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Self-Regulation of Learning and Performance: Issues and Educational Applications (Chap. 4 "Self-Regulation of Self-Efficacy and Attributions in Academic Settings") » Read Now
by Dale H. Schunk, Barry J. Zimmerman. 329 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...perceptions of self-efficacy and achievement. Furthermore, student perceptions...academic achievement. This research...reveals that students perceptions of self-efficacy...
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Motivation for Achievement: Possibilities for Teaching and Learning (Chap. 3 "Concepts of Ability and Motivation") » Read Now
by M. Kay Alderman. 336 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

Understanding student and teacher motivation and developing strategies to foster motivation for students at all levels of performance are essential to effective teaching. This text is designed to help preservice and in-service teachers acquire the knowledge and skills they need to achieve these...
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Understanding student and teacher motivation and developing strategies to foster motivation for students at all levels of performance are essential to effective teaching. This text is designed to help preservice and in-service teachers acquire the knowledge and skills they need to achieve these goals. The purpose of this new edition is the same as the first-to present information from the current knowledge base in motivation that offers hope and possibilities for educators-teachers, parents, coaches, administrators-to enhance motivation for achievement. Motivation for Achievement: Possibilities for Teaching and Learning, Second Edition features: Strategy Boxes, providing guidelines and specific applications for using the various concepts presented; Exhibit Boxes, including forms that teachers might use for students, and examples of teacher beliefs and practices, and samples of student work; Reflections that pose questions to stimulate the reader's thinking about motivational issues inherent in the persons' topics, experiences, and beliefs; Points for Review, summarizing key concepts in each chapter; and Tables and Graphic Illustrations that aid the understanding of concepts. New in the Second Edition: increased emphasis throughout on educational reform, standards for achievement, and high-stakes testing as they relate to motivation; new material on attributional bias (ch. 2); recent research on achievement goal theory, especially performance goals with distinctions between performance approach and performance avoidance goals (ch. 3); phases of self-regulation; examples of classroom interventions to support self-regulation (ch. 5); task value beliefs; enhancing intrinsic motivation (ch. 8); feedback relating to use of rubrics for evaluation and motivation; and updates of the literature and research on all topics and reorganized and/or expanded material on: ability and effort framework (ch. 1); gender and help-seeking; attributional feedback (ch. 2); concepts of ability; self-worth; achievement goals and achievement anxiety (ch. 4); teacher motivation; influence of SES and ethnicity on forming expectations; student awareness of differential treatment; teacher efficacy (ch. 6); cultural identity and achievement; teacher support (ch. 7); interest and motivation; intrinsic and extrinsic motivation; evaluation (ch. 8); issues and concerns; possibilities for equality (ch. 9).
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Student Perceptions in the Classroom ("Self-Efficacy Theory" p. 230) » Read Now
by Dale H. Schunk, Judith L. Meece. 363 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Self-Efficacy Theory...11 The Achievement-Related Perceptions...12 Students as Educational...validates students self-efficacy and outcome...1985 . In achievement...
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Motivation for Achievement: Possibilities for Teaching and Learning ("Self-Efficacy: Evaluation of Competence" p. 58) » Read Now
by M. Kay Alderman. 282 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...are: Students with higher self-efficacy set higher...toward the achievement of these...students self-efficacy. Remember what students think they...successful achievement...
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A Systems Approach to Self-Efficacy and Achievement in Rural Schools, in Education » Read Now
by Sharla Nichols Fasko, Daniel Fasko Jr. 9 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...facing their students, such as poverty, low achievement, and poor self-efficacy. A number...develop high self-efficacy with parents...academic achievement, affects...
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Brief Report: Self-Efficacy of Developmental College Students, in Journal of College Reading and Learning » Read Now
by Dawn B. Young, Kathryn Ley. 11 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...that high self-efficacy was correlated to students achievement as measured...Despite their achievement differences...developmental students had comparable self-efficacy for...
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Enhancing Self-Efficacy for High-Stakes Reading Tests; Here Are Suggestions and Guidance to Help Students Who Are Good Readers but Have Low Self-Efficacy for Taking Reading Tests, in The Reading Teacher » Read Now
by Patrick P. McCabe. 9 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...perceptions of self-efficacy weaken or...structure for students; this structure...to higher achievement for all students...to enhance student achievement on and self-...
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Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Achievement: Theoretical Perspectives (Chap. 4 "Social Cognitive Theory and Self-Regulated Learning") » Read Now
by Barry J. Zimmerman, Dale H. Schunk. 322 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library
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Handbook of Positive Psychology (Chap. 20 "Self-Efficacy: The Power of Believing You Can") » Read Now
by C. R. Snyder, Shane J. Lopez. 829 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Psychology has long been enamored of the dark side of human existence, rarely exploring a more positive view of the mind. What has psychology contributed, for example, to our understanding of the various human virtues? Regrettably, not much. The last decade, however, has witnessed a growing movement...
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Psychology has long been enamored of the dark side of human existence, rarely exploring a more positive view of the mind. What has psychology contributed, for example, to our understanding of the various human virtues? Regrettably, not much. The last decade, however, has witnessed a growing movement to abandon the exclusive focus on the negative. Psychologists from several subdisciplines are now asking an intriguing question: "What strengths does a person employ to deal effectively with life?" The Handbook of Positive Psychology provides a forum for a more positive view of the human condition. In its pages, readers are treated to an analysis of what the foremost experts believe to be the fundamental strengths of humankind. Both seasoned professionals and students just entering the field are eager to grasp the power and vitality of the human spirit as it faces a multitude of life challenges. The Handbook is the first systematic attempt to bring together leading scholars to give voice to the emerging field of positive psychology.
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Research Self-Efficacy: A New Possibility for Educational Outcomes Assessment, in Journal of Social Work Education » Read Now
by Gary Holden, Kathleen Barker, Thomas Meenaghan, Gary Rosenberg. 15 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...self-efficacy---the extent to which students are confident about carrying out different...future multidimensional assessments. Self-Efficacy The notion of competence has...
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Response Format in Writing Self-Efficacy Assessment: Greater Discrimination Increases Prediction, in Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development » Read Now
by Frank Pajares, James Hartley, Giovanni Valinate. 8 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...cognitive theory, students beliefs about...capabilities, or self-efficacy beliefs...academic achievement and of their...writing, self-efficacy for self-regulation, and...
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The Relationship between Self-Efficacy and the Functions of Writing, in Journal of College Reading and Learning » Read Now
by Lia Maimon. 14 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library
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Self-Efficacy and Interest in the Use of Reading Strategies, in Journal of Research in Childhood Education » Read Now
by Matthew T. McCrudden, Peggy G. Perkins, Leann G. Putney. 12 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library