Relationship between the Perceived Academic Self-efficacy, Self-rating Achievement and Academic Achievement among Primary School Students

Gomaa Ahmed Abu El Soud, Safaa; Ahmed Kamel Farag, Nesma; Wageh Abozed, Hend

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2020.271429

Relationship between the Perceived Academic Self-efficacy, Self-rating Achievement and Academic Achievement among Primary School Students

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Egypt.

² Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

³ Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

10.21608/ejhc.2020.271429

Abstract

Background: The good academic achievement of the students' primary school is a crucial
requirement in every system of education and present as worthy of constant concern. Academic
self-efficacy means the students' judgments about own ability to successfully attain educational
goals. Aim: The current study aimed to explore the relationship between the perceived academic
self-efficacy, self-rating achievement and academic achievement among primary school students in
Mansoura city. Method: Descriptive cross-sectional design was utilized. The study subjects
comprised 764 students as randomized sample of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades from the four
randomly selected primary schools in Mansoura city. Tools: Structured Interview Questionnaire,
Academic Self-Efficacy Scale and List of Initial Required Studying Skills were used to collect data.
Results: A statistical significant variation was found in the studied students’ self-efficacy, self-rating
achievement and academic achievement total mean scores as p= (0.001,0.001and 0.04), respectively.
A positive correlation between the students' total mean scores of self-efficacy, self-rating
achievement and academic achievement was found, as r=(0.642 and 0.642), respectively, with a
statistical significant variation p (≤0.001 and ≤0.001) respectively. Conclusion: A statistical
significant difference is present in the studied students’ self-efficacy, self-rating achievement and
academic achievement total mean scores. A positive correlation between the students' total mean
scores of self-efficacy, self-rating achievement and academic achievement was found.
Recommendations: The study recommends conducting further research studies regarding the
primary school students’ self-rating achievement and academic achievement in Egypt.

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