Essay On Self Efficacy

Bruner looked at the theory of self-efficacy which shows that children should be encouraged to accomplish goals however not everyone has a strong sense of self- efficacy so an individual’s sense of Self- Efficacy will always change the way they approach goals, task and challenges; young people with a strong sense of self- efficacy will often face challenges and problems head –on as well as find it easier to recover from setbacks and disappointments yet those with a weak sense of Self- Efficacy will find it harder to do those things so will often focus on their failing. Self- efficacy is important for a child’s development, young people should be encouraged to do things with as much enthusiasm as possibly but they shouldn’t be pushed to do

Next layer in the circle is the Mesosystem which is a system which looks at the connects between a child’s home and their school as it will build up into a life as if home life is at risk then school life can be affected as well if a child is having to move home then it also means moving school so they are not only losing their actual family but also the family they have built while in the neighbourhood and school. When putting it into practical life, home life with effect how a young person is able to focus when in class so if a young person is going through a family breakdown then they will often find it hard to focus on work because they are thinking about what will be there for them when they get home. Next is the Exosystem which is where young people are affected by the wider society around them, if a child has grown up in a setting where a child may be seeing their family or sibling within a setting then they can be influenced by the family but there also hold the influence of their friends life and neighbourhoods, they are influenced by many things throughout their life. There is the importance of looking at it within setting, and this is highly affected as if a child is moving areas then they will often have to create a new family of friend which can be hard for young people who may not find it easy to communicate other easily. Macrosystem does not hold so much on the influence