Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Achievement Goal Orientation among Secondary School Students.

Abstract

This present study is designed to examine the correlation between self-efficacy and achievement goal orientation on demographic variables as gender, age, mode of instruction, medium of school. Motivational researchers have recognized two noteworthy goal orientations. A sample of 100 school students (equal number of male and female) selected on a convenience sampling basis from Visakhapatnam participated in the present study. Measures of achievement goal orientation and self-efficacy scales were administered to all of them. Data were analyzed using t-test and correlation. Results revealed that English medium secondary students had higher achievement goal orientation, mastery goal orientation, and performance approach than the Telugu medium students. It was also found that performance-avoidance was low in English medium students compared with Telugu medium. It is concluded that Telugu medium students have high-performance avoidance than English medium students.