Confident by design: Professional development through the lens of self-efficacy
Written By: Author(s): Chris Baker
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Chartered College of Teaching · Confident by design: professional development through the lens of self-efficacy
History is littered with references to the importance of confidence and the transformative power of positive self-belief. From the Roman Poet Virgil's 'They can because they think they can' to Henry Ford's 'If you think you can or think you can't, you're right', confidence has been described as a key ingredient in successful performance. The question is, how large a consideration is it during the design and delivery of professional development? In this article, I discuss a more focused element of confidence, 'self-efficacy', and how to leverage its benefits.
Self-efficacy has been defined as 'one's beliefs in one's capabilities to organise and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments', Bandura (1997) or more simply, 'task-specific confidence'. Self-efficacy theory has been applied across a range of performance domains, including ac
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Thank you, we will be referencing this article when working with trainee teachers on the importance of joining Subject Associations and engaging with CPD. We already reference Carol Ryff’s work on psychological well-being so this lends another perspective.