SELF-EFFICACY OF HIGH AND LOW ACHIEVERS IN MATHEMATICS OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

ABSTRACT

The present study was conducted to compare the self-efficacy of high and low achiever of achievement in mathematics of senior secondary school students. The sample of 300 senior secondary school students was taken from 3 districts of Punjab. Senior secondary school students was divided into two groups viz. high achievers and low achievers on the basis of achievement in mathematics which was taken as their marks in Mathematics in previous class and assessed their self-efficacy by using the hindi version of SelfEfficacy scale developed by Sud, Schwarzer and Jerusalem (1998). Result of the study revealed that the high achievers of mathematics had better self-efficacy as compared to low achievers of mathematics. The positive correlation between self-efficacy and achievement in mathematics of senior secondary school students was also found.