The Impact of Presentation Activities on College Students’ Self-efficacy

Abstract

In this study, we aim to identify the correlation between a student’s experience with presentations and self-efficacy, and to seek ways to teach the art of giving presentations in university classes. For this purpose, self-efficacy was measured before and after presentation practice for students in Presentation Techniques, a liberal arts subject at S University, and students' perceptions of the presentation experience were investigated. As a result of the survey, presentations were found to be helpful in improving self-efficacy, and were especially effective in improving social self-efficacy. These results show that presentation education can be an effective teaching method in teaching social and communication skills, and therefore, there appears to be a need to strengthen presentations in college classes.