Date of Graduation
Fall 2023
Degree
Master of Music
Department
Music
Committee Chair
Daniel Hellman
Abstract
As a choral music educator, I investigated the impact of strategies I designed to foster self-efficacy in one of my choral classes. Drawing on Albert Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory, I used enactive mastery, vicarious experience, verbal/social persuasion, and affective/physiological states to design specific classroom tasks that would serve as critical influences on an individual’s self-efficacy. The action research study was conducted with a mixed-gender choir class of grades 10-12 students, using Michael Zelenak’s Music Performance Self-Efficacy Scale as a pre-and post-survey measure. Observational and qualitative data were also collected to enable a reflective examination of teaching practices and student-teacher interactions.
Keywords
self-efficacy, enactive mastery, vicarious experience, verbal/social persuasion, affective/physiological states
Subject Categories
Music Education
Copyright
© Daniel Gutierrez
Recommended Citation
Gutierrez, Daniel, "Using Intentional Strategies to Promote Self-Efficacy in a Choral Classroom: An Action Research Study" (2023). MSU Graduate Theses/Dissertations. 3922.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/3922
