Bandura's Self Efficacy Theory

In order to research my transition throughly I will be studying 3 different theorists and their theories. This will help to improve my knowledge of the subject area and will allow me to draw my own conclusions about my transition. The first theorist I will be studying will be Bandura and his self efficacy theory. Self efficacy is being able to recover quickly from setbacks and disappointments. Children who have a strong sense of self efficacy will show a lot of commitment to their interests and activities, they approach challenging problems as tasks to be mastered. Self efficacy will develop throughout the child 's life, as they have new experiences and acquire new skills.

Bandura says there are four major sources of self efficacy these are mastery experiences, social modelling, social persuasion and psychological responses.
Children would get self efficacy from performing a task successfully this is what Bandura means when he says mastery experiences. However on the other hand being unable to perform a task correctly can undermine children 's sense of self efficacy. Social modelling is when a child observes someone similar to themselves succeed, this makes the child believe that they posses the capabilities to succeed as well. Bandura believed that children could be persuaded …show more content…
Brofenbrenner built the Ecological Systems Theory to explain how the external environment a child is brought up in can influence how the child will grow and develop. Brofenbrenner studied children in a variety of settings to attempt to understand individual development. This way he could get a holistic view of the child 's life and how they interact within certain settings and with certain characters. A child has many different ecosystems, each of these systems interact with and influence each other in regards to the child 's life.
There are 5 different levels of external influence:
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