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Assessing the Influence of a Self-Efficacy Intervention on Students' Motivation and Performance
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Weinhardt, Justin M.
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1363259898
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2013, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Arts and Sciences).
Abstract
Self-efficacy, defined as one's belief in the capacity to perform some action, is generally assumed to be positively related to motivation and performance. However, the majority of research on self-efficacy has used passive observational designs, preventing researchers from making causal claims about the role of self-efficacy. In addition, there have been relatively few studies examining self-efficacy as an intervention. For the few exceptions, the interventions are often confounded with training or include other issues that limit internal, construct, and external validity. In the current study, a self-efficacy intervention independent of training was tested in a classroom setting. In addition to testing the intervention, individuals' self-efficacy, goals, motivation and performance were tracked throughout the semester. It was predicted that individuals who have their self-efficacy inflated would plan to study less because they believe they have high capacity, but will perform worse on the exam. However, the self-efficacy intervention was not effective. Across the exams at the within-person level, self-efficacy was unrelated to planned study time and exam performance. However, at the between-person level, only an indirect effect of self-efficacy on exam performance was found.
Committee
Jeff Vancouver (Committee Chair)
Rodger Griffeth (Committee Member)
Alicke Mark (Committee Member)
Davis Justin (Committee Member)
Iyer Dinesh (Committee Member)
Pages
77 p.
Subject Headings
Psychology
Keywords
Self-Efficacy
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Motivation
;
Goals
;
Self-Regulation
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Weinhardt, J. M. (2013).
Assessing the Influence of a Self-Efficacy Intervention on Students' Motivation and Performance
[Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1363259898
APA Style (7th edition)
Weinhardt, Justin.
Assessing the Influence of a Self-Efficacy Intervention on Students' Motivation and Performance.
2013. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1363259898.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Weinhardt, Justin. "Assessing the Influence of a Self-Efficacy Intervention on Students' Motivation and Performance." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1363259898
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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