Constructing a Survey to Measure Self-Efficacy

Hi, I am having some trouble starting this assignment. I need help with the operational definition of self-efficacy and on constructing a 10-item survey to measure the self-efficacy of counseling students that is based on the predictive design. As well, I need to include a rationale for the survey item, method of data collection, data analysis, and know the challenges of constructing a survey of this nature using examples.
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Hi and thank you for using Brainmass. The solution below should get you started. As you know, I cannot complete your homework for you, but I can show you how to do it, and guide you to achieve it. It appears that what you are being asked is complex, but this isn’t the case – all that you need to know is that you need to give a reason for the survey items, your plan to collect the data, how you plan to analyze it and the problems/challenges of undertaking it. Now, I suggest using this outline:

1. Purpose of survey – 150 words
2. 10 survey items – samples (should be about 300 words)
3. Rationale for the items, data collection and analysis – 150 words
4. Issues – 100 words

This should be around 700 words but due to the fact that you have the survey items, this is more than enough.

Purpose of Survey

The purpose of this survey is to measure the self-efficacy of counseling students. The idea is to look at the way counseling students manage themselves and the demands of personal and professional life in order to complete tasks and achieve goals. How efficient or on-target they are when it comes to reaching them can be measured via a self-survey whose results can be accessed not only by the research group, but by the individual students so that they can review their current mode of efficacy, their skills and habits in order to assess areas of …