The concept of academic self-efficacy, which refers to Albert`Bandura`s self-efficacy theory, is an important factor in students` academic achievement. In this thesis we attempted to develop a research tool for assessing academic self-efficacy. The theoretical part focuses on general definition of self-efficacy and specific characteristics of perceived academic self-efficacy. The empirical part deals with the development of the questionnaire, with verification of its psychometric characteristics and determines its validity. The questionnaire was tested on a research sample of 611 students of five Prague secondary schools, aged 15 - 19. The findings indicate that the developed assessment tool is reliable, has good psychometric qualities and satisfactory validity, and is applicable in school practice. The research has also revealed interesting relations between academic self-efficacy and other variables such as gender, age or demanding school situations experienced by student. Keywords: self-efficacy, academic self-efficacy, academic motivation, high school students, assessment, The Study Experience Questionnaire

Som en konsekvens av covid-19 pandemin publicerade Folkhälsomyndigheten, den 15 mars 2020, rekommendationer som uppmanades samtliga utbildningssäten i Sverige att övergå till distansutbildning för att förhindra spridningen av viruset. Eftersom utbildning är en av flera grundförutsättningar inom samhällsutvecklingen, blir en hållbar etablering av digitala verktyg inom utbildningen en avgörande faktor under en global pandemi. Som ett resultat av detta har undersökningen som syfte att granska hur Karlstads universitets studenter har upplevt distansundervisningen under covid-19 pandemin och de upplevelserna av en obligatorisk distansundervisning. Undersökningen har ett kvalitativ förhållningssätts med fem kvalitativa intervjuer som är underlag för Karlstads universitets studenters upplevelser på distanslärande under covid-19 pandemin.  Resultatet av undersökningen antyder på att distansundervisningen under covid-19 pandemin har varit utmanande för Karlstads universitets studenters psykiska välmående, samt att det finns ett behov att öka med mer insatser för att motarbeta social isolering vid en distansutbildning. Samt framförs det även i undersökningen att distansundervisningen har underlättat för utbildning i dess flexibilitet. Detta har resulterat att distansundervisningen under covid-19 pandemin har bidragit negativt till sociala faktorer, men dess flexibla användning i vardagslivet har möjliggjort för vidareutveckling i takt med den samhälleliga digitala utveckling. / As a consequence of the covid-19 pandemic, the Swedish public health authority (Folkhälsomyndigheten) published recommendations on March 15, 2020, which called on all educational institutions in Sweden to switch to distance education in order to prevent the spread of the virus. Since education is one of several basic conditions of healthy societal development, a sustainable foundation of digital tools in education becomes a decisive factor during a global pandemic. As a result of this, has this essay the aim of reviewing how Karlstad University's students have experienced distance learning during the covid-19 pandemic and the experiences of mandatory distance learning. The survey has a qualitative approach with five qualitative interviews that will set the basis for how Karlstad university students' experienced distance learning during the covid-19 pandemic. The results of the survey suggest that distance learning during the covid-19 pandemic has been challenging for the psychological well-being of Karlstad university's students, and that there is a need to increase with more efforts to combat social isolation in a digital education. And it is also stated in the survey that distance learning has assisted education with its flexibility. This has resulted in distance learning during the covid-19 pandemic contributing negatively to social factors, but its flexible use in everyday life has made it possible to develop it even more in step with the societal digital development.