Working paper
A scale for the measurement of self-efficacy for learning (SEL) at university
Working Paper. Dondena - Centre for Research on Social Dynamics, Bocconi University. Carlo F. Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics
2007
Abstract
Students experiences at university prepare them for a future in which they are expected to engage in life-long learning. Self-efficacy theory suggests that a persons beliefs in their capacity to learn will influence their participation in learning. This paper describes development of a new scale to measure self-efficacy for learning (SEL) among university students, designed to be appropriate for both campus-based and online learning, and for administration in a battery of tests on student development. Undergraduate students (n = 265) in a business school in Milan and a department of psychology in Rome participated in the final study. Beginning with a random sample of 200 participants, item response theory and exploratory factor analysis with LISREL were used to identify a 10 item scale to measure SEL. The scales properties were confirmed in a second random sample of 200 participants, using confirmatory factor analysis in LISREL. Correlation with expected grades was, consistent with earlier studies, moderately small (.22), but statistically significant.
Details
- Title
- A scale for the measurement of self-efficacy for learning (SEL) at university
- Authors/Creators
- J.E. Klobas (Author/Creator)S. Renzi (Author/Creator)M.L. Nigrelli (Author/Creator)
- Series
- Working Paper. Dondena - Centre for Research on Social Dynamics
- Publisher
- Bocconi University. Carlo F. Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics; Milan, Italy
- Identifiers
- 991005546037007891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Working paper
- Note
- No. 2
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