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Research Instrument: Self-Efficacy
Measure
• The self-efficacy measure asks participants to indicate how much
confidence they have in their ability to become a successful worker in each
of various occupations
• Using a 5-point scale from 1= No Confidence to 5= Complete Confidence.
• The academic self-efficacy items will tap students’ beliefs in their ability to
complete academic requirements in their course:
(e.g., ‘‘how much confidence do you have in your ability to excel in your
modules over the next semester?”).
• The coping efficacy measure will focus on students’ confidence in their
ability to cope with a variety of barriers that students might experience:
(e.g., ‘‘cope with a lack of support from professors or your advisor”).
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