摘要:The aim of this study is to examine the effect of self-confidence on mathematics
achievement. In this meta-analysis, the effect of self-confidence on mathematics
achievement was analysed using the Trends in International Mathematics and
Science Study (TIMSS). In the first stage of the study, the average effect size of
self-confidence on mathematics achievement was determined, and in the second
stage, the moderators that may impact average effect size were investigated. For
the meta-analysis, 336 independent data belonging to 76 countries included in the
TIMSS (2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015) were combined, and a sample of 1,028,567
subjects was obtained. The average effect size was then calculated using the
differences between means (Cohen d) based on the random effect model, whereas
the significance of the moderator variables was calculated using the Q statistic. The
results indicated that self-confidence has a moderate effect on mathematics
achievement. In addition, the year in which the survey was conducted, national
culture, continent of the country and Human Development Index were found to
play a moderator role in the effect of self-confidence on mathematics achievement.
In this respect, the economic, cultural and social capital of students are very similar
to each other as the economic levels of the countries and individual families
increase. These similarities highlight the differences between students’ personal
characteristics, wherein traits such as self-confidence have become one of the most
important variables that determine students’ mathematics achievement in recent
years.
关键词:self;confidence; mathematics achievement; meta;analysis; country culture;
human development index