Outcome Expectancy in Social Cognitive Theory: The Role of Contingency in Agency and Motivation in Education

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Title: Outcome Expectancy in Social Cognitive Theory: The Role of Contingency in Agency and Motivation in Education
Language: English
Authors: Shell, Duane F. (ORCID 0000-0001-9037-5815)
Source: Theory Into Practice. 2023 62(3):255-265.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Expectation, Beliefs, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement, Self Management, Self Efficacy, Social Theories, Personal Autonomy
DOI: 10.1080/00405841.2023.2226558
ISSN: 0040-5841
1543-0421
Abstract: Bandura proposed 2 constructs as central to agency and motivation: self-efficacy and outcome expectancy. Considerable research has documented the central role that self-efficacy plays in motivation, self-regulation, and learning in educational settings. Outcome expectancy, however, has received less study. This article focuses on clarifying the role of outcome expectancy in contemporary theories of motivation and achievement in education and examining how outcome expectancy and related contingency beliefs like perceived instrumentality affect student motivation. Practical contingency-based approaches that educators at all levels can use to develop student outcome expectancies and ways to use outcome expectancies to motivate students are discussed.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: EJ1397200
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Bandura proposed 2 constructs as central to agency and motivation: self-efficacy and outcome expectancy. Considerable research has documented the central role that self-efficacy plays in motivation, self-regulation, and learning in educational settings. Outcome expectancy, however, has received less study. This article focuses on clarifying the role of outcome expectancy in contemporary theories of motivation and achievement in education and examining how outcome expectancy and related contingency beliefs like perceived instrumentality affect student motivation. Practical contingency-based approaches that educators at all levels can use to develop student outcome expectancies and ways to use outcome expectancies to motivate students are discussed.
ISSN:0040-5841
1543-0421
DOI:10.1080/00405841.2023.2226558