Resumen

ORNELAS CONTRERAS, Martha; BLANCO VEGA, Humberto; GASTELUM CUADRAS, Gabriel  y  MUNOZ BELTRAN, Francisco. Profiles of Self-Efficacy in the Academic Behavior of College Freshman. REDIE [online]. 2013, vol.15, n.1, pp.17-28. ISSN 1607-4041.

The objective of this research was to characterize students who choose to study any of the undergraduate degree programs offered by the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua [Autonomous University of Chihuahua] in terms of the perceived self-efficacy of their academic performance. The sample consisted of 1,187 male college students, with an average age of 18.29 (de=0.76). The approach adopted for the research was quantitative with a survey-type descriptive design. The results show that the profiles of perceived self-efficacy are very similar for students from different fields of study, and that communication-related behaviors represent an area of opportunity for incoming freshmen.

Palabras llave : Self-efficacy; student attitudes; school achievement; university students; student behavior.