Terms Of Self-efficacy Research Articles

Self-efficacy toward prescribed burning among female and male family forest landowners in Georgia, US

Around 9.6 million family forest landowners (FFLs) collectively own 36% of the forestland in the United States (US), playing a vital role in managing and shaping the forests across the country. There is an array of forest management practices that these families can pursue on their forestlands, including prescribed burning, which, although controversial, is a tool with many social and environmental benefits, such as hazardous fuels and wildfire reduction. Drawing on mail survey data of FFLs in Georgia, US, this study examines, through partial-least squares structural equation modeling and significance testing, how gendered self-efficacy (i.e., beliefs about gender roles in forestry, confidence in forest management skills, and knowledge about prescribed burning), predict prescribed burning intentions among female and male forest landowners. Our results show that male respondents believe in masculine gender roles in forestry, have more confidence in their forest management skills, and more confidence in their self-reported knowledge about prescribed fire, compared to their female counterparts. Exhibiting high self-efficacy in terms of confidence in own's forest management skills and prescribed burning knowledge increases the likelihood of prescribed burning intentions among FFLs. On the other hand, low self-efficacy among female FFLs is a negative predictor for their prescribed burning intentions in the next five years. We conclude that boosting female forest landowners' self-efficacy through same-gender peer learning groups would potentially increase their prescribed burning intentions, benefiting their forestlands, the southern forested landscape, and society.

Student Self-Efficacy is Viewed Through Parental Involvement, Teacher Support, and Peer Support

Self-efficacy influences students' beliefs to achieve the desired results. The social environment was vulnerable to the development of student self-efficacy because it functioned as a source of information that students perceived. This study aimed to analyze student self-efficacy in terms of parental involvement and teacher and peer support. These participants involved 400 SMK students in Pasuruan Regency, who were selected using a multi-stage random sampling technique. The research instrument used a self-efficacy scale with the test results producing a reliability coefficient of .780, parental involvement .785, teacher support .572, and peer support .834. Data analysis used PLS-SEM. Based on the probability value of F-statistics, the p-value was .000 < α (α = .05), meaning that there was an influence from the three predictor variables simultaneously on student self-efficacy. Partially, the t-statistical value of the three variables was also proven to be greater than the t-table (1.96), with parental involvement of 2.868, teacher support of 8,970, and peer support of 4,101. Thus, simultaneously, predictor variables had an effect on self-efficacy, and partially, teacher support had the most significant effect, followed by peer support, and parental involvement had the slightest effect.

Status of the Psychological Resilience among the University Students

The present study aims to assess the level of psychological resilience among university students, taking into account variables such as gender, specialization, and study level. The significance of this study lies in the unique nature of the target sample, which comprises students from various disciplines and represents a crucial segment and the future foundation of society. To conduct the study, a stratified random sample was selected from three specified universities, with a sampling percentage of 0.05. The study sample consisted of 1060 male and female students. The researcher utilized a self-designed psychological resilience scale to collect data. The obtained data was then analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software, employing statistical techniques such as the Pearson correlation coefficient, Alpha-Cronbach coefficient, one-sample t-test, two-independent samples t-test, and one-way analysis of variance. The results indicated a high level of psychological resilience among university students, as reflected in the total score of the resilience scale. Furthermore, statistically significant differences were observed between male and female students regarding their average resilience scores, with males showing higher levels of psychological resilience. However, no significant differences were found between genders in terms of self-efficacy and optimism dimensions on the psychological resilience scale. Moreover, the study revealed no statistically significant differences in the level of psychological resilience among students from different specializations or study levels. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the psychological well-being of this important segment of society, which can inform the development of targeted interventions and support systems to enhance the resilience and overall mental health of university students.

