An Investigation into the Effects of Demographic Factors on EFL Learners’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs
| dc.authorid | 0000-0002-4312-9731 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Valizadeh, Mohammadreza | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-03T10:35:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-08-03T10:35:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | en_US |
| dc.department | Kapadokya Üniversitesi, Beşeri Bilimler Fakültesi, İngilizce Mütercim ve Tercümanlık Bölümü | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study investigated the level of self-efficacy beliefs of Turkish university learners majored in English. Moreover, the effects of demographic factors of gender, grade level, types of initial motivation to enter a university, and living circumstances on participants’ self-efficacy levels were explored. The participants were 301 undergraduate Turkish university learners majored in English. Their self-efficacy was evaluated using a students’ self-efficacy scale, which measured their self-efficacy within the category of self-efficacy for self-regulated learning. The data were analyzed quantitatively. A relatively good (moderate) level of self-efficacy for self-regulated learning was found for Turkish English as a Foreign Language (EFL) university learners. There was a significant difference between the self-efficacy of males and females in favor of females. However, the magnitude of the differences in the means was below medium. Moreover, the participants’ self-efficacy level did not vary by grade level and living circumstances (i.e., living alone, living with parents, living in a shared room/apartment, living in a dormitory) during the academic year. Additionally, there was not a significant difference in the self-efficacy levels of the group with initial intrinsic motivation and the group with initial extrinsic motivation to enter a university. The results of this research can be insightful for the field of educational psychology. | |
| dc.identifier.issue | 4 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.34293/sijedu.v9i4.4178 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12695/1235 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 9 | en_US |
| dc.institutionauthor | Valizadeh, Mohammadreza | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | International Journal of Education | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Education | |
| dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
| dc.subject | Self-Efficacy Beliefs | |
| dc.subject | Individual differences | |
| dc.subject | Demographic Factors | |
| dc.subject | EFL Learners | |
| dc.title | An Investigation into the Effects of Demographic Factors on EFL Learners’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs | |
| dc.type | Article |
