Transcript Technology Together

Self-Efficacy
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Individual activity
List 3-5 things that you think you do well with
technology.
Don’t compare your points with anyone else – just focus on
the achievements you are proud of.
What is self-efficacy?
• Self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief in their
capacity to perform on a particular task.
• It is not concerned with the skills you have but with your
personal judgements of what you can do with the skills
you possess.
• Self-efficacy is different to self-esteem
because it is specific to a particular task or
context.
• Someone can have high self-efficacy as a
singer, but low self-efficacy as a computer
user.
(Bandura, cited in Compeau & Higgins, 1995; Gist, 1992)
Computer self-efficacy
Computer self-efficacy refers to your beliefs about what
you are capable of doing, not about what you can do.
It is not about what skills you actually have, but
about your judgements about your ability.
(Ertmer et al., 2003)
Put simply…
…if someone believes that they can’t use technology,
then they will not be motivated to try, and hence will
never build skills or confidence.
For some people it is not just lack of
computer skills that hinders their technology
use.
All the training in the world may not change
their general level of self-efficacy.
The students know so much
more than me about using
computers. I can’t do half of
what they can.
I can never find what I
want on the Internet. It
is much better for me to
just get a book from the
library.
It doesn’t matter
how many times
you show me, I
won’t get it!
Self-efficacy
There is so much to
learn about technology
that I don’t stand a
chance of ever being
any good.
Even though there are things I
can’t yet do on the computer,
I’m fairly confident that I can
work them out when I need to.
But don’t the skills come first, and selfefficacy follows?
Not always!
• Many people with well-developed skills do not
have high self-efficacy
• They believe that they aren’t doing things
properly or think they don’t know enough to be
confident
Small group discussion
What beliefs do you hold about your
capabilities with computer technology?
What influences your technology self-efficacy?
What influences your students’ technology
self-efficacy?
Weekly challenge
Identify one happening during the week that
raises your own technology self-efficacy – no
matter how big or small it is.
Metacognition in the classroom
This week, notice indications of high and low
self-efficacy among your students.
This need not be solely in relation to technology – you might
look for self-efficacy in sport, mathematics or language use.
Three key things from today…
What three points can you take from today’s
discussion?
You might base your
thoughts around the
metacognitive
model…..
Other resources are available from the
Technology Together website:
http://technologytogether.scu.edu.au
This presentation is associated with Technology Together: Whole-School Professional Development for
Capability and Confidence, by Renata Phelps and Anne Graham.
Copyright 2013, ISTE ® (International Society for Technology in Education),
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The research informing this publication was conducted as a collaboration
between the Centre for Children and Young People at Southern Cross
University and the Catholic Education Office, Lismore Diocese, NSW,
Australia and was funded by the Australian Research Council.