Exploring the Influence of Personality Traits, Self-Efficacy, and Creativity on Employability for Hospitality and Tourism College Students

With the widespread establishment of universities and technical colleges in Taiwan, having a university degree is no longer a privilege of the few. However, it has also led to the emergence of many socially inexperienced people with higher education degrees who need more workplace competitiveness. Therefore, students’ employability is a topic worth exploring. Equally, the number of students in hospitality-related departments is still very high in the current conditions, while the employment situation in the tourism and hospitality industry is relatively challenging and unstable, making students’ employability even more critical. This study examines the relationship between self-efficacy, creativity, employability, and personality traits in the hospitality and tourism industry. Descriptive statistics and factor analysis confirm the previous research findings. In addition, testing of the scale reliability and validity is needed. A structural equation modeling (SEM) approach and mediation analysis are adopted to test the research hypotheses and explore gender differences. The study aims to understand how individual characteristics contribute to career success and identify any unique challenges or advantages based on gender. The research results show that personality traits can affect and influence employability in terms of self-efficacy. Furthermore, personality traits can affect self-efficacy, and self-efficacy can enhance creativity and improve employability.

ANALYSIS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT’S MATHEMATICAL LITERACY ABILITY IN RME-BASED MATHEMATICS LEARNING IN VIEW OF SELF-EFFICACY

Mathematical literacy is a skill that a person must master in the context of construction, application and interpretation to obtain solutions to problems encountered in everyday life and can be influenced by self-efficacy. This research has several objectives as follows: (1) Describe the self-efficacy abilities of students at SMP Negeri 2 Todanan. (2) Describe the mathematical literacy abilities of students at SMP Negeri 2 Todanan in RME-based learning. (3) Knowing students' mathematical literacy abilities in RME-based learning in terms of self-efficacy. This research applies a qualitative approach, namely an approach that aims to identify events that occur in research subjects, such as behavior, motivation, perceptions, activities, etc. This research used instruments in the form of a self-efficacy questionnaire, written tests related to material simplifying algebra based on Mathematical Realistic Education, and documentation. The results of this research state that students with high mathematical literacy skills tend to have high self-efficacy abilities. Students with moderate mathematical literacy skills tend to have moderate self-efficacy abilities. Students with low mathematical literacy abilities tend to have low self-efficacy abilities as well

Online Learning Self-efficacy in Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy: Perceptions of New Graduates

Background and Purpose: Rapid transition to distance learning during COVID-19 pandemic induced educators of hands-on professions to explore effectiveness of online learning. We aimed to investigate online learning self-efficacy in cardiopulmonary physiotherapy.
 Methods: Group 1 included graduates underwent only face-to-face learning while group 2 consisted of graduates underwent face-to-face and online learning. A questionnaire was developed by the authors including competencies in cardiopulmonary physiotherapy assessment and treatment skills to assess self-efficacy. The questionnaires were sent via e-mail.
 Results: Fifty-four graduates in group 1 and 82 graduates in group 2 responded to the questionnaires (response rate: 27%). No significant difference was found between groups in terms of self-efficacy in cardiopulmonary physiotherapy assessment and treatment skills. Self-efficacy in practical domain of exercise tests was higher in group 1 (p=0.021). Practical courses related to cardiopulmonary physiotherapy and type of education had negative effects on career plans in cardiopulmonary physiotherapy in group 2 (p=0.032 and p=0.001, respectively). Duration of clinical practice was positively correlated with practical cardiopulmonary physiotherapy assessment (p=0.005) and treatment (p=0.047) in group 2.
 Conclusion: Online learning seems to be a feasible option to develop adequate self-efficacy in cardiopulmonary physiotherapy. However, practical courses, type of education and duration of clinical internship are important for future career plans in cardiopulmonary physiotherapy.

The relationship between physical activity and self-esteem among Turkish university students: a gender perspective; a multidisciplinary and multi-center study

Aims: The current study aimed to examine the associations between physical exercise and self-esteem as well as other social-cognitive variables including self-efficacy and body image among Turkish university students. Methods: Sociodemographic Information Form, short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Body Cathexis Scale, and General Self-Efficacy Scale were administered to 1167 students. Results: There were significant gender differences in total, vigorous, moderate activity, and walking scores as well as body image scores in favor of male participants; while female participants had significantly higher self-efficacy scores. There were significant differences between sedentary, active, and very active participants in terms of self-esteem, and body image and between all groups in terms of self-efficacy. Also, there were significant and positive correlations between physical activity and self-esteem, and between body image and self-efficacy in university students. Conclusion: Level of physical activity increased with age. This increased level of physical activity showed positive correlations with self-esteem, body image, and self-efficacy.

