The Evaluation and Comparison of General Self-Efficacy in Attending and Non-attending Students of Kerman Province

Background: Self-Efficacy is an individual's judgment about his/her abilities and assurance about having personal capabilities. People, who are highly efficient, perceive higher goals for themselves, have more desirable behavior, and are more successful in different fields such as education, et...

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Main Authors: Nasim Saeed, Forouzan Zarabian, Manoosh Mehrabi, Ahmad Alipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2011-09-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://ijvlms.sums.ac.ir/article_46006_cf151d5f2bf518d9acd3b5835b2850c5.pdf
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author Nasim Saeed
Forouzan Zarabian
Manoosh Mehrabi
Ahmad Alipour
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Forouzan Zarabian
Manoosh Mehrabi
Ahmad Alipour
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description Background: Self-Efficacy is an individual's judgment about his/her abilities and assurance about having personal capabilities. People, who are highly efficient, perceive higher goals for themselves, have more desirable behavior, and are more successful in different fields such as education, etc. Moreover, with recent advances in information technology in the 21st century, accessibility to quality learning for all individuals has become inevitable and it is necessary to use more modern educational approaches.Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytic study, data was collected using Schwartz's general self-efficacy questionnaire. The statistical population of our study consisted of all students in the field of educational sciences who were in their final semester at Shahid Bahonar University (attending university, n=29) and all students in the field of educational sciences who were in their final semester at Payam-e-Noor University (non-attending university, n=29), Kerman, Iran. The statistical sample was equal to the statistical population. Data were analyzed using SPSS software, version 12. Frequency, percentage, mean, t test, and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used as appropriated.Results: There was no significant difference in the general self-efficacy of the attending and non-attending students (P=0.174). The mean diploma grades of the attending students were higher than the non-attending students (P < 0.001). The mean BA scores of the attending students were higher than that of the non-attending students (P < 0.001). There was a correlation between the mean BA scores and general self-efficacy of the students attending university (P=0.009, r = 0.546). There was no correlation between the mean BA scores and general self-efficacy of the non-attending students (P=0.933, r = 0.019).Conclusion: Although there was no significant relationship between the self-efficacy scores of attending and non-attending students, open and distant education can be helpful because of other advantages such as compensating the lack of educational spaces, reducing costs, creating equal opportunities, and alignment with global developments.
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spelling doaj.art-ce889d6a9f5d4a8698f27029cdf6a9c52022-12-21T19:08:39ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesInterdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences2476-72632476-72712011-09-0122172246006The Evaluation and Comparison of General Self-Efficacy in Attending and Non-attending Students of Kerman ProvinceNasim Saeed0Forouzan ZarabianManoosh MehrabiAhmad AlipourShahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, IranBackground: Self-Efficacy is an individual's judgment about his/her abilities and assurance about having personal capabilities. People, who are highly efficient, perceive higher goals for themselves, have more desirable behavior, and are more successful in different fields such as education, etc. Moreover, with recent advances in information technology in the 21st century, accessibility to quality learning for all individuals has become inevitable and it is necessary to use more modern educational approaches.Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytic study, data was collected using Schwartz's general self-efficacy questionnaire. The statistical population of our study consisted of all students in the field of educational sciences who were in their final semester at Shahid Bahonar University (attending university, n=29) and all students in the field of educational sciences who were in their final semester at Payam-e-Noor University (non-attending university, n=29), Kerman, Iran. The statistical sample was equal to the statistical population. Data were analyzed using SPSS software, version 12. Frequency, percentage, mean, t test, and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used as appropriated.Results: There was no significant difference in the general self-efficacy of the attending and non-attending students (P=0.174). The mean diploma grades of the attending students were higher than the non-attending students (P < 0.001). The mean BA scores of the attending students were higher than that of the non-attending students (P < 0.001). There was a correlation between the mean BA scores and general self-efficacy of the students attending university (P=0.009, r = 0.546). There was no correlation between the mean BA scores and general self-efficacy of the non-attending students (P=0.933, r = 0.019).Conclusion: Although there was no significant relationship between the self-efficacy scores of attending and non-attending students, open and distant education can be helpful because of other advantages such as compensating the lack of educational spaces, reducing costs, creating equal opportunities, and alignment with global developments.https://ijvlms.sums.ac.ir/article_46006_cf151d5f2bf518d9acd3b5835b2850c5.pdfgeneral self-efficacyface-to-face educationdistant education
spellingShingle Nasim Saeed
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Ahmad Alipour
The Evaluation and Comparison of General Self-Efficacy in Attending and Non-attending Students of Kerman Province
Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences
general self-efficacy
face-to-face education
distant education
title The Evaluation and Comparison of General Self-Efficacy in Attending and Non-attending Students of Kerman Province
title_full The Evaluation and Comparison of General Self-Efficacy in Attending and Non-attending Students of Kerman Province
title_fullStr The Evaluation and Comparison of General Self-Efficacy in Attending and Non-attending Students of Kerman Province
title_full_unstemmed The Evaluation and Comparison of General Self-Efficacy in Attending and Non-attending Students of Kerman Province
title_short The Evaluation and Comparison of General Self-Efficacy in Attending and Non-attending Students of Kerman Province
title_sort evaluation and comparison of general self efficacy in attending and non attending students of kerman province
topic general self-efficacy
face-to-face education
distant education
url https://ijvlms.sums.ac.ir/article_46006_cf151d5f2bf518d9acd3b5835b2850c5.pdf
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