Effects of Self-Efficacy on Students’ Academic Performance
Abstract: Earlier researches
show effects of
self-efficacy on students’ learning and achievement. Self-efficacy has operationally defined as
one’s belief that people can successfully perform a given task. The
main purpose of the paper
is to discuss
how self-efficacy developed
and the way it
influences students’ academic
performance in addition
to social interaction
with peers. A scenario
was given to
Pakistani schools’ student
by solving mathematical
problems. Present study was
designed to study the impact of self-efficacy on 15 boys, students of the 5th
grade of a local school.
Hague’s (1990) Urdu Self-efficacy
scale was administered.
It was found
that students with high
self-efficacy obtained higher
scores on 50
mathematical problems test. Further, content analysis of
interviewees’ responses showed that students with high self-efficacy planned to
study complex subjects in future. A cross-cultural study is strongly
recommended in this issue that determines the students’ future.
Author: Alay Ahmad, Triantoro
Safaria
Journal Code: jppsikologiperkembangangg130001
