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SELF-EFFICACY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ENSEMBLE
Bandura (1977) posited that “given appropriate skills and adequate incentives, however, efficacy expectations are a major determinant of people’s choice of activities, how much effort they will expend, and of how long they will sustain effort in dealing with stressful situations” (p.194). In the 40 years since Bandura made this statement, there has been a significant amount of educational research regarding the impact of self-efficacy. A search of “self-efficacy” using the ProQuest Education Database yielded 1,848 articles.
More recently, researchers have suggested that there link between a student’s level of self-efficacy and their achievement. Kitsantis, Ware, & Cheema (2010) cited …show more content…
While the focus of the study was the influence of their teachers, an important finding was “students valued courses in which they developed self-efficacy” (p.43). Considering the fact that music courses in high schools are often an elective, this finding suggests that music teachers need to focus some energy on helping their students develop self-efficacy in music.
Music Education Research
Hewitt (2015) studied the relationship of self-efficacy, accuracy of self-evaluation, and music performance and found a strong and positive correlation between self-efficacy and music performance. More importantly however, was the idea that “music teachers may want to spend time teaching learning strategies and helping instill positive beliefs in students, as these interventions raise self-efficacy” (p.307). This suggests that developing self-efficacy may be as important as skill development.
Zelenak (2015) investigated the four sources of self-efficacy (as defined in Bandura, 1997) as they applied to music performance. Zelenak concluded “that mastery experience exerted the greatest influence on the development of self-efficacy, consistent with Bandura’s (1986) theory” (p.400). This suggests that it is important for music ensemble teachers to be careful to select music that the students can successfully …show more content…
(2015). The sources of self-efficacy: Educational research and implications for music. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 35(1), 32-38.
Hewitt, M.P. (2015). Self-efficacy, self-evaluation, and music performance of secondary-level band students. Journal of Research in Music Education, 63(3), 298-313.
Jaap, A. & Patrick, F. (2011). The role of perceived self-efficacy in the development of musical ability: what can the study of successful musicians tell us about teaching music to able children? Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 10(1), 46-55.
Kitsantis, A., Ware, H.W., & Cheema, J. (2010). Predicting mathematics achievement from mathematics efficacy: Does analytical method make a difference? International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment, 5, 25-44.
McCormick, J. & McPherson, G. (2006). The role of self-efficacy in a musical performance examination: An exploratory structural equation analysis. Psychology of Music, 31(1), 37-51.
McInerney, D.M. & Putwain, D.W. (2nd Ed.). (2017). Developmental and educational psychology for teachers. New York: Routledge.
Siegle, D., Rubenstein, L.D., & Mitchell, M.S. (2014). Honors students’ perceptions of their high school experiences: The influence of teachers on student motivation. Gifted Child Quarterly, 58(1),
SELF-EFFICACY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ENSEMBLE
Bandura (1977) posited that “given appropriate skills and adequate incentives, however, efficacy expectations are a major determinant of people’s choice of activities, how much effort they will expend, and of how long they will sustain effort in dealing with stressful situations” (p.194). In the 40 years since Bandura made this statement, there has been a significant amount of educational research regarding the impact of self-efficacy. A search of “self-efficacy” using the ProQuest Education Database yielded 1,848 articles.
More recently, researchers have suggested that there link between a student’s level of self-efficacy and their achievement. Kitsantis, Ware, & Cheema (2010) cited …show more content…
While the focus of the study was the influence of their teachers, an important finding was “students valued courses in which they developed self-efficacy” (p.43). Considering the fact that music courses in high schools are often an elective, this finding suggests that music teachers need to focus some energy on helping their students develop self-efficacy in music.
Music Education Research
Hewitt (2015) studied the relationship of self-efficacy, accuracy of self-evaluation, and music performance and found a strong and positive correlation between self-efficacy and music performance. More importantly however, was the idea that “music teachers may want to spend time teaching learning strategies and helping instill positive beliefs in students, as these interventions raise self-efficacy” (p.307). This suggests that developing self-efficacy may be as important as skill development.
Zelenak (2015) investigated the four sources of self-efficacy (as defined in Bandura, 1997) as they applied to music performance. Zelenak concluded “that mastery experience exerted the greatest influence on the development of self-efficacy, consistent with Bandura’s (1986) theory” (p.400). This suggests that it is important for music ensemble teachers to be careful to select music that the students can successfully …show more content…
(2015). The sources of self-efficacy: Educational research and implications for music. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 35(1), 32-38.
Hewitt, M.P. (2015). Self-efficacy, self-evaluation, and music performance of secondary-level band students. Journal of Research in Music Education, 63(3), 298-313.
Jaap, A. & Patrick, F. (2011). The role of perceived self-efficacy in the development of musical ability: what can the study of successful musicians tell us about teaching music to able children? Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 10(1), 46-55.
Kitsantis, A., Ware, H.W., & Cheema, J. (2010). Predicting mathematics achievement from mathematics efficacy: Does analytical method make a difference? International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment, 5, 25-44.
McCormick, J. & McPherson, G. (2006). The role of self-efficacy in a musical performance examination: An exploratory structural equation analysis. Psychology of Music, 31(1), 37-51.
McInerney, D.M. & Putwain, D.W. (2nd Ed.). (2017). Developmental and educational psychology for teachers. New York: Routledge.
Siegle, D., Rubenstein, L.D., & Mitchell, M.S. (2014). Honors students’ perceptions of their high school experiences: The influence of teachers on student motivation. Gifted Child Quarterly, 58(1),