Barriers and facilitators of public transport use among people with disabilities: a scoping review.

Barriers to public transport use may be experienced differently by people with various types of disabilities (e.g., physical, intellectual, cognitive, sensory). Thus, it is important to identify the variable needs within each element of the travel chain. For example, the unavailability or low volume of auditory announcements in a stop or station or on the public transport vehicle may be a barrier to people with visual disability who rely on hearing the information. Consequently, this could provoke negative emotions and unpleasant experiences, which may not be the case for people with physical disabilities. The primary objective was to describe the barriers and facilitators to using public transport experienced by people with disabilities (PWD). The secondary aim was to explore experiences in terms of self-efficacy and satisfaction, when using public transport among people with disabilities. A scoping review was conducted. The search was performed in MEDLINE, TRANSPORT DATABASE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, and WEB OF SCIENCE from 1995 to 2023. Of 6,820 citations identified, 34 articles were included in the review for extraction. The main physical and social barriers included lack of ramp, long walking distance, long waiting time, unavailability of information at bus stop or station, and drivers' negative attitudes towards PWD. Personal factors that prevented the use of public transport included lack of confidence, and decreased satisfaction with public transport use. Strategies such as providing ramps on public transport vehicles, availability of kneeling buses and courtesy of bus drivers, and travel training were considered as enablers to the use of public transport that can lead the improved self-efficacy and satisfaction. In conclusion, this review identified the physical and social barriers and facilitators in travel chain, and highlighted issues related to lack of confidence or self-efficacy and decreased satisfaction when PWD and older adults are using public transport. Identifying and understanding the barriers and facilitators to the use of public transport by PWD is a milestone that may help policy makers and transport operators around the world to develop and implement interventions enabling access, use and inclusion of this mode of transport, as the experiences of PWD when using this mode of transport have an impact on their well-being.

Üniversite Öğrencilerinin İngilizce Özyeterlik İnançlarının Öğrenci ve Öğretim Elemanı Görüşlerine Göre İncelenmesi

This study aimed to explore the English self-efficacy beliefs of EFL students based on their and their instructors’ opinions. The participants of the study, which was designed as a mixed method, included 456 EFL students studying at a preparatory school of a state university in Türkiye. In the qualitative part of the study, there were 32 EFL students and 9 EFL instructors. The personal information form, the “English Self-Efficacy Belief Scale”, semi-structured interview forms for the students and the instructors were used.to collect data. In the analysis of the quantitative data, descriptive statistics, independent sample T-test, ANOVA test were used, and for qualitative data content analysis technique was used. The findings indicated high level of self-efficacy in terms of English writing and speaking skills, and moderate level of English self-efficacy belief in terms of reading, ability to learn English and listening skills. Students stated that various factors such as individual factors, language skill-oriented factors, classroom environment-related factors, etc. affected their self-efficacy beliefs. The instructors stated that they implement student-centered teaching approach, try to increase student motivation, give feedback to students and enable them to learn from the mistakes to increase English self-efficacy belief levels of their students.

Classroom teachers' self-efficacy regarding gifted education

The aim of the study is to examine the self-efficacy of classroom teachers towards gifted education in terms of different variables. A total of 252 classroom teachers, 150 female and 102 male, working in Osmaniye province and its districts in the south of Turkey in the 2022-2023 academic year, participated in the study. In order to determine the demographic characteristics of the participants, the "Personal Information Form" prepared by the researcher and the "Self-Efficacy Perception Scale for Teachers Regarding the Education of Gifted Individuals" consisting of six sub-dimensions developed by Tortop (2014) were used. While analysing the data; frequency and percentage values, independent samples t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used for the demographic information of the participants. According to the results obtained, no statistically significant difference was found in terms of professional seniority in the self-efficacy levels of classroom teachers towards the education of gifted students. However, it was determined that there was a significant difference in the personality trait sub-dimension in favour of male teachers in terms of gender variable of classroom teachers. It was found that there was a significant difference in the academic and planning sub-dimensions and the total scale in favour of teachers with postgraduate education in terms of the educational status of the classroom teacher. It was found that there was a significant difference in the counselling and planning sub-dimensions of the scale in terms of nominating students to BİLSEM. It was found that there was a significant difference in the direction of high self-efficacy in terms of having a student diagnosed as gifted in the classroom, teaching in the support room and receiving in-service training or courses for gifted students. Some suggestions were made by considering the findings obtained as a result of the research.

