At the conclusion of the study, I sought to determine whether students developed self-regulatory
skills, set goals, and maintained behaviors to achieve their goals. Bandura (as cited in Pajares
and Urdan, Eds., 2006) mentions that an individual’s belief of personal efficacy is the most
central mechanism of human agency. Furthermore, the individuals’ beliefs in personal efficacy
affects goals and how they motivate themselves, and their determination when facing difficult
situations (Bandura, 2006, p. 4).
The following question addressed students’ self-efficacy: