Academic Self Efficacy as a Predictor of Chemistry Achievement among Senior Secondary School Students in Anambra State

The study focused on academic self efficacy as a predictor of chemistry achievement among senior secondary school students. The design adopted for the study was correlational survey. The population of the study was 8, 901 senior secondary school year two SS2 students offering chemistry in Anambra state. The sample for the study was 400 students obtained using random sampling. The instruments for data collection were Chemistry Self efficacy Scale CSES adopted from Nwanze 2021 . The instruments were administered via google forum with the aid of four research assistants. Data obtained from the study was analyzed using simple and multiple linear regressions. The findings of the study showed that academic self efficacy is significant predictor of achievement in chemistry, accounting for 12 and 12 of variance in achievement respectively. Self efficacy dimensions also significantly co predicted achievement in chemistry. It was therefore recommended that chemistry teachers along with the school counselors should embed in their instructional process, examples and encouraging stories of men and women who thrive in the area of chemistry. Enekwechi, Emelda Ego "Academic Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of Chemistry Achievement among Senior Secondary School Students in Anambra State" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-4 , June 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd50325.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/50325/academic-selfefficacy-as-a-predictor-of-chemistry-achievement-among-senior-secondary-school-students-in-anambra-state/enekwechi-emelda-ego