Progressive skill development in student dancers is a teaching approach that focuses on building dance skills in a logical sequence, starting with the fundamentals and gradually progressing to more complex movements. This study uses quantitative design with a descriptive comparative approach to measure the level of progressive skill development of college student dance artist. The researcher conducted a study to describe the level of progressive skill development on college students in local college within Davao del Norte, a total of 30 respondents who will provide information. The instrument utilized in this study is adopted derived from Hsia et al. (2016). The questionnaire has passed through reliability which resulted to Cronbachs alpha 0.82. The survey comprises 14 items or questions, 6 questionnaires for learning motivation and 8 for self-efficacy. This study utilized measures of central tendency (mean), the T-test, and ANOVA. Among the indicators of progressive skill development, the respondents perceived learning motivation as the highest indicator interpreted as high. This indicates that the progressive skill development of the learners is often evident. Next to the rank is self-efficacy indicator is perceived as high. This indicates that the progressive skill development of the learners is often evident. Therefore, this is to recommend to create opportunities for students to reflect on their learning journey. This helps them identify areas for improvement, set personal goals, and celebrate their achievements, further boosting self-efficacy.

Progressive skill development

self-efficacy

learning motivation