Self-efficacy

Self-efficacy is a person’s belief that they can successfully perform particular actions or tasks. It is specific to domains and situations, rather than a general judgment of self-worth.

Mastery experience: A direct experience of succeeding at a task through one's own effort or skill. Success on a task is the strongest source of later confidence in performing similar tasks.
Albert Bandura: A Canadian-American psychologist who developed social cognitive theory and introduced self-efficacy as a central construct. Bandura defined the concept and described its sources and effects.
Academic self-efficacy: A learner's belief that they can successfully perform academic tasks and meet educational demands. It connects task-specific confidence to studying, persistence, and educational achievement.
Self-efficacy and academic achievement: The relationship between learners' capability beliefs and their educational performance. Academic confidence often predicts persistence and achievement, alongside prior knowledge and skill.
Vicarious experience: Learning by observing another person perform an action and its consequences. Seeing a similar person succeed can strengthen belief that the same action is achievable.
Social cognitive theory: A theory that explains behavior through reciprocal interactions among personal factors, actions, and environments. Self-efficacy is a central mechanism within this broader account of human agency.
Teacher self-efficacy: A teacher's belief in their ability to support student learning and manage classroom demands. Teachers' efficacy beliefs shape instructional choices and persistence with struggling students.
Self-efficacy and anxiety: The relationship between perceived capability and anxiety during anticipated or demanding tasks. Higher efficacy can reduce threat appraisals, while anxiety can also weaken efficacy judgments.
Social persuasion: Feedback or encouragement from others intended to influence a person's belief or behavior. Credible encouragement can bolster perceived capability, though usually less than direct success.
Self-concept: A person's organized beliefs and perceptions about who they are. Self-concept concerns identity broadly, while efficacy concerns capability for particular actions.

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