Studentsr Self-Efficacy on Biology Lesson of Senior High Schools in Bengkulu City, Indonesia
Year: 2018
Type: conference-paper
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Self-efficacy is the student's belief in the ability to perform necessary tasks or actions to achieve a particular outcome.Self-efficacy can influence students' feelings, ways of thinking, motivations, academic achievements, and social behaviors.The higher self-efficacy that students have, the higher the achievement and ability students may get.The purpose of this research was to know the self-efficacy of State Senior High School students in Bengkulu City, Indonesia toward Biology Lesson.Measurement of self-efficacy refers to 3 aspects, namely magnitude, strength, and generality.The method used was survey method.The samples of this research were 160 students of class X of academic year 2017/2018 taken from Public High School (SMAN) 1, Public High School (SMAN) 2, Public High School (SMAN) 4, Public High School (SMAN) 5 and Public High School (SMAN) 6.The results of the study showed that the average self-efficacy of students are 58.60 on magnitude aspect with the medium category, 56.85 in strength aspect with the medium category, and 48.70 in generality aspect with the low category.Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to improve the learning process especially by using models of learning that can improve students' self-efficacy in Biology Lessons.
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2889304331