Self-efficacy in first-year university studentsa descriptive study

  1. Paula Álvarez Huerta
  2. Iñaki Larrea Hermida
  3. Alexander Muela Aparicio
  4. José Ramón Vitoria Gallastegui
Livre:
5th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd' 19)
  1. Josep Domenech i Soria (ed. lit.)
  2. Paloma Merello Giménez (ed. lit.)
  3. Elena De La Poza Plaza (ed. lit.)
  4. Desamparados Blazquez (ed. lit.)
  5. Raúl Peña-Ortiz (ed. lit.)

Éditorial: edUPV, Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València ; Universitat Politècnica de València

ISBN: 978-84-9048-661-0

Année de publication: 2019

Pages: 565-572

Congreso: International Conference on Higher Education Advances (5. 2019. Valencia)

Type: Communication dans un congrès

Résumé

The study and analysis of the self-efficacy beliefs of students has become an important line of educational research. The purpose of this study, conducted at Mondragon University (Spain), is to explore the different perceptions concerning the creative and entrepreneurial self-efficacy of students on their entrance to university. Results revealed clear patterns with regards to discipline and gender. Students commencing their degrees in social sciences show lower creative and entrepreneurial self-efficacy perceptions than their peers in other disciplines. Women show lower scores than men across different disciplines with the exception of women commencing engineering studies. Self-efficacy has been related to student motivation and learning and has been found influential in the choice of the professional career. The high significance of this construct in education makes the results of this study have clear implications for the development of learning environments that address the differences found between gender and disciplines. Directions for future research are also indicated.