Multon, Brown and Lent (1991) describe self-efficacy as the “belief of one’s ability to successfully perform a given behavior”. For years social cognition theorists have hypothesized about the potential relationship that a student’s self-efficacy beliefs have on their academic progress, specifically in regards to the reciprocity of behavior, personal factors and environmental factors (Pajares, 2002). According to Schunk and Meece (2005), “Compared with learners who doubt their capabilities, those who are self-efficacious about learning or performing a task competently are apt to participate more readily, work harder, persist longer when they encounter difficulties, and achieve at higher levels”. It only makes sense that as educators we would try to nurture and develop this critical quality. Read More »
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