Academic Performance and Self-Efficacy of Filipino Science High School Students on Mathematics and English Subjects

Abstract

Primarily, the study was conducted to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and academic performances on Math and English subject of science high school students. The objectives are (a) to find what level of self-efficacy do High school students have and (b) to explore if there is gender difference among high school students in terms of their self-efficacy and academic performance. The data are gathered using survey type questionnaire which is composed of two domains, English efficacy and Math efficacy to find if there is significant relationship between academic performance and their self-efficacy. Data was analyzed using mean and test of difference (t-test). Result showed that students’ performance on Math subject posed a high significant relationship with their self-efficacy beliefs with statistical interpretation as positive substantial relationship (p=.615**, a=.000). On the other hand, students registered a significant relationship and a moderate relationship (p=.401*; a=.015) on their self-efficacy and academic performance on English subject. The researcher also found out that Filipino science high school students possess a high level of self-efficacy. Moreover the researcher found that there are no significant gender differences. On High School students Mean grade in English, result showed that there are no significant difference on male and female performances. On the other hand, outcome of the analysis illustrated that there is significant difference in terms of the student performance on Math subject.Result on self-efficacy in both domain showed that there is no significant difference on male and female perceived efficacy.In general, result of the study implied that self-efficacy belief increases the likelihood of better performance of science high students on both English and Math subjects.Furthermore as an implication, teachers and parents must also help students enhance their self-efficacy belief and not only the knowledge generated on the theoretical and practical applications of Math and English subjects. Result also implied Self-efficacy as a good predictor of Academic performance on English and Math subjects.