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Psychology

Self-Efficacy in Learning: How Beliefs About Capability Affect Achievement

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Students' self-efficacy beliefs can predict their academic performance better than their actual measured ability in some studies.

Why this is interesting

You've probably seen two students with identical skills where one excels and the other struggles. What makes the difference? It might be not ability, but a belief about ability.