In Zimmerman’s article on self-efficacy, he explains motivation as something that is driven from a student’s level of self efficacy. Self efficacy is the personal judgements of one’s capabilities to organize and execute courses of action to attain designated goals. This level is measured by the amount of one’s certainty about performing a given task. This theory differs to the other theories of motivation we have discussed in class in a plethora of ways. The goal orientation theory is a great way to determine what a student’s motive for achievement is within the classroom. However this theory seems unvarying, and doesn’t account for the fact that students have different motives depending on the subject and it treats motivation as a trait.
