CEFR C1

self-efficacy

noun

Meaning

self-efficacy means the Extent or strength of one's belief in one's own ability to complete tasks and to reach goals. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses self-efficacy to mean the Extent or strength of one's belief in one's own ability to complete tasks....
The teacher asked students to find self-efficacy in the reading.

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self-efficacy (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses self-efficacy to mean the Extent or strength of one's belief in one's own ability to complete tasks....
The teacher asked students to find self-efficacy in the reading.
Check the words around self-efficacy to choose the right meaning.

How to Use self-efficacy

a/the self-efficacy (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a self-efficacy."
self-efficacy in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked self-efficacy in context before translating it."

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