Annotated Bibliography on Self-efficacy in academic performance
In Man Che
EELC130a-002
University of Macau
Thesis statement: Students with a high self-efficacy can have better academic performance because self-efficacy can stimulate their willings to undertake challenging works, promote their motivations and (improve their persistence).
Webb-Williams, J. L. (2007). Self-efficacy in the primary classroom: An investigation into the relationship with performance.
Jane Webb- Williams investigated the relationship between self-efficacy and science performance, analysed how the degree of specificity of a task contributes to the relationship between self-efficacy science performance and determined the existence of gender differences in
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The authors determined that students’ attainment could be motivated by perceived efficacy to achieve through goal setting. In order to obtain data, they selected 116 ninth and tenth graders of both gender and different ethnicity, administered questionnaires covering parents goal setting, personal goal and students’ self efficacy in the beginning of the semester. 2 students dropped out due to parent refusal and 12 dropped out because their parent did not return the questionnaire. Including the prior grades of students, the final grades were predicted and analyzed using a path …show more content…
Zimmerman, B. J. (2000). Self-efficacy: An essential motive to learn. Contemporary educational psychology, 25(1), 82-91. Zimmerman defined self-efficacy, explained the role of self-efficacy in students’ motivation and learning, alongside examined self-efficacy’s possible influences and social-cultural impacts on self-efficacy. The author emphasized that students’ self-perceptions of efficacy are characteristics of how they construct their motivation. Zimmerman evidenced from other research studies (significant in education) to conclude that in order to be motivated to accomplishing, the role of self-belief in own capability is fundamental.
This paper gave me a clear and bigger picture on the significance of self-efficacy beliefs. It covered different behaviours of self-efficacious students based on studies and researches which I can make references to support my claims.
There might be discussion or further research needed mentioned in other paper but this paper.
Schunk, D. H. (1989). Self-efficacy and achievement behaviors. Educational psychology review, 1(3),
Bandura A. (1977). Self-efficacy: toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychological Review, 84, 191-215.
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Students come across many complications during their school career. Some students are actually smart but just don’t apply themselves, or even have hardships that are going on in their lives. These can be fixed if you can find motivation and confidence. In the story “Zero,” Paul Logan coasts through high school and college. Logan doesn’t know the tools to succeed in school, which causes his grades to fall. In the story “The Jacket,” Gary Soto explains how the way you dress influences how you feel about yourself. Which in this case him getting an ugly jacket; which causes him to be depressed and his grades to fall. Albeit Logan and Soto went through similar hardships, they both succeed with motivation and confidence.
Social cognitive theory is different from social learning theory because it takes into account cognitive processes including thinking, memory, language, and evaluating consequences. According to social cognitive theory, individuals play a part in their development (Malone, 2002). Cognitive patterns play a very large role in depression (Furman & Bender, 2003). For example, people don’t have a motivation to move forward in difficult times if they don’t believe they are able to do so. Self- efficacy is an important part of personal agency, and a main aspect in social cognitive theory (Bandura, 2001). A person’s perceived abilities and confidence play a part in what he or she does in his or her life. Cognition becomes a motivator or a hindrance, according to social cognitive theory. A person’s perceived self- efficacy helps determine what a person chooses to do, the amount of effort they put into it, and how long they can persist if there are barriers or failures that occur. How a person sees failure is also influential (Bandura, 20...
“Motivation is a complex part of human psychology and behavior that influences how individuals choose to invest their time, how much energy they exert in any given task, how they think and feel about the task, and how long they persist at the task” (Urdan & Schoenfelder, 2006). The biggest question educators face in today’s classroom is what motivates a student to do something and why? Virtually all students are motivated in one way or another. Research of student motivation suggests a theory that emphasizes a social-cognitive perspective. The cognition of students regarding academic work are influenced by social factors, such as messages from the teacher about the difficulty of the task, the perceived abilities of classmates, and the information about the importance of learning the material (Urdan & Schoenfelder, 2006). In this paper the focus will primarily be on those elements within the classroom that influence student motivation and engagement.
