Improvement Strategies of Pupils’ Self-Efficacy in Smart Learning Environment – A Case Study

Abstract

With the development of smart education, self-efficacy is becoming more important to pupils’ learning performance. This study develops a scale in measuring self-efficacy of pupils in a smart learning environment based on the connotation and structure of self-efficacy as well as learning behaviors of pupils in a smart learning environment. The survey, carried out in several primary schools in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region of China, suggests that the self-efficacy of pupils in a smart learning environment is at a level of medium or above. However, specific items such as environmental adaptation, sense of self-control, awareness of collaborative study and belief on producing works are relatively poor. This study then proposes corresponding improvement strategies of self-efficacy including creating learning contexts, monitoring learning process, promoting interaction and encouraging personalized creation, based on functions of a smart learning environment.