SELF EFFICACY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS OF GUJRAT UNIVERSITY, PAKISTAN

The current study was conducted to explore the relationship of self efficacy and the academic performance in terms of CGPA of the students of University of Gujrat. For this purpose an indigenous scale was designed on the basis of theoretical model of Bandura’s four sources of self efficacy (Mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, Verbal/social persuasion and Physiological and emotional states). The local scale was named as Academic Self Efficacy Scale (ASES). Initially 65 items were presented to expert for construct validity. The selected 40 items were administered in pilot study on 50 students to refine the scale. The statistical analysis showed good internal consistency (0.81) and 28 items confirmed the above mentioned model by loading on four factors. For field study a sample of 193 students was selected by using simple random sampling technique from 3rd semester of the faculties of Social and Basic Sciences. The data was analyzed by using SPSS 16.0 V. The findings indicated a significant positive relationship between Self Efficacy and academic performance of the students. Further the difference in the level of academic self efficacy with respect to gender was also shown by the results.