SELF-EFFICACY OF THE SECONDARY STUDENTS IN REGARD TO THEIR TYPE OF SCHOOL AND GENDER

Abstract

Self-efficacy refers to an individual's beliefs about their capability to effectively manage the situations that affect their lives. Efficacy beliefs assist individuals in evaluating their ability to apply effort, persevere through obstacles and hurdles, and exhibit resilience when confronted with unfavourable circumstances. The present study investigates the self-efficacy among the secondary students. The objectives of this study is to investigate the level of self-efficacy among secondary students and to compare the self-efficacy in terms of their type of school i.e. government and private and gender i.e. male and female Descriptive survey method was used in the study. The sample of the study comprised of 196 secondary students and random sampling technique was used. For collection of data Self-Efficacy Scale developed by Arun Kumar Singh and Shruti Narain (2013) was used.  Both descriptive analysis and graphical representation will be used to analyse the data.