Soft Skills and Sales Performance of Life Insurance Agents in Tagum City

This study explores the significant relationship between soft skills and the sales performance of life insurance agents in Tagum City. The findings contribute to existing knowledge in the literature by shedding light on the connection between soft skills and sales performance among these agents. Utilizing a quantitative approach with a descriptive correlational method, the study employed correlation techniques to characterize existing traits. The 87 life insurance agents in Tagum City who participated in the study demonstrated a high level of soft skills, encompassing communication, problem-solving, leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills. Similarly, their sales performance, measured in terms of self-efficacy, competitiveness, performance, and effort, was also notably high. Significantly, the study revealed a strong and statistically significant relationship between soft skills and sales performance among life insurance agents in Tagum City. The implications suggest the importance of prioritizing developing and refining soft skills for employees in this industry. Keywords: life insurance agents, quantitative research, sales performance, soft skills, Philippines

Innovative Path of Music Education Teaching in Colleges and Universities under the Architecture of Disciplinary Knowledge Mapping

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to present a pedagogical model for mapping subject knowledge in the field of music education. The model includes two aspects: the extraction of entities and inter-entity relationships within the subject domain and the construction of a subject ontology. In the construction process of subject knowledge mapping, this paper proposes a remote supervised music subject knowledge extraction method based on a convolutional neural network combined with an attention mechanism, which realizes the extraction of entities in the music subject domain and the relations between corresponding entities. This paper proposes a keyword extraction method for obtaining the set of discipline concepts in ontology construction. To improve performance, this paper proposes a framework structure for knowledge fusion that includes three aspects: data preprocessing, similarity calculation, and knowledge fusion. As a result of the study, the teaching model can improve the performance of music majors on average by 13.3. In terms of self-efficacy, on average reached 3.58 (SD = 0.535), which is at a good level. The results demonstrated the effectiveness of the music teaching model based on subject knowledge mapping.

Analisis Kesalahan Siswa dalam Menyelesaikan Soal Numerasi Ditinjau dari Self Efficacy

Numeracy is the ability that a person has in using his mathematical knowledge in explaining events, solving problems, or making decisions in everyday life. This study aims to analyze and describe students' mistakes in solving numeracy problems in terms of self-efficacy. The method used is descriptive qualitative. Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting 6 subjects as subjects. Data is collected through tests and questionnaires. Data analysis used is data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion. The triangulation technique used is the source triangulation technique. Based on the results of the study, seen from the aspect of self-efficacy, subjects with high self-efficacy made two types of mistakes, namely errors in understanding the problem and errors in processing skills. The subject of self-efficacy is making three types of errors, namely errors in understanding the problem, transformation errors and process skills errors. Subjects with low self-efficacy made four types of errors, namely errors in reading the problem, errors in understanding the problem, errors in process skills and errors in writing the final answer. Student self-efficacy and numeracy skills have a highly correlated and positive relationship which explains that the higher the student's self-efficacy, the higher the student's numeracy skills.

Impact of Online Learning among Hospitality Management Students: Laboratory Actual Performance

This study was conducted to figure out the impact of digital learning on the performance results of third-year hospitality management students. It specifically aims to accomplish the following objectives: determine the student's level of self-efficacy through online learning; ascertain their accomplishments in laboratory performance through virtual learning; and establish an action plan that can be implemented based on the results listed below. This study employed descriptive-correlational research methods. The study's findings indicated that third-year students had high levels of confidence in their abilities, leading researchers to conclude that online laboratory activities benefit students' abilities and knowledge. In addition, the survey discovered that, apart from housekeeping, student laboratory activity successes in terms of culinary and kitchen essentials were moderate. The final finding was that while there is no significant correlation between students' self-efficacy in terms of housekeeping skills and attainments in laboratory activity and their actual performances, there is a significant correlation between students' self-efficacy in terms of knowledge and attainments in laboratory activity and actual performances

