You Are Teaching Your Students How to Do Something-Perhaps How

question 26

Essay

You are teaching your students how to do something-perhaps how to solve a math problem, write a research paper, or do a side dismount from the parallel bars-and you find that your students have low self-efficacy for doing the task.
a.Describe a specific task that you might eventually be teaching.
b.Considering the factors affecting self-efficacy that the textbook describes, develop two strategies you might use to enhance your students' self-efficacy for performing the task.For each one, describe what you would do in specific and concrete terms.

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Definitions:

Commitment

A pledge or promise to do something or adhere to a certain course of action.

Group Members

Individuals who are part of a collective or organization, sharing common interests, goals, or characteristics.

Imposed Solution

A resolution to a disagreement or dispute that is dictated or enforced by an authority or external party, not by mutual agreement of the involved parties.

Mediation

A process where a neutral third party assists disputing parties in reaching a mutually acceptable agreement.