The impact of self-efficacy beliefs on English language learners' academic effectiveness in high school and other institutions /by Brigitte Evelyn Cushman.

Self-efficacy is ???the exercise of human agency through people???s beliefs in their capabilities to produce desired effects by their actions??? (Bandura, 1997, p. vii). According to Bandura (1997), students??? self-belief judgments affect their ability to perform capably in everyday interactions. Parental support, cultural environment, peer-relationships, socio-economic income, education, teachers, and language proficiency strongly mold the backgrounds of all students including English language learners. A mixed design study was conducted to examine the self-efficacy factors affecting Generation 1.5 and recent immigrants. High school and college student surveys, student??? artifacts and interviews were used in the study. The findings revealed that goal orientation, organization, motivation to learn more vocabulary, persistence, self-belief, and family support factors impacted their success as they transition from high school to college. Obstacles, maturity, acculturation, and adjustment to school factors affect their educational aspirations. Mastery over language and intervention support factors influenced their academic efficacy development. This study may prove beneficial for teachers to help English language learners improve their academic self-efficacy