Self-efficacy

Puff, puff, chug, chug, went the Little Blue Engine. "I think I can? I think I can? I think I can...." "Hurray, hurray," cried the funny little clown and all the dolls and toys.... And the Little Blue Engine smiled.... ? W. Piper The Little Engine that... More

Puff, puff, chug, chug, went the Little Blue Engine. "I think I can? I think I can? I think I can...." "Hurray, hurray," cried the funny little clown and all the dolls and toys.... And the Little Blue Engine smiled.... ? W. Piper The Little Engine that Could Why are some students eager to learn and willing to tackle new challenges while others seem uninterested or unmotivated? Why do some students demonstrate high levels of confidence in their abilities, while others seem unsure of themselves? What strategies can you, as a classroom teacher, use to increase your students? confidence to learn new material? Research over the past 25 years indicates these strategies do exist! The purpose of this intervention is to provide you with some easy-to-implement strategies that educators and educational researchers have found will increase your students? confidence to learn new material. Although no single strategy works with all students, a combination of these techniques can increase your studen Less