A study on academic achievement in relation to self-efficacy among Class XII students studying vocational subjects

Abstract

Students career is a by product of many factors. One of the most important variables is student self-efficacy. Social cognitive psychologist emphasized on the concept of once believe in performing a task. It is operationally defined as one’s believe to perform a given task and is able to achieve the goal( Bandua,1982).Persons with high self-efficacy are able to plan effectively and successfully in completion of a task (Bandura 1983).Bandura ( 1994,p.71) defined,” self- efficacy as people’s belief about capabilities to produce designated levels of performance that exercise influence over events that effect their themselves and behave self- efficacy affects. Selection of courses and extra curricular activities as well (Bandura,1982; Zimmerman et.al;1992). A person who avoids complicated task ,unable to plan to achieve goals and believe in his/her capacities to attain the goals are present with low self-efficacy unable to perform their assignment (Bandura, 1982). person’s belief in their ability to complete a task or achieve a goal. It encompasses a person’s confidence in themselves to control their behavior, exert an influence over their environment, and stay and to select most motivated in the pursuit of their goal. People can have self-efficacy in different situations and domains, such as school, work, relationships, and other important areas. Course (Zimmerman et.al,1992)found that students with high self-efficacy able to complete a complex task. They believe that they can understand and solve a mathematic problem as compared to students with low self-efficacy (Schwarzer,1992 ; Zajacova, scott,Lynch &Espenshade,2005). The beliefs of self-efficacy upon the preference and choice, level of attempt, the anxiety experienced the difficulties and belief that the losing should bear an informative role for the recovery feedback or may act as a destructive factor(Bandra,1986),the people with weaker level of self-efficacy take the assignment harder then what they truly are which results in sickness, depression and a limited view on problems solving (Pajares,2002).