Self-Efficacy by Transforming Education https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy Self-Efficacy is the belief in one’s ability to succeed in achieving a specific outcome or reaching a specific goal. Students with high levels of self-efficacy participate more in class, work harder, persist longer, and have fewer adverse emotional reactions when encountering difficulties than students with lower self-efficacy. To learn more, download TransformEd's toolkit at https://www.transformingeducation.org/self-efficacy-toolkit/. (Click on our name at the top for more padlets from TransformEd!) en-us 2018-03-23 18:42:21 UTC 2025-10-06 09:37:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/268556916/f3518af0d92f24c7e391a1ec338bc62f/SE.png That’s “Success”! TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245636242 Define “success” in clear and relevant ways.  Display pictures or videos of students at work on projects with comments about the skills being demonstrated. ]]> 2018-03-23 19:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245636242 Relaxed and Ready. TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245636338 Encourage students to feel more relaxed and not threatened in the classroom. This will help them feel more confident in their ability to succeed. Learn more about how you can use mindfulness practices to help achieve this here.]]> 2018-03-23 19:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245636338 Success Adds Up. TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245636532 Celebrate small amounts of progress and leverage momentum by tracking and displaying a classroom- or school-wide goal (for example, with a goal thermometer). Focus on what’s already been achieved by showing students that they’re already x% of the way to meeting their goal (even if x is a low number). Celebrate each incremental step towards the goal to give students the experience of being successful in small ways. ]]> 2018-03-23 19:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245636532 If You Can, I Can. TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245636673 Highlight students who initially struggle but eventually succeed at an activity or with challenging content. If they’re willing, ask them to share how they accomplished their success. Find ideas for how to facilitate conversations with peer models here. ]]> 2018-03-23 19:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245636673 Feel the Moment. TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245637019 Prior to beginning a challenging task or project, ask students to identify specific times that they have felt confident in their ability to succeed and describe what they were thinking and feeling in those moments.  ]]> 2018-03-23 19:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245637019 Reframe TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245637147 Encourage students to reframe their stress into a mindset of excitement and anticipation by asking them, “What is exciting about this situation?” Have students describe how stress sensations (for example, sweaty palms, racing heart) can be interpreted as preparation for a big challenge. Adapt these strategies for your students for stress reframing.
 
]]> 2018-03-23 19:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245637147 Engage to Succeed. TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245637241 Focus on learning activities that are relevant and engaging so that students see inherent value in succeeding. Invite students' opinions and ideas into the flow of the activity to keep the lesson relevant. ]]> 2018-03-23 19:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245637241 Link Past & Present. TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245637343 Connect activities with students’ previous knowledge and experiences to ensure that activities are personally relevant and meaningful to them. Explore Character Lab’s playbook on Building Connections for more ideas.]]> 2018-03-23 19:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245637343 If-Then. TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245637422 Encourage students to use “if-then planning” to plan for specific intentions and overcoming challenges. Learn more about “if-then planning” here or by exploring Character Lab’s WOOP Playbook.]]> 2018-03-23 19:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245637422 Road to Success. TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245637533 Provide students with a learning progression—a roadmap towards mastery of a skill or task— for their assignment that clearly represents what success means at different stages of achievement. This creates an opportunity for students to regularly track their growing understanding and accomplishments throughout the project. Find a video example here. To learn more about working towards mastery, check out Character Lab’s Expert Practice Playbook. ]]> 2018-03-23 19:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245637533 Beyond "Good Job!" TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245638392 Provide students with specific feedback about what’s driving their performance by following this sequence: 
 
1) State what drove the student’s success (e.g., strategy, skill); 
 2) Explain the degree of success; 
 3) Use words related to achievement, such as “great job,” or encouragement, “try it again,” at the end.
 
Have students create an ongoing list of skills and strategies that help them succeed. Have them continuously add on to the list. 
]]> 2018-03-23 19:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245638392 Elementary School TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245640308 Ask students to keep a record of something new they learned or something at which they excelled by making a note of it each day on a calendar. Or, have students reflect on past successes using this worksheet. ]]> 2018-03-23 19:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245640308 Middle School TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245641216 Learn about ways to build academic self-efficacy in language arts classrooms by reading the vignettes and recommendations in this article. ]]> 2018-03-23 19:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245641216 High School TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245641365 Help students learn from others who demonstrated self-efficacy skills and examine how they might apply those skills in their own lives by following this lesson plan. Reference quotes from historical figures about achieving the impossible here.]]> 2018-03-23 19:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245641365 High School TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245641609 Use Personal Projects to help students practice building their self-efficacy. Find a guide here. ]]> 2018-03-23 19:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245641609 The Sway of Self-Efficacy TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245643321 2018-03-23 19:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245643321 Teaching Self-Efficacy with Personal Projects TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245643381 2018-03-23 19:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245643381 Self-Efficacy: Helping Children Believe They Can Succeed TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245643430 2018-03-23 19:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245643430 Classroom strategies to improve student self-efficacy and learning outcomes TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245643473 2018-03-23 19:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245643473 Attempting the Impossible: Inspirational quotes about self-efficacy from historical figures TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245643511 2018-03-23 19:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245643511 Self-Efficacy: A Key to Literacy Learning TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245643566 2018-03-23 19:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245643566 What is Self-Efficacy? A video created by TransformEd for teachers, students, and parents TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245644411 2018-03-23 19:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245644411 Video Lecture on Self Efficacy TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245644449 2018-03-23 19:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245644449 Transforming Education’s Self-Efficacy Toolkit TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245644735 2018-03-23 19:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245644735 Transforming Education’s Mindfulness Toolkit TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245644797 2018-03-23 19:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245644797 Multimedia Resources for Introducing Mindfulness to Your School TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245644841 2018-03-23 19:29:15 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/245644841 Character Lab's Expert Practice Playbook TransformEd https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/268979285 2018-06-29 14:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/TransformEd/selfefficacy/wish/268979285