Academic self-efficacy with some variables among middle school students (A field study)
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The research aims to identify the level of academic self-efficacy among middle school students Statistically significant differences in academic self-efficacy according to gender variables (Male - Female) Specialization (Scientific, Humanitarian). In order to achieve the objectives of the research, the researchers build scale Academic self-efficacy scale. It is consisted of five areas (academic ambition, self-confidence, challenging tasks, school adaptation, self-regulation) and virtual honesty was used. It is presented to the experts, as well as the extraction of discrimination, the relationship of the paragraph with the total score of the scale, and the relationship of each paragraph with the field to which it belongs. The stability is extracted by re-testing, the reliability coefficient was (85), and after the stability was extracted After extracting stability, honesty and discrimination, the researchers applied it On a sample, it amounted to (300) male and female students from the preparatory stage. After collecting the information, the appropriate statistical methods were used, including the t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and analysis of discernment. The researchers reached the following results:
1- The members of the research sample have a good level of academic self-efficacy.
2- There are differences in academic self-efficacy in some areas of academic self-efficacy, according to the gender variable and in favor of (males).
3- There are differences in academic self-efficacy in some areas of academic self-efficacy, according to the academic specialization variable, and in favor of (scientific).
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