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D-Index
59
Citations
49051
World Ranking
3610
National Ranking
2023

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Frank Pajares was affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their research spanned topics primarily related to education, psychology, and innovative teaching methods.

They published several papers mainly within the last five years, with a focus on self-efficacy and educational motivation. Notable publications include:

  • Assessing mathematics self-efficacy: Are skills-specific measures better than domain-specific mesures? (2020) published in Psychology the Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society
  • Inviting Self-Efficacy (2022) published in Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice
  • Inviting Self-Efficacy Revisited (2022) published in Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice
  • The Inviting/Disinviting Index: Instrument Validation and Relation to Motivation and Achievement (2022) published in Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice
  • Inviting One's Self and Inviting Others (2022) published in Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice

Their frequent collaborators included John Barich, Amy Lapin Zeldin, Giovanni Valiante, Gio Valiante, and Michael Shayer.

Frank Pajares contributed to multiple venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice
  • Psychology the Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society
  • The MIT Press eBooks

Their research covered subfields such as Education, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

Main research topics included:

  • Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Education and Technology Integration
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

In 2008, Frank Pajares was recognized as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association.

Best Publications

  • Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Academic Settings

    Frank Pajares

  • The development of academic self-efficacy.

    Dale H. Schunk;Frank Pajares

  • Role of self-efficacy and self-concept beliefs in mathematical problem solving: A path analysis.

    Frank Pajares;M. David Miller

  • Sources of Self-Efficacy in School: Critical Review of the Literature and Future Directions

    Ellen L. Usher;Frank Pajares

  • Self-efficacy beliefs of adolescents

    Frank Pajares;Timothy C. Urdan

  • SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS, MOTIVATION, AND ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

    Frank Pajares

  • Self-Efficacy, Motivation Constructs, and Mathematics Performance of Entering Middle School Students.

    Frank Pajares;Laura Graham

  • Self-Efficacy Beliefs and General Mental Ability in Mathematical Problem-Solving

    Frank Pajares;John Kranzler

  • Sources of science self‐efficacy beliefs of middle school students

    Shari L. Britner;Frank Pajares

  • Sources of self-efficacy in mathematics: A validation study

    Ellen L. Usher;Frank Pajares

  • Gender and Perceived Self-Efficacy in Self-Regulated Learning.

    Frank Pajares

  • Against the Odds: Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Women in Mathematical, Scientific, and Technological Careers

    Amy L. Zeldin;Frank Pajares

  • Sources of academic and self-regulatory efficacy beliefs of entering middle school students

    Ellen L. Usher;Frank Pajares

  • Sources of Writing Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Elementary, Middle, and High School Students.

    Frank Pajares;Margaret J. Johnson;Ellen L. Usher

  • Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Mathematical Problem-Solving of Gifted Students

    Frank Pajares

  • Mathematics self-efficacy and mathematics performances: The need for specificity of assessment.

    Frank Pajares;M. David Miller

  • Relation between Achievement Goals and Self-Beliefs of Middle School Students in Writing and Science.

    Frank Pajares;Shari L. Britner;Giovanni Valiante

  • A comparative study of the self-efficacy beliefs of successful men and women in mathematics, science, and technology careers

    Amy L. Zeldin;Shari L. Britner;Frank Pajares

  • Self-Efficacy for Self-Regulated Learning: A Validation Study

    Ellen L. Usher;Frank Pajares

  • Response Format in Writing Self-Efficacy Assessment: Greater Discrimination Increases Prediction

    Frank Pajares;James Hartley;Giovanni Valiante

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim Urdan
Tim Urdan Santa Clara University
Dale H. Schunk
Dale H. Schunk University of North Carolina at Greensboro
John H. Kranzler
John H. Kranzler University of Florida
Herbert W. Marsh
Herbert W. Marsh Australian Catholic University
Robin L. Nabi
Robin L. Nabi University of California, Santa Barbara

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