A researcher examines the influence of self-efficacy on academic performance for students within classrooms. Which one of the following is interpreted from a random slope effect in this model?
A) the effects of self-efficacy on academic performance vary across classrooms
B) students that have high self-efficacy have high academic performance
C) there is variability in academic performance between students
D) there is variability within students in self-efficacy

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With a random effect for the slope, the effect of the level 1 predictor (i.e., self-efficacy) varies randomly across groups (i.e., classrooms)

A Researcher Examines the Influence of Self-Efficacy on Academic Performance