کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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373864 | 622449 | 2015 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Vietnamese EFL teachers drew on 4 sources to construct self-efficacy.
• Social persuasion was the most influential source.
• Cognitive mastery experiences were an additional source.
• Cultural factors influenced cognitive processing of efficacy information.
This article reports on a qualitative study investigating Vietnamese EFL teachers' perceptions of sources of self-efficacy information. Findings suggested that four sources of efficacy information appeared to influence teachers' sense of self-efficacy. Contrary to widespread belief, mastery experiences were not the most influential source of efficacy information. Rather, social persuasion was. Study teachers reported various vicarious experiences and physiological/affective states as supplementary self-efficacy sources, including cognitive mastery experiences, which were deemed more powerful than enactive mastery experiences. The study highlights a range of Vietnamese cultural and contextual factors that influenced the way the teachers selected, weighed and interpreted efficacy information.
Journal: Teaching and Teacher Education - Volume 52, November 2015, Pages 73–82