CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The self-efficacy theory is a psychological concept that essentially states you have a locus of control over your ability to reach a specific goal. At its simplest, it’s the idea that believing that you can succeed helps you succeed in a particular situation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Self-efficacy refers to an individual’s belief in his or her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments (Bandura, 1977, 1986, 1997). Self-efficacy reflects confidence in the ability to exert control over one’s own motivation, behavior, and social environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -A person with high self-efficacy views challenges as things that are supposed to be mastered rather than threats to avoid. These people are able to recover from failure faster and are more likely to attribute failure to a lack of effort. They approach threatening situations with the belief that they can control them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bandura (1997) proposed four sources of self-efficacy: mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, and physiological and affective states.