Bandura (1997) stated that a person's belief about his or herability to perform a specific task is one of the most powerfulpredictors of actually performing well on that task. In fact,Hattie (2009) found that a student's self-report of grades (one wayto measure self-efficacy) was more than twice as powerful apredictor of student achievement as actual past performance(d=1.44; d=.67, respectively).
Distinguish the differences between self-efficacy and differentmeasures of self-esteem (such as general self-esteem, academic,physical, or social self-esteem). Assess two classroom orprofessional practice situations that illustrate the concepts ofself-efficacy and self-esteem and indicate what strategies might beused to enhance a weakness or capitalize on a strength.
How would you teach self-efficacy for a specific task to astudent whose perceived self-efficacy was low?