Instead of giving up the cutting task, disturbing other students, or cutting the paper randomly, he persists in the task, complete it efficiently, and follows the teacher’s instruction. He is the first student of whom sticks four cutting pictures in a red paper in his table. This example indicates that self-efficacy contributes to behaviors (person → behavior). After he completes the task successfully, he may perceive that he is able to understand what the teacher is saying, use a scissor, and stick pictures in a paper, which in turn will foster his self-efficacy. The reason is that positive results improve his confidence in similar tasks (behavior →
The article defines Self-Efficacy (SE) as a person belief in his/her ability to perform a particular behavior successfully. Researcher suggests mothers’ self-efficacy (MSE) can be directly linked to the increase or decline of a child language development (Albarran & Reich, 2013). This theory is explored by observing 2 factors, perceived barriers and parents’ knowledge and exposure to reading material concerning child development. There are 3 barrier discussed in these article’s. Parent centered barrier looks at the particular situation that would prevent or in decrease a parent from interacting with a child i.e. being too tire, having to work, or just being too busy. Child –centered barriers focus on the child lack of interest in any particular task i.e. being fussy, tired or just not being interested. The last barrier is structural; this particular barrier looks at environment factor that should possible effect (MSE) i.e. nosy back ground, and little exposure to reading material (Lin, Reich, Kataoka, & Farkas, 2015).
...and observing the consequences. The role of self-efficacy is also emphasized by Bandura; self-efficacy underlies people’s faith in their own abilities. Self-efficacy can be developed by paying close attention to past success and failures, positive reinforcement and encouragement from others also plays a role in developing self-efficacy. The social cognitive theory is unique among other learned personality theories in that the emphasis places on the reciprocity between individuals and the environments they find themselves in. Learning theorists have been accuses of oversimplifying personality to such an extent that is has become meaningless, this is because they ignore many of the internal processes that are inherently human. These criticisms are blunted somewhat by social cognitive approaches because it explicitly considers the role of the cognitive process.
Zulkosky, K. (2009). Self-efficacy: A concept analysis. Nursing Forum Volume 44, No. 2, April-June 2009, pg 94-95. Retrieved from Faith University.
Locke, Edwin A. (1997). Self-efficacy: the exercise of control. Personnel Psychology, 50 (3), 801-804. Retrieved May 2, 2011, from ProQuest Psychology Journals. (Document
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Recent studies on parental involvement in education have found that there are many benefits for both the student and the adult when parents become involved in their children’s education. Without parent support, it is very difficult for a child to be motivated. From what I have seen growing up, only a small percentage of students are self-motivated, so it is absolutely vital that parents assist in the motivation process. I found this table to be particularly interesting and important.
Leron and Dubinsky's paper referred to above and papers resulting from their research contain the bulk of literature that I reviewed. In this paper, they summarize their
The concept of self-efficacy is grounded in Bandura’s (1977) social learning theory. Bandura (1994) defines perceived self-efficacy as “people’s beliefs about their capabilities to produce efforts” (p. 71). In essence, one having strong self-efficacy experience increase in motivation, accomplishment, and personal well-being ( Bandura, 1994). Those with a low sense of self-efficacy, on the other hand, often suffer stress and depression; unbelieving of their capabilities and often succumbed to failure (Bandura, 1994).
One contributing factor towards student success is student motivation. Motivation is reading unassigned books out of class that relate to the class subject matter, just to expand his or her knowledge. The need or want type of actions a persons’ mentality is, to reach a personal goal or objective of some sort. People’s motivational purpose in school can range from, higher earning potential, more job stability, greater benefits, and even just to gain more knowledge. In a YouTube video entitled “The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us” by Dan Pink, he suggests that three elements: purpose, mastery, and autonomy play a part towards true motivation. Autonomy is ones self-drive, while