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Academic Self-efficacy

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Time spent in learning accounts for a large portion of an adolescent’s life. Enjoyment in learning activities, adjustment in the school setting, and academic achievement represent desired attainments for both students and their families. A vast literature additionally shows that these attainments influence children’s course of life, by affecting their scholastic choices and professional aspirations, as well as their psychosocial development and well-being. Among the factors contributing to these attainments are academic self-efficacy beliefs and optimal experience in learning. The first part of this essay will illustrate the two constructs and related assessment methodologies. The short- and long-term developmental outcomes of the constructs will also be outlined, as well as the contextual and individual factors contributing to optimal learning environment and experience. The second part will present a model combining academic self-efficacy beliefs and optimal experience, and...

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  1. Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Luigi Sacco, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G.B. Grassi 74, 20157, Milano, Italy

    Marta Bassi & Antonella Delle Fave

  2. Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo 1, 20126, Milano, Italy

    Patrizia Steca

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Bassi, M., Steca, P., Fave, A.D. (2011). Academic Self-efficacy. In: Levesque, R.J.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Adolescence. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1695-2_310

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