The Challenge for Successful Self-Help: Side Effects of Discontinuing an Internet-Based Program for Skin Picking Disorder

BackgroundResearch suggests that many people enrolled in internet-based mental health interventions drop out without completing the program. We implemented an efficacious internet-based self-help tool for people affected by skin picking disorder, aiming to evaluate the impact of an early withdrawal in terms of self-efficacy and treatment motivation.MethodWe compared skin picking symptomatology (SPS), skin picking related self-efficacy (SP-SE) and motivation to change (SP-MtC) of 208 completers (52%) vs. 192 non-completers at 12-weeks post-assessment.ResultsThe decrease in SPS was significantly greater for completers (n = 208; M = 13.34; SD = 4.72) compared to non-completers (n = 192; M = 14.35; SD = 4.94; Cohen’s d = -.39) at post-assessment. SP-SE increased significantly more for program completers (M = 31.72; SD = 6.50) compared to non-completers (M = 28.25; SD = 6.30; Cohen’s d = .66) at post-assessment. SP-MtC significantly decreased in both groups, with higher scores for completers across all assessments (dpre-post = .06).ConclusionsInternet-based self-help tools can effectively reduce symptomatology. Participants, who do not complete the program, report lower treatment motivation and treatment-oriented self-efficacy, potentially reducing their help-seeking efforts. Treatment providers need to consider how to address these potentially adverse effects.

Efficacy of live-supervision regarding skills, anxiety and self-efficacy: a randomized controlled trial

ABSTRACT Sixty-nine psychology students (M = 24.93 years, 82.6% female, 81% B.Sc. level) were randomly assigned to live supervision or a control group in an experiment with two simulated therapy sessions. In Session 1, their task was to conduct the beginning of a cognitive-behavioral therapy session with a standardized patient. In Session 2, all students repeated the task, but only one group received live supervision from a licensed psychotherapist. Live supervision improved students’ (observer-based) skills (ds ≥0.91), and students were satisfied with the feedback. In terms of self-efficacy and self-assessed skills, live supervision had no significant advantage over merely practicing.

Examining Academic Motivation and Self-efficacy of the College Students in the Online-Distance Learning

Academic self-efficacy is a construct that could be learned. It is rooted in learning by observation and direct personal experience. This study examines the level of academic motivation and self-efficacy of college students in the online-distance learning utilizing the descriptive – comparative and correlational method of research through adapted and modified questionnaires. It was shown that most respondents were 18-20 years old and were female. Results showed a significant difference in the respondents' level of academic motivation in terms of age concerning intrinsic motivation; a considerable discrepancy exists in the level of academic motivation in terms of gender concerning extrinsic motivation and motivation. Furthermore, a significant difference in the respondents' level of academic motivation in terms of gender concerning extrinsic motivation, and a significant difference exists in the respondents' level of academic motivation in terms of course about intrinsic motivation. In addition, the result showed a significant difference between the respondents' levels of self-efficacy in terms of age. The respondents' level of self-efficacy in terms of online learning tasks showed considerable differences among the respondents' ages. Results showed that a significant difference in self-efficacy lies between ages 27 and above and 18-20. In addition, significant differences were found in the level of self-efficacy in terms of courses with online learning tasks. This study concluded that respondents' level of academic motivation in terms of intrinsic showed a significant relationship with their level of self-efficacy among respondents regarding technology use, online learning tasks, and instructor and peer collaboration. Thus, tertiary school education programs should be designed so that emphasis would be laid on allowing students to participate in school activities and decision-making. The results of this study can be used as a basis for further research in areas related to academic motivation and self-efficacy.

