Two studies examined the roles of altruistic values, egalitarianism, self-efficacy, and perceptions of utility in shaping children's interest in scientific fields.
One possible explanation emerges from self-efficacy literature, specifically, the role of vicarious experiences in shaping student's beliefs regarding self-efficacy.
[Abstract available: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09500693.2012.702235] Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics educators and education researchers are becomingly increasingly aware of the potential role that affective constructs, such as learning dispositions, self-efficacy, beliefs, and motivation, can play in shaping the learning process.
This study examines whether and how recent PhD graduates describe the roles of self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and learning experiences in shaping goals and courses of action toward or away from pursuing faculty careers, as well as whether and how these vary based on social identity.
These results suggest that virtual models of a person successfully attempting a task can be effective in shaping a person's self-efficacy and behavior.
MDR transporters are enjoying a renaissance, as their role in shaping the interindividual differences in drug efficacy and toxicity is increasingly recognized.
Mentors play a critical role in shaping the research experience to increase mentees' self-efficacy and, ultimately, mentee performance.
It is essential in shaping neutral nucleotide variation in a population and crucial for determining the efficacy of selection (Kimura 1983; Charlesworth 2009).
Based on previous research among Dutch MSM, self-efficacy was considered a key factor shaping condom use in casual relationships, while partner norms were considered most influential in shaping men's use of condoms within their steady relationships [ 11]).
"Efficacy beliefs shape the outcomes people expect their efforts to produce… "People of low self-efficacy are easily convinced of the futility of effort in the face of impediments.
