Development of a measure of self-efficacy specific to statistics courses in sport
Lane, Andrew M. Hall, Ross Lane, John
Lane, Andrew M.
Hall, Ross
Lane, John
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2002
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The difficulties that sports studies students report regarding learning statistics typically manifests itself in low self-confidence to succeed. The purpose of the present study was to develop a measure of self-efficacy based on competencies identified by students as desirable for successful performance. Level one sport studies students (N = 130) were asked to describe competencies needed for success on a statistics module. Content analysis identified 44 meaningful competencies describing six factors: lecture behaviour; using information technology; motivated behaviour; time management; statistical theory and a general competencies factor. These competencies were written into a 44-item questionnaire. Future research should investigate the relationships between scores of self-efficacy and performance.
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Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education 1(2), pp. 47-56.
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1473-8376