Self-efficacy measures show high reliability and domain-specific validity¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 1996 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 1999: tool and model accuracy changes quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Internal consistency coefficients of self-efficacy measures have generally been high, ranging from .62 to .94, and test-retest coefficients ranged from .79 to .92 across domains. → Schunk 1996 q2 i? Self-efficacy correlates with domain-related measures but not with general measures such as locus of control or standardized mathematical competence. → Schunk 1996 (2)

Evidence¶

Schunk 1996¶

Schunk, D. H. (1996). Self-Efficacy for Learning and Performance. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED394663

q2 · i? · reliability coefficients (internal consistency .62–.94, test-retest .79–.92) are not effect sizes · review · r2

Measurement issues section reviewing internal consistency coefficients across studies (Pajares & Kranzler, 1995; Schunk & Swartz, 1993; others), plus test-retest coefficients such as r = .85 for division of whole numbers and r = .92 for writing of paragraphs.

"These generally have been high (range = .62.94)"

Schunk 1996 (2)¶

Schunk, D. H. (1996). Self-Efficacy for Learning and Performance. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED394663

q2 · i? · the article prints no effect size for this finding · review · r2

Validity discussion of construct validity: self-efficacy for long division correlated positively with attitudes toward division and observers' ratings of persistence and effort, but nonsignificantly with locus of control and standardized mathematical competence measures. Pajares and Kranzler (1995) found mathematics self-efficacy correlated more strongly with mathematics performance than general mental ability.

"a nonsignificant correlation was obtained between self-efficacy and students' locus of control"

Discussion¶

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