Self-Efficacy and Learning Motivation of Students

Lanting  Peng; Cherry Mae Epacta; Mylene Bautista

Authors

Lanting Peng STI West Negros University, Bacolod City, Philippines Author https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8354-9948 (unauthenticated)
Dr. Cherry Mae P. Epacta Faculty, STI West Negros University, Bacolod City, Philippines Author https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7899-0806 (unauthenticated)
Mylene A. Bautista STI West Negros University, Bacolod City, Philippines Author https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6801-8215 (unauthenticated)

Keywords:

Self-Efficacy, Learning Motivation, cognitive self-efficacy, affective self-efficacy, behavioral self-efficacy

Abstract

The paper aimed to determine the level of self-efficacy and learning motivation of administration students in one of the schools in China during the school year 2022-2023. The study includes 125 administration students and used the descriptive, and comparative analytical schemes and data were subjected to SPSS with frequency count, percentage, mean, Mann-Whitney U test as the statistical tools. Findings revealed moderate level of students' self-efficacy in the areas of cognitive self-efficacy, affective self-efficacy, and behavioral self-efficacy. Likewise, students' level of learning motivation in the Intrinsic and Extrinsic areas was moderate. In addition, an important difference was revealed in students' self-efficacy in the area of Affective Self-efficacy when grouped and compared according to Major. Meanwhile, students' Level of learning motivation in intrinsic area showed significant differences when grouped and compared according to age. This call for lectures and seminars on specific topics to help students actively copes with academic difficulties, encourage participation in subject competitions and develop practical activities allowing students to use their knowledge to solve practical problems.

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