Exploring Engagement and Self-Efficacy in an Introductory Computer Science Co...
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Uses Experience Sampling Method with event‑based, after‑tutorial interviews (two 5‑minute sessions weekly over six weeks) on 14 international undergraduates in an eight‑week CS1 for non‑majors. Reports a positive correlation: spikes in engagement (weeks 3 and 5) match boosts in self‑efficacy, drops at weeks 4 and 6 mirror dips. Identifies tricky topics—data types and unstructured design tasks—as sources of disengagement and recommends targeting day‑to‑day engagement to raise overarching self‑efficacy.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Study introduction
- 1:23Engagement and self-efficacy defined
- 2:28Experience sampling method
- 3:53Research purpose and goals
- 4:59Data collection process
- 6:22Interview questions and analysis
- 8:08Key findings
- 10:57Correlations between engagement and self-efficacy
- 11:58Disengagement and self-efficacy importance
- 12:39Research contributions and limitations
- 13:42Future study recommendations
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