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Culture and Education
Cultura y Educación
Volume 30, 2018 - Issue 3
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Do self-efficacy, incentives and confidence in public speaking influence how students self-assess? / ¿Influyen la autoeficacia, los incentivos y la confianza para hablar en público en cómo se autoevalúan los estudiantes?

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Pages 528-555 | Received 21 Mar 2017, Accepted 11 Jun 2018, Published online: 16 Jul 2018
 

Abstract

The development of a critical spirit as well as the capacity to self-assess and oral presentation competence are essential in relation to students’ future employability. This study examines the influence of confidence, self-efficacy and the existence of incentives on student self-assessments of their oral presentation competence during an educational activity, taking into account the students’ gender. Data from 201 self-assessments was analysed using different statistical techniques. The results show that the existence of rewards is the only variable that has a significant influence on the self-assessment of male students, while those of female students are determined, above all, by their self-efficacy. The results suggest the need to increase student training on self-assessment, taking these differences into account. They also highlight the need to implement initiatives aimed at improving speakers’ confidence in public speaking as well as self-efficacy levels.

Resumen

El desarrollo del espíritu crítico, fundamentalmente la autoevaluación, así como la competencia de presentación oral resultan esenciales para la empleabilidad del estudiante. Este trabajo examina la influencia que ejercen la confianza, su autoeficacia y la existencia de incentivos en la autoevaluación de la competencia de presentación oral, atendiendo al género del estudiante, en una actividad docente. Los datos de 201 autoevaluaciones se analizaron a través de diversas técnicas estadísticas. Los resultados muestran que la existencia de recompensas es la única variable que influye significativamente en la autoevaluación de los hombres, mientras que la de las mujeres se ve condicionada sobre todo por su autoeficacia. Se plantea la necesidad de incrementar la formación de los estudiantes en autoevaluación, considerando sus diferencias. Asimismo, se constata la importancia de poner en práctica iniciativas orientadas a mejorar la seguridad del orador para hablar en público y su autoeficacia.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors./ Los autores no han referido ningún potencial conflicto de interés en relación con este artículo.

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