HEA TDG Commissione Poster Self-Efficacy and Learning in Higher Education

1. When Student Confidence Clicks
Academic Self-Efficacy and Learning in HE
Dr Fabio R. Aricò
School of Economics
University of East Anglia
F.Arico@uea.ac.uk - @FabioArico
https://sites.google.com/site/fabioarico
/
STUDENT CONFIDENCE
The British HE system strives for
excellence in student support.
Student support provision should
never neglect the importance of
helping students to become
confident and autonomous.
IN THEORY…
Re-visit and explore the concept of
Academic Self-Efficacy (ASE):
Students’ confidence in their
ability to accomplish specific
academic tasks or attain specific
academic goals (Bandura, 1997).
IN PRACTICE…
Use technology to connect with
students in large class modules.
Employ Student Response Systems
like ‘clickers’ to engage, interact,
assess, but also use them to
increase students’ ASE.
ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES
• An analysis of the relationship between student ASE,
student attainment, and student engagement.
• An innovative teaching methodology aimed at
increasing student confidence within the curriculum.
• New ways of using Student Response Systems (clickers)
effectively, expanding their potential applications to
the enhancement of ASE.
ANTICIPATED IMPACT IN HE
• Generating awareness on the
role of ASE as a catalyst for
retention and success.
• Expanding the applications
of the clicker-technology.
• Educating confident students
and autonomous learners.
ANTICIPATED OUTPUTS
• A Teacher Toolkit
 describing how to embed ASE in different
teaching environments with the use of clickers.
• An evidence-based case-study
 exploring the relationship between attainment,
engagement and ASE in a large cohort of 1st
Year Undergraduate students in Economics.
DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
• DEE – Economics Network Conference (Sep 13)
• SRHE – Newer Researcher Conference (Dec 13)
• Teaching Technology Workshop – St Andrews (Apr 14)
• HEA Social Sciences Conference (May 14)
• HEA Surveys for Enhancement Conference (Jun 14)
• HEA Annual Conference (Jul 14)
• UEA Project Workshop (3 Sep 14)
What will I gain from running this project?
- Learn how to work to tight deadlines and manage a grant budget effectively.
- Enhance my analytical skills using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
- Develop cutting edge teaching innovations that will support: (i) student learning,
(ii) colleagues in the HE sector, and (iii) my academic progression.