Albert Bandura
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Why I'm a fan
Sometimes people ask what is the point of theory and research outside of the medical community. I think work like Bandura's is a perfect example of how research and theory informs work that affects the lives of others. He worked in the field of cognitive psychology but his work informs education and so much more!
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- Albert Bandura is best known for his famous "Bobo Doll" experiment. Learn more about his life, career, and theories in this biography of Albert Bandura.
Self-Efficacy
My self-efficacy Wordle
Self-Efficacy
What do you think?
Why I care about self-efficacy
- Why am I studying writing self-efficacy?
- I don't believe the ability to write is a gift from the Muse. I believe becoming a competent writer can be learned, but I do not believe it can be taught. This is especially true of the way that we so often teach writing -- with a sort of inoculation instruction focused on "mutt genres" intended to prevent future bad writing that may help student writers in the short term, but not in the long term. I am not all that confident of the "may help" either, because all too often, I believe it does more harm than good by reinforcing students' belief that they will never, can never, be writers. This is very harmful indeed because writing is such an essential part of communicating today. I think we can better serve our students by shifting our focus away from teaching context-less writing lessons and focus more on helping them become writers.
- Writing Self-Efficacy is not the same thing as confidence
- Self-efficacy is not the same thing as confidence. Confidence is often equated with arrogance or hubris and may have little relation to actual ability. Self-efficacy on the other hand is based on real factors. The primary sources of self-efficacy are actual performance experience, comparisons with and observations of the performances of others, what others say about your performance, and your general physical well-being at the moment. So, for example, say that you are a runner. Your running self-efficacy will be determined by how well you have run in similar situations in the past, how your running compares with other runners, the feedback you have received about your running, and your general sense of well-being at the time. Self-efficacy is a much more informed self-evaluation than confidence and that is why self-efficacy is important to performance.
Where do you stand?
Do you think we should pay more attention to self-efficacy?
Definitely
MattKay says:
Absolutely. Accountability and a positive self-esteem are drawn from self-efficacy. Taking ownership of one's destiny and being realistic about it is essential to happiness.
Varelli says:
I would say yes, but not in the way that orientates you in one direction only. Self-efficacy can lead one to self-ishness or ego-centrism at times, which only brings more conflict...
bek says:
Life for both sexes - and I look at them, shouldering their way along the pavement - is arduous, difficult, a perpetual struggle. It calls for gigantic courage and strength. More than anything, perhaps, creatures of illusion as we are, it calls for confidence in oneself.
~Virginia Woolfe
"A Room of One's Own"
Jana says:
Self-efficacy has the ability to enhance peoples belief in their own ability to perform a task. Definively it is an important determinand in social psychology.
Sarah D. says:
Self-efficacy is my personal and professional goal.
Nope
lopez says:
no
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Feb 29, 2012 @ 4:20 pm | delete
- Personality, psychology - writing all interwoven. I had a psychology teacher tell me that a good novel could provide as much therapeutic relief as a session with a psychologist.
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Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control
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