- Viewpoints: In this discussion, students will be discovering the self-efficacy and self-concept. They will find which is most important to have and how to utilize it. Students can also learn the implications behind them.
- Describe the characteristics of Self-Efficacy and Self-Concept.
- Explain the differences between self-efficacy and self-concept.
- Which one is the most important - self efficacy or self-concept?
- Explain how self-efficacy and self-concept can affect academic achievement?
- Describe the term "Teacher's sense of efficacy." What does this mean to you?
- Who is generally perceived as more confident - girls or boys? Explain why this is the case?
- Regarding the question above, explain how this perception compares with African Americans and Hispanics?
- Will you become a teacher who promotes self-concept? How will you do this?
- The article lists some "educational implications". Describe at least two (2) of these implications? What made you choose these two implications?
- Summary
- Research Question
- Research Results
Self-efficiency affects how a student performs at a given task. It’s a way that students see themselves of doing a subject well or not so well. A student that has a low self-efficacy towards a task are more likely to avoid it. On the other hand, students that have high self-efficacy or more likely to attempt the task and will also work harder and persistent longer in the face of difficulties (Siegle200). Students’ grades can falter or increase due to their perceptions of their accomplishments.
- Research Summary
Hoy, A. W. (2000) Changes in teacher efficacy during the early years of teaching. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
Hereford, Z. "Develop a Healthy Self-Concept." Develop a Healthy Self-Concept. Essentail Lifestyle, n.d. Web. 19 July 2015. <http://www.essentiallifeskills.net/self-concept.html>.
Siegle, Del. "An Introduction to Self-Efficacy." An Introduction to Self-Efficacy. University of Conneticut, 2000. Web. 19 July 2015. <http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/Siegle/SelfEfficacy/section1.html>