Investigation of Teachers’ Self Efficieny of Educational Game Teaching: Case of Alanya

In this study, it was aimed (i) to compare teachers' educational game playing self-efficacy in terms of gender, age, marital status, educational status, seniority, different branches and (ii) to examine educational game playing self-efficacy levels. General survey method was used in the research. The sample group of the study consisted of 50 physical education and sports, 50 preschool and 50 classroom teachers, totalling 150 teachers working in Alanya district. In data collection, the 'Educational Play Self-Efficacy Scale' developed by Altınkök and Yılmaz (2018) and the demographic information form were applied online via Google® forms to the individuals who voluntarily participated in the study. The data obtained from the study were analysed using IBM SPSS 25.0 statistical package programme. Since the data showed normal distribution as a result of the kurtosis and skewness test, Independent T test was used for binary variables and One Way Anova test was used for three or more variables. As a result of the findings, it was determined that there was a significant difference in the participants' educational game playing competences in terms of age, seniority and branch variables. However, no significant difference was found in terms of gender and educational status variables. In addition, while physical education and sports teachers' self-efficacy in playing educational games is better than other branch teachers, pre-school teachers' efficacy levels in the application dimension are lower than other branches. It was determined that teachers' self-efficacy for playing educational games was at a high level, but there were differences in their self-efficacy for playing educational games in terms of some variables.

Examining the Role of Motivation, Attitude, and Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Shaping Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement in Science Course

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of motivation, attitude, and self-efficacy beliefs of secondary school students towards science course on their academic achievement. The relational survey model was used to conduct the study. A total of 635 students, 319 females, and 316 males participated in the study. “Motivation Scale for Learning Science”, “Self-Efficacy Scale for Science”, “Attitude Scale for Science Course” were used as data collection tools. In the study, independent t-test was used to make comparisons in terms of gender, and path analysis using structural equation modeling principles was conducted to determine the direction and level of the relationship between the variables. In the results of the research, significant differences were found in students’ attitudes, motivation, and self-efficacy in terms of the gender variable. It was concluded that students’ attitudes and motivation directly affect their academic achievement. There was a strong positive relationship between attitude and motivation, a low positive relationship between self-efficacy and attitude, and a moderate positive relationship between self-efficacy and motivation. In line with the results of this research, and considering the direct effects of academic achievement on students’ motivation in science course, it is recommended that necessary information and training activities be provided to teachers in order to carry out studies on increasing students’ motivation.

Satisfaction of higher education students with blackboard learning system during Covid-19

Purpose- With the advent of the novel COVID-19 disease, the world has become facing an extraordinary situation that has changed the course of normal human life upside down and pushed them towards compulsory, recent technology-based alternative solutions, education being not an exception. Higher education institutions in Turkey rushed from the first moments to avoid the disruption of education process, and transformed into the full-fledged online learning system. Current study addressed aims to investigate how satisfied higher education students are with the transformation to Blackboard Learning System in İstanbul, Turkey during COVID-19. The study compares undergraduate and postgraduate students’ perceptions via thirty items divided into six axes, which are included in a single model. Methodology- An online questionnaire survey sent through BLS itself and WhatsApp was filled out by a total of 294 student respondents, wherein afterwards an inferential and descriptive study with quantitative approach has been employed for analyzing their perceptions. Findings- The results are indicative that the Usefulness, Engagement, Communication and Ease of Use, Self-efficacy, and Challenges axes respectively have a statistically significant effect on students’ perceptions concerning satisfaction with the BLS. As the Usefulness and Engagement axes have the highest contribution to students’ satisfaction with the BLS, the Challenges axis has the least contribution. The findings state that satisfaction of postgraduate students, in terms of Self-efficacy, Communication and Ease of Use and Challenges axes, along with a clear supremacy over the Overall axes level is higher than undergraduate students. Moreover, all demographic dimensions except gender, place of living, the kind of device preferred and the willingness in using BLS in the future, influence students’ perceptions. Conclusion- It can be concluded that the transformation into BLS during COVID-19 has been satisfactory for higher education students, especially for postgraduate students. Some traits and drawbacks of BLS have been inferred along with recommendations which may contribute to successful implementation of BLS. Keywords: Blackboard Learning System, COVID-19, Satisfaction, Learning Management System, Higher Education JEL Codes: I10, I20, I23