Self-efficacy is an important notion that is discussed in Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory, and it forms basis for various researches. Self-efficacy is a notion that is related to the individual’s belief about how to do something that should be done and in which way he/she should organize that work (Bandura & Schunk, 1981: 587). According to Bandura, self-efficacy is individual’s self-belief, judgment and predictions about the success he/she will achieve in doing something (Ekici, 2012).
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According to Social Learning Theory, an individual’s perception of self-efficacy is nourished by four sources. These are