Research Guides: Undergraduate Research Instructor Resources: Research Self-Efficacy

Introduction

Self-efficacy refers to your belief that you can succeed and represents one of the key benefits of UGR.

On this tab, you can find literature and resources exploring the interplay of self-efficacy with important indicators of student success, such as retention, achievement, degree persistence, graduation, and more.

Articles

Adedokun, O. A., Bessenbacher, A. B., Parker, L. C., Kirkham, L. L., & Burgess, W. D. (2013). Research Skills and STEM Undergraduate Research Students' Aspirations for Research Careers: Mediating Effects of Research Self-efficacy. Journal of Research in S
Carpi, A., Ronan, D. M., Falconer, H. M., & Lents, N. H. (2017). Cultivating Minority Scientists: Undergraduate Research Increases Self‐efficacy and Career Ambitions for Underrepresented Students in STEM. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 54(2), 16
Chemers, M. M., Zurbriggen, E. L., Syed, M., Goza, B. K., & Bearman, S. (2011). The Role of Efficacy and Identity in Science Career Commitment Among Underrepresented Minority Students. Journal of Social Issues, 67(3), 469-491.
DiBenedetto, M. K., & Bembenutty, H. (2013). Within the Pipeline: Self-regulated Learning, Self-efficacy, and Socialization among College Students in Science Courses. Learning and Individual Differences, 23, 218-224
Esparza, D., Wagler, A. E., & Olimpo, J. T. (2020). Characterization of Instructor and Student Behaviors in CURE and Non-CURE Learning Environments: Impacts on Student Motivation, Science Identity Development, and Perceptions of the Laboratory Experience.
Flowers III, A. M. (2016). Cultivating Science Identity through Sources of Self-efficacy. Journal for Multicultural Education, 10(3), 405-417.
Robnett, R. D., Chemers, M. M., & Zurbriggen, E. L. (2015). Longitudinal Associations Among Undergraduates' Research Experience, Self-efficacy, and Identity. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 52(6), 847-867.
Trujillo, G., & Tanner, K. D. (2014). Considering the Role of Affect in Learning: Monitoring Students' Self-Efficacy, Sense of Belonging, and Science Identity. CBE - Life Sciences Education, 13(1), 6-15.

Books

In the Classroom

Journals

Other Resources

Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences: Current Knowledge and Future Directions.
Dolan, E. L. (2016). This paper was commissioned for the Committee on Strengthening Research Experiences for Undergraduate STEM Students. The committee was convened by the Board on Science Education with support from the National Science Foundation.