MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES AS PREDICTORS OF SELF-EFFICACY

The present study was conducted to investigate types of intelligences as predictors of self-efficacy (general self-efficacy). The participants were 148 male and female Iranian B.A. students majoring in teaching of English as a foreign language (TEFL) and Translation at Takestan Azad University, Zanjan University, Zanjan Azad University, Payame Noor University of Zanjan, Payame Noor University of Abhar, and Shaheed Rajaee Teacher Training University. The instruments included a 100-item Michigan test, Gardnerʹs MI questionnaire, and a 12-item General Self-efficacy scale. Data were analyzed through multiple regression analyses. Results indicated that musical and linguistic intelligences were predictors of general self-efficacy.