scholarly journals Predictors of University Student Satisfaction with Life, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Achievement in the First Year

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabrielle Wilcox ◽  
David Nordstokke
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
University Student ◽  
First Year ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

scholarly journals Predictors of University Student Satisfaction with Life, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Achievement in the First Year

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-124
Author(s):  
Gabrielle Wilcox ◽  
David Nordstokke
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
School Connectedness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
University Student ◽  
First Year ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

Understanding personal factors that contribute to university student satisfaction with life is important in order to determine how we can better prepare students for the transition to post-secondary education and support them during this transition. This study examined predictors of university student satisfaction with life, academic self-efficacy, and self-reported academic achievement in their first year of university. First-year students (n = 66) completed selfreport measures of academic achievement, university well-being, satisfaction with life, personality, and mental health. A linear regression analysis approach was applied to the data. Results indicated that academic satisfaction and school connectedness predicted satisfaction with life but that academic self-efficacy and college gratitude did not, conscientiousness predicted academic self-efficacy, college well-being predicted self-reported achievement, and anxiety predicted achievement but depression did not. This study highlights the importance of understanding the personal factors that influence well-being and achievement during the transition to university.

Antecedents and consequences of college students' satisfaction with online learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Nam-Hyun Um ◽  
Ahnlee Jang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teaching Presence ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
Intention To Continue ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy ◽  
Students Satisfaction

We delved into the antecedents and consequences of college students' satisfaction with online learning. We proposed the antecedents would be interactions, teaching presence, self-management of learning, and academic self-efficacy, and that the consequence would be intention to continue to use online learning. Participants were 236 college students in South Korea who completed an online survey. Our findings suggest that students' satisfaction with online learning was positively related to the interactions between students and instructor, teaching presence, self-management of learning, and academic self-efficacy. We also found that student satisfaction with online learning positively predicted their intention to continue to use online learning. Thus, our findings in this study provide educators with ways to increase student satisfaction, and add to knowledge about the relationship between students' satisfaction and their intention to take online courses.

scholarly journals First-Year Students’ Academic Self-Efficacy Calibration: Differences by Task Type, Domain Specificity, Student Ability, and Over Time

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-121
Author(s):  
Kate Talsma ◽  
Kimberley Norris ◽  
Benjamin Schüz
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Task Type ◽  
Low Achievers ◽  
Domain Specificity ◽  
High Achievers ◽  
First Year ◽  
Achievement Level ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Task Level

This research explored whether academic self-efficacy calibration (the match between self-efficacy beliefs and academic outcomes) in first-year psychology students (n=197) differed as a function of task type (written assignment/multiple-choice exam), domain specificity (task level/subject level), over time (mid-semester/end of semester) and according to student achievement level (high achievers/low achievers). Lower-achieving students were overconfident across both the written assignment and the exam, while higher-achieving students were accurately calibrated on both tasks. The subject-level calibration of lower-achieving students improved between mid-semester and the end of semester (though students remained overconfident). Higher-achieving students’ subject-level calibration remained stable over the semester, and they were about half as overconfident as the lower-achieving students. Both groups of students were more overconfident at subject-level than at task-level overall. On the whole, overconfidence was prevalent, especially for low achievers, and at subject level. Findings suggest that a one-size-fits-all approach to self-efficacy is unlikely to be beneficial for all learners.

Measuring the Academic Self-Efficacy of First-year Accounting Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 407-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marann Byrne ◽  
Barbara Flood ◽  
Julie Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

scholarly journals Correlation between academic self-efficacy and burnout originating from distance learning among nursing students in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Ngatoiatu Rohmani ◽  
Rosi Andriani
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Nurse Educators ◽  
First Year ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
Cross Tabulation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

