Problem-Based Learning and Self-Efficacy: How a Capstone Course Prepares Students for a Profession
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Joanna C. Dunlap
Educational Technology Research and Development Volume 53, Number 1, ISSN 1042-1629
Abstract
Problem-based learning (PBL) is apprenticeship for real-life problem solving, helping students acquire the knowledge and skills required in the workplace. Although the acquisition of knowledge and skills makes it possible for performance to occur, without self-efficacy the performance may not even be attempted. I examined how student self-efficacy, as it relates to being software development professionals, changed while involved in a PBL environment. Thirty-one undergraduate university computer science students completed a 16-week capstone course in software engineering during their final semester prior to graduation. Specific instructional strategies used in PBL--namely the use of authentic problems of practice, collaboration, and reflection--are presented as the catalyst for students' improved self-efficacy. Using a self-efficacy scale as pre- and post-measures, and guided journal entries as process data, students were observed to increase their levels of self-efficacy.
Citation
Dunlap, J.C. (2005). Problem-Based Learning and Self-Efficacy: How a Capstone Course Prepares Students for a Profession. Educational Technology Research and Development, 53(1), 65-85. Retrieved August 5, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/67676/.
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