Learners are more likely to engage in behaviors they believe they will be able to complete successfully. Self-efficacy affects several aspects of individual’s behavior: choices of activities, goals, effort and persistence, and learning and achievement. People will choose activities and tasks where they think they will succeed and avoid those they believe they might fail. With goals, people set higher goals for themselves when they have a high self-efficacy. With effort and persistence, people with high self-efficacy, are more likely to exert effort when they work on tasks, and even persevere more often when they start to struggle. Low self-efficacy means individuals will give up more quickly and put less effort into a task when faced with difficulty. People with high self-efficacy also have more effective study skills and are better able to delay gratification when their immediate efforts don’t pay off (Ormrod
Learners are more likely to engage in behaviors they believe they will be able to complete successfully. Self-efficacy affects several aspects of individual’s behavior: choices of activities, goals, effort and persistence, and learning and achievement. People will choose activities and tasks where they think they will succeed and avoid those they believe they might fail. With goals, people set higher goals for themselves when they have a high self-efficacy. With effort and persistence, people with high self-efficacy, are more likely to exert effort when they work on tasks, and even persevere more often when they start to struggle. Low self-efficacy means individuals will give up more quickly and put less effort into a task when faced with difficulty. People with high self-efficacy also have more effective study skills and are better able to delay gratification when their immediate efforts don’t pay off (Ormrod