Purpose: Distance learning, which became widespread in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, has been a burdensome challenge for students and lecturers. This study investigated the relationship between academic self-efficacy and burnout in first-year nursing students who participated in distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: The study included 69 first-year nursing students at Jenderal Achmad Yani University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Data were collected in September 2020 through self-efficacy and burnout questionnaires that were distributed via email and social media for 2 weeks. The responses were analyzed using the gamma test.Results: Most respondents were women (78.3%), with an average age of 19 years. Most nursing students had a moderate level of academic self-efficacy (72.5%), while only 13.0% of respondents had a low level of academic self-efficacy. However, 46.4% of students experienced severe burnout during distance learning. Cross-tabulation showed that students with moderate self-efficacy were more likely to experience severe burnout (24 respondents) (P<0.01; and γ=-0.884). Exhaustion was the burnout dimension most closely associated with academic self-efficacy.Conclusion: Students perceived distance learning as burdensome and reported high levels of exhaustion, which may negatively impact their academic achievement. Interventions to improve academic self-efficacy may foster students’ confidence, potentially leading to reduced burnout levels. Nurse educators should reflect upon innovative learning strategies to create a favorable learning environment for nursing students.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF POSITIVE EMOTIONS, ACADEMIC SELF EFFICACY AND SELF REGULATED LEARNING ON SATISFACTION WITH LIFE IN MEDICAL STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Bilal ◽  
Muhammad Umair ◽  
Muhammad Ateeb ◽  
Alina Saif
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Informed Consent Form ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: The previous studies had found a significant relationship among positive emotions, academic self-efficacy (ASE), self-regulated learning (SRL), and satisfaction with life (SWL). The present study was conducted to predict SWL from positive emotions and SRL in medical students. METHODOLOGY: The study involved a cross-sectional survey research design. Three hundred medical students from the three medical colleges in Bahawalpur, Lodhran, and Sahiwal were randomly recruited to participate in the study from October 2019 to January 2020. Research Ethics Committee duly approved the study at The Islamia University of Bahawalpur vide No. REC/B-31/2019-F. All the participants filled the necessary informed consent form. Four Likert type scales (a) Dispositional Positive Emotions Scale, (b) Academic Self Efficacy Scale, (c) Efficacy for Self Regulated Learning Scale, and (d) Satisfaction with Life Scale were appended to a single questionnaire to collect the data. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 25, was used for statistical analysis. The correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis, and analysis of variance were used to compute results. RESULTS: The study found a statistically significant positive correlation among positive emotions, ASE, SRL, and SWL in medical students. The positive emotions and SRL significantly predicted SWL while ASE did not significantly predict SWL in medical students. The 4th and 5th-year students showed more positive emotions, and students of 1st and 4th years showed more SRL than students of other years.  CONCLUSION: The study concluded that both positive emotions and SRL significantly predicted SWL in medical students. There were found significant year-wise differences in both positive emotions and SRL.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Beliefs, Self-Efficacy and Academic Performance in First-year University Students: Cohort Comparison and Mediation Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Talsma ◽  
Kayleigh Robertson ◽  
Cleo Thomas ◽  
Kimberley Norris
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cohort Differences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

Students’ learning contexts can influence their learning beliefs and academic performance outcomes; as such, students studying during the COVID-19 outbreak may be at risk of negative impacts on their academic self-efficacy and subject grades compared to other cohorts. They may also have specific beliefs about the impact of COVID-19-related changes on their capacity to perform, with potential consequences for self-efficacy and academic performance. Two weeks after the COVID-19-related transition to online-only learning, 89 first-year psychology students completed a measure of academic self-efficacy and indicated how they thought COVID-19-related changes would impact their capacity to perform in a psychology subject. At the end of the semester, subject grades were obtained from institutional records. Contrary to expectations, neither the self-efficacy beliefs nor the subject grades of the 2020 cohort were significantly different from those of a sample of 2019 first-year psychology students (n = 85). On average, 2020 students believed that COVID-19-related changes to their learning environment had a negative impact on their capacity to perform well. A mediation analysis indicated that students’ beliefs about the impact of COVID-19 on their capacity did not directly, or indirectly (via self-efficacy), predict grades. The only significant association in the model was between self-efficacy and grades. Although students reported believing that COVID-19-related changes would negatively impact their capacity to perform, there is little evidence that these beliefs influenced their academic self-efficacy or academic performance or that studying during the COVID-19 outbreak disadvantaged students in comparison with the previous years. A follow-up analysis indicated that self-efficacy was a stronger predictor of grades in the 2020 cohort than in the 2019 cohort. While there may be several unmeasured reasons for cohort differences, one potential interpretation is that, in the context of uncertainty associated with COVID-19, self-efficacy beliefs assumed relatively greater importance in terms of mobilising the resources required to perform well.

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