When and Where Did I Find It: I didn't really find this term, instead I couldn't remember it late last night in class. So, today I went back to my files to locate an article I remembered a student from a LTED 625 (back in 2008) brought to class for his Reciprocal Teaching discussion.
Full citation
Walker, B.J. (2003). The cultivation of student self-efficacy in reading and writing. Reading and Writing Quarterly, 19, 173-187.
What it means: "Self-efficacy refers to people's beliefs about their capabilities to carry out actions required to achieve a confident level of achievement (Bandura, 1993). Specifically, they are beliefs that individuals have that they can do something like read a book, write a poem, or dance. Self-efficacy beliefs refer to specific judgments rather than more global judgments like being a good reader, writer , or dancer. In fact, self-efficacy often refers to specific situations within a learning environment based on learn goals" (as cited in Walker, 2003, pp. 174).
Level of Familiarity: Funny enough, even though I am familiar with this concept, I couldn't for the life of me remember the word signifying the concept last night.
Full citation
Walker, B.J. (2003). The cultivation of student self-efficacy in reading and writing. Reading and Writing Quarterly, 19, 173-187.
What it means: "Self-efficacy refers to people's beliefs about their capabilities to carry out actions required to achieve a confident level of achievement (Bandura, 1993). Specifically, they are beliefs that individuals have that they can do something like read a book, write a poem, or dance. Self-efficacy beliefs refer to specific judgments rather than more global judgments like being a good reader, writer , or dancer. In fact, self-efficacy often refers to specific situations within a learning environment based on learn goals" (as cited in Walker, 2003, pp. 174).
Level of Familiarity: Funny enough, even though I am familiar with this concept, I couldn't for the life of me remember the word signifying the concept last night.
Do I Want to Know This Word Well and Why? Yes. As Walker states, "Understanding the situational nature of self-efficacy can help teachers design classroom procedures that reinforce positive attributions for specific tasks" (p. 174).
Do I Think Others Should Know This Word Well...if so WHO and WHY?: I definitely think this is an important concept for teachers to understand. Again, to quote Walker directly: "...students who are efficacious are more likely to work hard, to persist, and seek help so they can complete a task. These same students use cognitive and metacognitive strategies to increase their understanding. ... Self-efficacy is also linked to motivational beliefs like interest, value, and utility, as well s positive affective reactions. Collectively these characteristics of self-efficacy demonstrate a relationship between self-efficacy and academic performance." (Walker, p. 174)
Cool word!
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