Significant studies have shown that a positive learning environment can be crucial in building self-efficacy among pupils of all ages. A study of teaching methods and self-efficacy found that when teachers followed a more interactive and collaborative learning approach, pupils had a higher self-efficacy score than when they learned in strict or closed classroom situations.
This staff meeting starter provides opportunities for staff to consider how they build self-efficacy in their pupils to ensure academic success and emotional well-being.
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Premium subscribers can access a training module which, in part, explores ways we can build pupils’ self-efficacy to ensure they respond positively even when learning is difficult. The section on self-efficacy appears 20 minutes 40 seconds into the video ‘Closing attainment gaps Part 1: Understanding disadvantage’.
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