You will be confident and self-assured you have the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in completing online learning activities.
You are somewhat confident you can learn, perform well, and succeed in an online environment. Alternatively, you may believe you only have the skills and knowledge to succeed on some learning tasks (e.g., writing) or in some online classes (e.g., English).
You are not very confident you have the knowledge or skills needed to succeed in most online learning situations.
Increasing your self-efficacy is about seeing success and reminding yourself that you can do it! Once Maria’s confidence began to rise, she felt less overwhelmed by her online course and was able to succeed in the online learning environment.
You likely think “My intelligence can change over time with effort.”
You likely think “My intelligence cannot change regardless of what I do.”
It took some time and support from his adviser, but Omar eventually realized that his Fixed Mindset was limiting his potential. By reframing how he viewed ability and the role of practice in improvement, he began to think more frequently about how he was learning and developed a more adaptive sense of confidence about his ability to improve and learn in school.
You learn because you want to expand your knowledge and skills and because you simply like to learn.
You may find that you exhibit characteristics of both mastery and performance goal orientations.
You learn because you want good grades and because you want others to think you are competent.
Developing a mastery goal orientation helps people enjoy learning. The focus becomes more about putting forth effort and mastering content rather than being preoccupied with just getting good grades or presenting oneself as competent to others.
You rarely feel overly stressed and concerned about how you will perform on academic evaluations (e.g., tests).
You sometimes feel worried about failing tests and evaluations, or may only feel worried about some classes and topics.
You feel overly worried and scared that you will perform poorly on your assignments, projects, and/or tests.
George used strategies to help him calm his mind and feel more at ease. He felt more prepared to handle tests and other evaluations and more confident in his abilities to succeed. Although George still got nervous from time to time (as most students do), George’s experience in college was much less stressful and overwhelming.
