Self-efficacy and classroom learning
Psychology in rhr School.?
Volurnr 22, April 1985
SELF-EFFICACY AND CLASSROOM LEARNING'
DALE H. SCHUNK
University of Houston
This article discusses the role of perceived self-efficacy during classroom learning of
cognitive skills. Self-efficacy refers to personal judgments of performance capabilities
in a given domain of activity. Students enter classroom activities with various ap-
titudes and prior experiences, which affect their initial sense o
