Abstract:

Self-efficacy is considered as the belief and confidence of students towards their efforts for achieving success and high scholastic performance during their academic pursuits.The present study was undertaken to assess theself-efficacy and scholastic performance of the students pertaining tothe high schoolmale students in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The main objective of the study was to compare otheself-efficacy and scholastic performance of the students across various streams. A total of 5 out of the 17 Government Higher Secondary Schools for Boys located in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa covered the study population. The data was collected from 488 students with the help of a 19 items self-efficacy questionnaire. The data was analyzed applyingt-test by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS-17). The study results revealed a significant difference between self-efficacy and scholastic performances of the students across various streams. The study contributes significantly towards understanding the exact nature of relationship between the self –efficacy and scholastic performance.Recommendations have been made to enhance self-efficacy for students’ motivation and success in their career. Further, it has been suggested to arrange different type of activities like competitionprogram and expert lectures for awareness and boosting self-efficacy of students to enhance their performance.

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