The results are measured given that, “Not at all true” is given one point, “Hardly True” is given two points, “Reasonably True” is given three points and “Exactly True” is given four points.
The higher the overall score for each participant, the higher his or her self-efficacy is judged to be, therefore anything over 25 is said to be high self-efficacy, and anything below is said to below low self-efficacy.
Give details of sample.
Twenty students were chosen using an opportunity sample, the frame was Franklin 6th Form College, and the target was the 6th form students. There were eight males selected and twelve females, and their ages ranging from 16-19.
Outline the procedure used for collecting data.
The procedure followed for collecting this data was in a classroom environment as to keep it as natural as possible. Each of the students was given the sheet to fill in and asked to not to discuss their answers. There was no time limit given for this investigation. Once each participant had completed the questionnaire I collected the results from them, and added the total score at the bottom of the sheet.
Use this space for summary of your results.
The results show that the majority of 16-19 year olds hold a high self-efficacy, with the mean average being 30.3. The standard deviation of 5.6 demonstrates that the general trends of the results lie within the range of 24.7 and 35.9, where as the overall results are between the range 18 and 40.
With only three of the participants rating less than 25, this illustrates that no more than 15% of the twenty participants hold low self-efficacy.
State the conclusions, which you drew from your findings.
The aim of this activity was to find out student’s views on their own self-efficacy. From the results I found that young people who attend Franklin 6th Form College tend to hold very high self-efficacy. This would indicate strong self-esteem and optimism.
However, I feel as though these results are not overly accurate, as it is decidedly likely for there to be a high degree of social desirability, as all participants where aware of the fact that this was not a confidential study. In knowing this they are likely to have put answers, which they would like to be perceived as rather than how they truly feel.
