Training design, self-efficacy, and transfer: Resolving a paradox

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dc.contributor.advisorQuinones, Miguel A.
dc.creatorHolladay, Courtney Leigh
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T06:44:18Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T06:44:18Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractA possible paradox arises from two major paradigms in the literature studying transfer: designing training to increase transfer (e.g., by including task variation) may lead to lower self-efficacy. The present study investigated this paradox by examining the relationships among design of the practice condition, self-efficacy, and transfer. 82 participants (36 men, 46 women) filled out premeasures, trained on a computer-based task, filled out a self-efficacy measure, and completed a computer-based task for the transfer test. The practice condition was found to impact transfer performance, though not in the expected direction for all transfer tests. While the practice condition did not impact self-efficacy level, the practice condition did impact self-efficacy generalization. Weak support was found for a relationship between self-efficacy and transfer performance. These results suggest relationships among practice condition, self-efficacy, and transfer. Specifically, they indicate that the design of training can influence not only transfer, but also self-efficacy generalization.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PSYCH. 2002 HOLLADAY
dc.identifier.citationHolladay, Courtney Leigh. "Training design, self-efficacy, and transfer: Resolving a paradox." (2002) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17510">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17510</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17510
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectEducational psychology
dc.subjectIndustrial psychology
dc.titleTraining design, self-efficacy, and transfer: Resolving a paradox
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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