ABSTRACT

The expectancy-value theory of achievement performance and related decisions identifies the various factors that affect achievement levels. The Actiotope Model of Giftedness describes learning and educational resources necessary for high achievement. This study investigates the relationship between these categories of resources and achievement. As social gender norms have been shown to influence decisions in a range of contexts, including college majors, the influence of resources on conformity levels is also examined. We investigated these relationships amongst undergraduate university students from Australia (n = 976) using the Questionnaire of Educational and Learning Capitals (QELC) and Conformity to Feminine Norms-45 (CFNI-45) and Conformity to Masculine Norms-46 (CMNI-46). Results from structural equation modeling indicated that educational capital plays an important role in establishing learning capital, that in turn leads to decreased levels of conformity. This has implications when supporting high ability students, not just in terms of developing resources, but also regarding non-traditional postsecondary fields of study.

摘要

成就绩效和相关决策的期望价值理论确定了影响成就水平的各种因素。天才的行动表模型描述了取得高成就所必需的学习和教育资源。本研究调查了这些类别的资源与成就之间的关系。由于社会性别规范已被证明会影响包括大学专业在内的一系列背景下的决策，因此还研究了资源对一致性水平的影响。我们使用教育和学习资本问卷 (QELC) 和符合女性规范 (CFNI-45) 和符合男性规范 (CMNI-46) 问卷调查了澳大利亚本科大学生 (n = 976) 之间的这些关系. 结构方程模型的结果表明，教育资本在建立学习资本方面起着重要作用，这反过来又会导致一致性水平的降低。这在支持高能力学生时具有重要意义，不仅在开发资源方面，而且在非传统的高等教育学习领域方面。