efficacy and problem posing is negative. The findings of this study contribute to an advanced understanding of the characteristics of problem posing from a noncognitive perspective.

查看原文本刊更多论文

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

European Journal of Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

0.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： The prime aims of the European Journal of Education are: - To examine, compare and assess education policies, trends, reforms and programmes of European countries in an international perspective - To disseminate policy debates and research results to a wide audience of academics, researchers, practitioners and students of education sciences - To contribute to the policy debate at the national and European level by providing European administrators and policy-makers in international organisations, national and local governments with comparative and up-to-date material centred on specific themes of common interest.