Changes in self-efficacy and task value in online learning |
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Authors: | Cheng-Yuan Lee |
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Institution: | College of Education, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, USA |
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Abstract: | This study was designed to investigate whether course content self-efficacy, online technologies self-efficacy, and task value change over the course of a semester. Sixty-nine participating students from four classes provided data through two instruments: (1) the self-efficacy instrument and (2) the task value instrument. Students’ self-efficacy and task value measures were collected three times during the semester (i.e., beginning of semester, mid-term, and final). Data were analyzed using repeated measures of variance. Findings of repeated measures indicate that course content self-efficacy and online technologies self-efficacy fluctuated, but task value remained unaffected during the course of the semester. Educational implications of the results and suggestions for future research are discussed. |
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Keywords: | motivation course content self-efficacy online technologies self-efficacy task value online learning |
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