Self-efficacy theory and the reactions of sources of self-efficacy in four Humanities and Social Sciences Universities in Sri Lanka

Abstract

The main aim of the study is the identification of reliable items for the self-efficacy constructs in the Humanities and Social Science (HSS) universities in Sri Lanka. The study applied the Self-efficacy theory to prepare the constructs for the study. A structured questionnaire was used and was disseminated among 604 HSS undergraduates in selected four universities. The finding revealed that most of the items included in the four self-efficacy scales have received a value of 0.60 or above. Considerable number of items reached an item-total correlation value of 0.90. Although some items had lower values for item-total correlation, the factor structure matrix indicated that these items were moderately loaded along each factor. The study recommends that these scales can be used to assess an individual’s ICT self-efficacy level in universities and further studies are needed to reach a conclusive decision on such constructs.