2020SY Sixth Grade Students
By: Ridling, Amy
Instance of: Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (7-12)
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Self-efficacy refers to the perceptions an individual has about their capabilities to perform at an expected level, achieve goals, and complete moderately challenging tasks. Students can increase their self-efficacy with specific strategies like positive self-talk, focusing on their growth over time, taking deep breaths when they are feeling anxious, and learning from the experiences of others.
The first section shows your students' self-rated behaviors on the two components of self-efficacy.
1. Focus on your effort, progress, and learning
2. Take steps to increase your confidence in your abilities
The graph provides average ratings for all items within a component, and the table displays the number of students that selected each rating for individual items. Some items, such as "I want to quit when I'm told I did something incorrectly," are reverse scored. Selecting a rating of '1 - not very like me' means that students are demonstrating a growth mindset and the ability to learn from mistakes, whereas if they selected a rating of '5 - very like me' they currently have a fixed mindset in that area.
| NOT Like Me |
VERY Like Me |
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| Question | Topic | Reversed? | Average | Reverse Corrected Average | #1 Cnt | #2 Cnt | #3 Cnt | #4 Cnt | #5 Cnt |
| 1. If I worked at it, I could learn just about any skill. | Focus | NO | 3.9 | 3.9 | 12 | 25 | 113 | 228 | 152 |
| 2. I feel discouraged when I'm told I did something incorrectly. | Focus | YES | 2.8 | 3.2 | 78 | 152 | 150 | 90 | 60 |
| 3. Once I've decided to accomplish something, I keep trying, even if it is harder than I thought. | Focus | NO | 3.8 | 3.8 | 10 | 47 | 116 | 213 | 144 |
| 4. I believe that the brain can be developed like a muscle. | Focus | NO | 3.9 | 3.9 | 21 | 32 | 115 | 156 | 206 |
| 5. I can always get better, even if I am really good at something. | Focus | NO | 4.3 | 4.3 | 16 | 17 | 57 | 151 | 289 |
| 6. I think people should realize when they aren't good at something and quit. | Focus | YES | 1.9 | 4.1 | 288 | 106 | 67 | 27 | 42 |
| 7. I'm willing to work on something challenging, even if I know it will take a lot of effort and I may not succeed at first. | Focus | NO | 3.9 | 3.9 | 17 | 26 | 124 | 202 | 161 |
| 8. I see making mistakes as a normal part of learning. | Focus | NO | 4.2 | 4.2 | 12 | 29 | 75 | 150 | 264 |
| 9. When I receive feedback that I didn't do well on something, I try even harder to learn it. | Focus | NO | 3.7 | 3.7 | 22 | 59 | 130 | 179 | 140 |
| 10. I want to quit when I'm told I did something incorrectly. | Focus | YES | 2.3 | 3.7 | 179 | 144 | 104 | 55 | 48 |
| 11. When I'm struggling to accomplish something difficult, I focus on my progress. | Steps | NO | 3.7 | 3.7 | 17 | 46 | 143 | 208 | 116 |
| 12. When a task sounds very hard, I tell myself that I can do hard things. | Steps | NO | 3.6 | 3.6 | 29 | 50 | 153 | 191 | 107 |
| 13. I have negative thoughts about myself when I make mistakes. | Steps | YES | 2.8 | 3.2 | 108 | 140 | 105 | 91 | 86 |
| 14. It helps me to learn from other people's stories of success. | Steps | NO | 3.2 | 3.2 | 72 | 91 | 152 | 112 | 103 |
| 15. When facing a new challenge, I think about goals that I've accomplished successfully. | Steps | NO | 3.5 | 3.5 | 43 | 68 | 130 | 155 | 134 |
| 16. Sometimes I give up when I'm afraid I can't do something. | Steps | YES | 2.7 | 3.3 | 129 | 133 | 112 | 94 | 62 |
| 17. When I am having trouble learning a new skill, I get advice from people I know. | Steps | NO | 3.7 | 3.7 | 34 | 65 | 96 | 163 | 172 |
| 18. When facing a new challenge, I think about what I did to succeed in other difficult situations. | Steps | NO | 3.5 | 3.5 | 33 | 69 | 131 | 169 | 128 |
| 19. When I hear about how others overcame difficulties, I feel like I can succeed too. | Steps | NO | 3.4 | 3.4 | 45 | 71 | 144 | 154 | 116 |
| 20. I can calm myself down when I'm anxious about something. | Steps | NO | 3.2 | 3.2 | 72 | 98 | 135 | 119 | 106 |
| 21. When I'm told I did something incorrectly, I try even harder to get it right. | Steps | NO | 3.7 | 3.7 | 21 | 63 | 133 | 168 | 145 |
| 22. I use feedback to get better. | Steps | NO | 3.7 | 3.7 | 33 | 47 | 122 | 152 | 176 |
| 23. When given a choice, I usually take the easiest option. | Steps | YES | 3.4 | 2.6 | 42 | 74 | 176 | 110 | 128 |
| 24. I like to challenge myself to learn new things. | Steps | NO | 3.6 | 3.6 | 28 | 60 | 142 | 161 | 139 |
| Total Average With Reverse Questions Flipped | 3.6 OR (65%) | ||||||||
