Abstract:

The cultivation and improvement of graduate's self-efficacy, is an important item in the cultivation of talent person in
institutions of higher learning. From the cultivation perspective, we analyzed the situation of self-efficacy of postgraduate students in 2010 grade from Yunnan University, explored the value of self-efficacy to promote and improve cognitive ability, innovation ability, willpower and emotion control ability of the postgraduate; then we explored behavior, motivation and emotional characteristics which impact on self-efficacy, put forward some suggestions on the cultivation and improvement of the graduate's self-efficacy. Through these analyses, we hope to explore the course of the cultivation to adapt to social demands.

Key words: postgraduate, self-efficacy, observational learning, example demonstration