Self- Efficacy Assessment to Predict GPA Grade Scores of Students

Abstract

This pilot study was to investigate self-efficacy of students' scores to predict GPA grade passing and failing performance before sitting for exams. The data was collected from 60 students (39 males, 21 females) from Sports Science degree undergraduates. Self-efficacy scale was developed to particularly measure GPA grades scores and to predict passing and failing scores performance of the students. The independent t-test indicated that no significant differences were seen in self-efficacy between males and females students. Pearson correlation showed a significant relationship where passing scores were higher than the failing scores. It was recommended that sports counseling students are interested in all subjects whether it involves physical or theoretical based course program. The same issues may be addressed in future research, but with improved measures such as a comparison between core and elective course programs.

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“…A grade-point self-efficacy scale was adapted from a self-efficacy GPA grade developed by Mazlan and Hajar (2016). This scale allows measurements to be task-specific and hierarchically arranged in order to represent increasing levels of complexity (Bandura, 2006;Feltz et al, 2008;Mazlan and Hajar, 2016;Mazlan et al, 2017). For the purpose of this study, the students needed to complete the survey (online) immediately after completing the syllabus.…”

“…Nevertheless, students have limited knowledge of their capability to succeed in a specific subject and therefore, having a personal achievement of a GPA grade or score for a particular subject is important for self-motivation. This notion necessitates further attention (Mazlan and Hajar, 2016).…”

“…">INTRODUCTIONAcademic life is challenging to students (Khan, 2013) because they perceive the university as the final institution prior to their work life and therefore strive to obtain good results in their tertiary education. This research aims to identify the important factors related to students' psychological and academic performance (Bandura, 1997;Mazlan and Hajar, 2016). According to Heslin and Klehe (2006) a student's self-confidence refers to how confidently he or she accepts and reacts to most situations.…”

“…The literature attests that several studies have been conducted on self-efficacy and academic performances (GPA grade) in Malaysia and elsewhere. In one recent study, Mazlan and Hajar (2016) investigated a group of students' predicted grade point scores of a specific subject before sitting for final exams using data collected from a sports counseling course taken by the students of Universiti Teknologi Mara in Seremban, Malaysia. The results showed no significant difference between the male and female students in self-efficacy scores.…”

“…However, a positive relationship was noted between the passing scores and the failing scores among the students; the passing scores were higher than the failing scores. In the study, Mazlan and Hajar (2016) also developed a self-efficacy scale following the lack of a scale that focuses on grade point scores. Using a hierarchical design scale recommended by Bandura (2006) and Feltz et al (2008) Mazlan and Hajar then recorded a Cronbach's alpha value of .73, a score considered acceptable (Pallant, 2013).…”