The Correlation between General Self-Confidence and Academic Achievement in the Oral Presentation Course
Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The study was particularly aimed at investigating the correlation between general self-confidence and academic achievement in the oral presentation course.Participants were 53 undergraduate female English majors, from Taibah University.Data was collected through a General Self-Confidence Questionnaire (GSCQ) and final evaluation grades in the Oral Presentation course.SPSS was used for analyzing data.The results revealed a positive, significant correlation between general self-confidence and academic achievement.Those who scored high in GSCQ also had high scores in the oral achievement test.Language instructors were recommended to enhance building up their students' self-confidence in order to develop their oral performance achievement.
Author: Safaa Mohammad Al-Hebaish
Institution: Taibah University
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1968397062