scholarly journals An investigation into the self-efficacy of year one undergraduate students at a widening participation university

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Dawn Reilly ◽  
Liz Warren ◽  
Gerhard Kristandl ◽  
Yong Lin
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
The Self ◽  
Widening Participation

The Self-Efficacy for Sociocultural Adaptation Scale (SESCAS): Development and Initial Psychometric Evaluation

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-79
Author(s):  
Lynette H. Bikos ◽  
Rebekah Forman ◽  
Kaitlin M. Patton
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Self ◽  
Global Learning ◽  
Sociocultural Adaptation ◽  
Education Abroad ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity

Adjustment to the interpersonal and environmental contexts of a host country is critical for sojourners. Founded in social cognitive career theory, the Self-Efficacy for Sociocultural Adaptation Scale (SESCAS) is a multidimensional scale that assesses self-efficacy for three types of tasks (affective, behavioral, cognitive) in two cultural contexts (environmental, interpersonal). We conducted item-total correlations, confirmatory factor analyses, reliability analyses (test-retest, internal consistency), within-scale convergent and discriminant validity, convergent and discriminant validity, and predictive validity assessments across an initial sample of the general population ( n = 227), a cross-validation sample of undergraduate students enrolled in education abroad ( n = 546), and a predictive validity sample of re-entered education abroad undergraduates ( n = 74). Psychometric properties of the scale support its use as a total score and as various subfactor constellations. Researchers are encouraged to use the SESCAS to explore how self-efficacy for sociocultural adaptation may contribute to global learning outcomes and well-being.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Self-Efficacy Scale among Undergraduate Students in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liu Kien Ting ◽  
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Garry Kuan ◽  
Wan Nor Arifin ◽  
Kueh Yee Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
The Self

scholarly journals A Comparative Analysis of Reading Self-Efficacy of Turkology Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-305
Author(s):  
Önder Çangal ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
The Self ◽  
Achievement Level ◽  
Language History ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Package Program ◽  
Turkish Language

The Turkology Departments in countries other than Turkey fulfill two functions. First, they aim to equip their students with sufficient Turkish language proficiency. Second, they offer students a university degree from the Language, History and Literature program. Therefore, regarding the students who are studying in these departments, their competence in Turkish language skills on an academic level is significant. Thus, the aim of this study is to determine the reading skills self-efficacy of Turkology students studying in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Algeria. The study explored if the students’ reading self-accicay changed in line with any of the variables of country origin, gender, and student achievement level. The research data were collected by adopting the “Reading self-efficacy scale of those who learn Turkish as a foreign language” prepared by Güngör and Kan (2020), and the data obtained was analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 25.0 package program. According to the results of the study, it was seen that the reading self-efficacy of Bosnia and Herzegovinian students was higher than the Algerians. Additionally, it was found out that as the achievement scores and language proficiency levels of the students increased their reading self-efficacy scores also increased. Next, the self-efficacy scores of the graduate students were found to be higher than those of the undergraduate students. In addition, there was no significant difference between the self-efficacy level of the students participating in the study according to their gender. Finally, based on the findings, suggestions were given to increase the reading self-efficacy of the students at the end of the study.

scholarly journals Influence of Self-Leadership Strategies on the Beliefs of General Self-Efficacy

2020 ◽  
pp. 531-535
Author(s):  
Ioannis Proios ◽  
Eleni Fotiadou ◽  
George Doganis ◽  
Sofia Batsiou ◽  
Miltiadis Proios
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
The Self ◽  
Leadership Strategies ◽  
General Self Efficacy

The purpose of the present study was to examine the existence of the mediatory role of self-leadership strategies on the self-efficacy of people participating in physical activities, and individual differences in gender- and form of physical activity-related self-efficacy. One hundred and seventy-one undergraduate students from a Greek university participated. All participants participated in physical activities (competitive and recreational). They filled out validated Greek versions of the Revised Self-leadership Questionnaire (RSLQ) and General Self-Efficacy (GSE). Results revealed that self-leadership strategies (self-goal setting, self-reward, self-punishment and nature reward) predicted general self-efficacy, and they supported that gender affects general self-efficacy.

scholarly journals The Effect of Self-Efficacy and Learning Achievement of Students in the Class of 2016/2017 at Borobudur University, Jakarta

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ika Wahyu Pratiwi ◽  
Hayati .
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
The Self ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Humanities Faculty ◽  
Humanities Students

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a significant correlation between self-efficacy and student achievement. This study uses a quantitative approach. The subjects of this study were 135 active undergraduate students of the Borobudur University class of 2016/2017 in the faculties of science and humanities. This study used proportionate stratified random sampling so that 73 students from the faculty of science were obtained and 57 students in the humanities field were obtained. The data analysis method in this research is linear regression. The results of this study indicate that there is an effect of self-efficacy on student achievement in class 2016/2017 at Borobudur University. The regression model test shows (Sig 0.00 <0.05), with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.272 and 0.293 in the exact sciences and humanities faculty, this shows that there is a mutual relationship between the self-efficacy variables and learning achievement in the low category. The coefficient of determination (R Square) in the faculty of science and humanities students is 0.074 and 0.086. It means that only 7.4% and 8.6% of the variation in learning achievement can be explained by the self-efficacy variable, and the rest is influenced by other factors. Keywords: self-efficacy, students’ achievement, students

scholarly journals Turkish University Students’ Perceptions of the World Wide Web as a Learning Tool: An Investigation Based on Gender, Socio-Economic Background, and Web Experience

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erkan Tekinarslan
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
The Self ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Economic Background ◽  
Turkish University Students ◽  
Web Experience ◽  
The Web

The main purpose of the study is to investigate Turkish undergraduate students’ perceptions of the Web as a learning tool and to analyze whether their perceptions differ significantly based on gender, socio-economic background, and Web experience. Data obtained from 722 undergraduate students (331 males and 391 females) were used in the analyses. The findings indicated significant differences based on gender, socio-economic background, and Web experience. The students from higher socio-economic backgrounds indicated significantly higher attitude scores on the self-efficacy subscale of the Web attitude scale. Similarly, the male students indicated significantly higher scores on the self-efficacy subscale than the females. Also, the students with higher Web experience in terms of usage frequency indicated higher scores on all subscales (i.e., self-efficacy, affective, usefulness, Web-based learning). Moreover, the two-way ANOVA results indicated that the student’s PC ownership has significant main effects on their Web attitudes and on the usefulness, self-efficacy, and affective subscales.

Using the Rating Scale Model to Examine the Psychometric Properties of the Self-Efficacy Scale for Driver Competence

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Sundström
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Measurement Precision ◽  
The Self ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Two Samples

This study evaluated the psychometric properties of a self-report scale for assessing perceived driver competence, labeled the Self-Efficacy Scale for Driver Competence (SSDC), using item response theory analyses. Two samples of Swedish driving-license examinees (n = 795; n = 714) completed two versions of the SSDC that were parallel in content. Prior work, using classical test theory analyses, has provided support for the validity and reliability of scores from the SSDC. This study investigated the measurement precision, item hierarchy, and differential functioning for males and females of the items in the SSDC as well as how the rating scale functions. The results confirmed the previous findings; that the SSDC demonstrates sound psychometric properties. In addition, the findings showed that measurement precision could be increased by adding items that tap higher self-efficacy levels. Moreover, the rating scale can be improved by reducing the number of categories or by providing each category with a label.

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