Self Efficacy Paper

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During our lifetime, we will be faced with challenges. These challenges we face give us two options. We can either rise above and accomplish the set goal, or give up in defeat. Self-efficacy is the belief in our own abilities to achieve these goals in life (Ormrod, 2013). Self-efficacy is not the only thing that affects the performance of a student, self-regulation also plays a role. Self-regulation is the ability to control our own emotions and alter them depending on the situation (Ormrod, 2013). Self-efficacy and self-regulation both play a role in the learning process and how goals are met, each are related in the roles they play using strategies that are positive that lead to a better learning experience, and help the students confidence. …show more content…

Phycologist Albert Bandura states, “self-efficacy will strongly influence how that person approaches a task” (Yancey, 2016). This depends on the situation as self-efficacy is situation specific (Yancey, 2016). For example, a student may think they are intelligent because they received an “A” on a test that they studied very hard for. Therefore, the child studies hard for each test thereafter, this child has high self-efficacy. While another child who did not study received a poor grade and they thought to themselves “I did not get a good grade because my teacher is mean”, this child could have a lower self-efficacy. Children who set their self-efficacy to high may also set unrealistic goals that could lead them to failure. Self-regulation is the motivation and willpower to achieve the set goal (Ormrod, 2016). Once a child has the confidence they can succeed at a task (self-efficacy) they will gain the willpower to carry out the task …show more content…

For sixth graders, there are a few strategies that can be used to promote this learning process. One example would be to have a structured routine for the students. This allows the students to know what to except each day at a certain time. This strategy will also help the child who is lacking self-regulation skills from bouncing off the walls by keeping them on set schedule. Including the class in decision making on topics to be discussed is another strategy that can be implemented. Children model and learn from adults and this includes being involved with making decisions (Ormrod, 2013). By allowing the students to assist in decision making will also boost their confidence skills to think independently. Allowing the children to work on projects over topics they picked will also motivate them to complete the task, since it is a topic that intrigues them. Assigning age specific homework, that can be worked on individually, based on the topic will not only boost their self-efficacy but teach them

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