MEDCAMPS EFFECT ON JUNIOR-HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS MEDICAL CAREER SELF-EFFICACY
Creator
Speight J D; Rosenthal K S; Jones B J; Gastenveld P M
Publisher
Career Development Quarterly
Date
1995
1995-03
Description
Medcamp, a 3-day problem-based career intervention for students entering the 9th grade, implemented each of the 4 antecedents for self-efficacy. Ten boys and 35 girls participated in Medcamp; of these, 35 completed and returned the Medical Career Self-Efficacy Scales (developed by the authors for their study) both at the beginning and at the end of the program. Three scales measured specific self-efficacy (tasks students had performed during Medcamp), related self-efficacy (other tasks students would complete by the second year of medical school), and general self-efficacy (included lifestyle variables and study habits). Results demonstrated significant increases in self-efficacy on all 3 scales.