Abstract

SIMOES, Maria De Fátima  and  FERRAO, Maria Eugénia. Competência percebida e desempenho escolar em matemática. Est. Aval. Educ. [online]. 2005, vol.16, n.32, pp.25-42. ISSN 0103-6831.

Personal competence perception is a widely studied concept in the educational context. Its interest derives from the influence it exerts on a wide range of behavioral variables which motivate people to action, especially to actions demanding successful performance.  There is general consensus amongst researchers that when students have an adjusted personal competence perception, their social and personal characteristics show a better adaptation independently of their real performance level or individual capacity. In fact, personal competence perception influences motivation making individuals continue to pursue their aims and objectives. A multiple regression model is applied on a sub-sample of Saeb data collected in 2001 in Rio de Janeiro for the 4^th, 8^th and 11^th grades.  Controlling by gender, overage status, motivation for studying Mathematics, race and socio-economic level, the estimates show a pattern of association between personal competence perception and performance in Mathematics. A logistic model allowed us to identify risk groups among students who over-evaluate their personal competence.

Keywords : Competence Perception; Performance In Mathematics; Saeb; Linear Regression; Models.

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