Practice Category: Self-Efficacy
Feeling self-efficacy – which involves having confidence in and estimation of one’s abilities – is important for persistence and success in academic fields. Research indicates that students from different groups can have different levels of self-efficacy when it comes to their abilities, and that the experience of identity threat can contribute to low-levels of self-efficacy among students. In this section you will find practice recommendations that can help bolster students’ self-efficacy.
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Graduate Teaching Assistant Resource: Establishing Expectations – A Growth Mindset Approach
Approaches for communicating about academic standards and course expectations in a way that promotes student engagement, learning, and academic success.
Practice Categories: Growth Mindset Culture Self-Efficacy Trust and Fairness
