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Howardson, Garett N.; Behrend, Tara S. – International Journal of Training and Development, 2015
Self-efficacy is clearly important for learning. Research identifying the most important sources of self-efficacy beliefs, however, has been somewhat limited to date in that different disciplines focus largely on different sources of self-efficacy. Whereas education researchers focus on Bandura's original sources of "enactive mastery,"…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Beliefs, Adults, Trainees
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Behrend, Tara S.; Thompson, Lori Foster – International Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Animated agents have the potential to increase engagement and learning during online training by acting as personalized tutors. However, little is known about the conditions that make these agents most effective. In this study, 183 e-learners completed a Microsoft Excel training course. Approximately half were assigned an agent with predetermined…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Self Efficacy, Learner Controlled Instruction, Feedback (Response)