ERIC Number: EJ1123060
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Mar
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Prior Self-Efficacy Interacts with Experiential Valence to Influence Self-Efficacy among Engineering Students: An Experimental Study
Chang, Yevvon Yi-Chi; Chiou, Wen-Bin
EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, v13 n3 p589-600 Mar 2017
Self-efficacy toward science learning has been shown to play a crucial role in determining students' motivation and achievements. Social cognitive theory proposes that positive and negative task outcomes affect mastery experiences from which self-efficacy develops. The current research examined whether prior level of self-efficacy would serve as a moderator of the effect of experiential valence on self-efficacy in science learning. One hundred and thirty engineering undergraduates with varying levels of prior self-efficacy (high, medium, and low) were randomly assigned to receive either a positive or a negative task experience regarding circuit design. The findings of our experiment showed that students with lower levels of self-efficacy appeared to be more affected by positive versus negative task experiences, and those with higher levels of self-efficacy tended to be more affected by negative versus positive task experiences. The present findings indicate that both valence of task experience and students' prior self-efficacy affect their changes in self-efficacy with regard to STEM learning. The present findings have far-reaching implications for enhancing self-efficacy on learning of science.
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Equipment, Statistical Analysis, Student Motivation, Science Instruction, Science Education, Undergraduate Students, College Science, Engineering, Experimental Groups, Pretests Posttests
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