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The Employable Skills Self-Efficacy Survey: An Assessment of Skill Confidence for Psychology Undergraduates
Scholarship of teaching and learning in psychology, Vol.4(1), pp.1-15
03/2018
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Abstract
The American Psychological Association (APA) advocates for professional development within undergraduate psychology programs, emphasizing the development of several employable skills before graduation (APA, 2013). However, there are few resources to help psychology programs, or students themselves, monitor skill development. The Employable Skills Self-Efficacy Survey (ESSES) allows departments, faculty, and students to determine a baseline of skill efficacy, as well as monitor the development of skills throughout a psychology program or as a result of a particular experience. We assessed the psychometric properties of the ESSES. The scale has strong internal consistency (α = .66 to .87) and test-retest reliability (r = .76 to .89), as well as convergent validity between particular skill domains and various professional self-efficacy measures. We discuss the ways departments, faculty, and students may use the ESSES as a tool for skill development.
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- Title
- The Employable Skills Self-Efficacy Survey
- Publication Details
- Scholarship of teaching and learning in psychology, Vol.4(1), pp.1-15
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Educational Publishing Foundation; United States
- Copyright
- © 2018 American Psychological Association
- Identifiers
- 99380499697206600
- Academic Unit
- Usha Kundu, MD College of Health; Psychology
- Language
- English