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Self-Efficacy as a Long-Term Outcome of a General Education Course on Digital Technologies.
- Source :
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IEEE Transactions on Education . Aug2017, Vol. 60 Issue 3, p198-204. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- This paper investigates the long-term outcomes of a general education course on digital technologies. Through conducting cross-sectional and longitudinal interviews with students, the authors found that non-engineering students who took this course had notable noncognitive, long-term outcomes. A primary focus of the work reported in this paper was the long-term outcome of self-efficacy. The authors also investigated the sources of self-efficacy for the students in the course. The primary sources of self-efficacy in the course were verbal persuasion and mastery experience. Faculty and teaching assistants were key sources for verbal persuasion. Some students exhibited a “success paradox”: They felt successful in the course even though they failed to meet their initial expectations. The authors also found that a mastery experience, such as working on a final project, can still feel successful when it is mediated by verbal persuasion. This paper can guide faculty in designing or adapting courses to promote student self-efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00189359
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124539437
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2016.2635624