Self-efficacy and its Relationship with the Academic Performance Among Senior High School Students in Emiliano Tria Tirona Memorial National High School S.Y 2018-2019

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Self-efficacy determines how an individual exhibit independence when facing obstacles. Self-efficacy, or confidence as it is commonly known, is one of the most enabling psychology models to have been adopted into positive psychology. Self-efficacy is the beliefs of someone's ability to achieve his or her to affect our lives. Building belief in one's capabilities increases the level of self-efficacy and influences what one is able to do. This increasing belief in own power to effect change is a catalyst for a range of new, healthy behavior patterns. There are limited studies regarding the relationship of self-efficacy to the academic performance of the students particularly in ETTMNHS.

METHODS

In order to determine the correlation between the self-efficacy and academic performance, the descriptive research made use of Self-efficacy in Academic Performance Scale to test if there is a correlation. The respondents are from Grade 11 and Grade 12 GAS Students at Emiliano Tria Tirona Memorial National High School, fifty-two (52) via Systematic Random Sampling Technique.

RESULTS

Result of the survey revealed that the respondents strongly displayed understanding the ideas & what was taught in academic subject, expecting to do well in the academic subject, and knowing that they were able to learn the material presented in academic subject. Moreover, the respondents displayed awareness when they can do an excellent job on the problem & task assigned in the academic subjects, thinking that they will receive a good grade in the academic subject, feeling confident when taking academic subject tests, sure that they were be able to do well in future academic course, satisfied with their average grade, afraid when their teacher calls them during class discussion, starting to be anxious whenever they got lower score in quizzes, feeling nervous when they were called and ask a question during class, starting to panic when they had no assignment to present, and afraid that the other students were laugh at them when they made a mistake during activity presentation.

DISCUSSIONS

Data analysis using Pearson R revealed that there is a positive correlation between self-efficacy and academic performance among the Senior High School students. This means that students who are more self-efficient were more likely to excel in their academics. This research implies to strengthen interventions on increasing the self-efficacy among the students to ensure success in the future.