Differences in Student Self-Efficacy by Gender

Nur Anisah Jamil

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ABSTRACT: Learning achievement cannot be separated from learning itself, because learning is a process; while learning achievement is the result of the learning process. In practical education, during the learning process, many students are not confidence that they can do the task well or get good grades in each lesson, even it is believed before they do the task. Individuals who have low self-efficacy will make the individual doubt, divert, and slow in making decisions, experience difficulties and obstacles in the work process, lack of optimizing and negative understanding that hinders personal development, even to the level of anxiety that inhibits the learning process. This study aims to determine differences in self-efficacy based on the sex of students in SMAIT (Sekolah Menengah Atas Islam Terpadu or Integrated Islamic Senior High School) Miftahul Khoir in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. This study uses a quantitative approaches with Independent Sample T Test. The source of this research data is primary data. Data collection of this study uses a questionnaire. The sample of this study was SMAIT Miftahul Khoir students in Bandung, in the 2016/2017 school year, totaling 48 students. The results of this study found that overall these findings indicate that there is a difference in self-efficacy both from the dimensions of magnitude, strength, and generality of students between male and female students in SMAIT Miftahul Khoir. The findings of this study show that male adolescent self-efficacy is higher than female adolescents. Students can maximize their confidence through evaluation every daily test or every semester test, so as to achieve better learning achievement.

KEY WORDS: Self-Efficacy; Magnitude; Strength; Generality; Gender.

About the Author: Nur Anisah Jamil, S.Kom.I. is a Student of Educational Psychology at the Graduate School UPI (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia or Indonesia University of Education), Jalan Dr. Setiabudhi No.229 Bandung 40154, West Java, Indonesia. For academic interests, the author is able to be contacted via e-mail at: nuranisahj17@gmail.com

Suggested Citation: Jamil, Nur Anisah. (2018). “Differences in Student Self-Efficacy by Gender” in EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies, Volume 11(1), August, pp.17-28. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press owned by ASPENSI with ISSN 1979-7877 (print) and ISSN 2621-587X (online).

Article Timeline: Accepted (May 20, 2018); Revised (June 1, 2018); and Published (August 30, 2018).


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Self-Efficacy; Magnitude; Strength; Generality; Gender

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