RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-EFFICACY AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ABRAKA IN ETHIOPE EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE (GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Education is the process of developing the individual socially, morally, intellectually, physically, spiritually and emotionally. These changes can occur only through the acquisition of knowledge, skills, facts and belief to improve the performance of the individual.
Knowledge acquired through education is man’s greatest weapon and his greatest assets. Therefore the development of any nation available or assessable to its countries. Since there is no short-cut to success. In education; success is therefore the result of preparation, hardwork and learning from failure. In education, academic success means achieving the targets an individual set for his/herself, against the set standard for whatever task the individual engaged in.
According to (Bandura, 2002), academic success to the demonstration ability to perform, achieve and or excel in scholastic activities, it has been identified with achieving high grade and superior performance.
Albert (2000) see self-efficacy as the ability to the students “I care” or “I cannot “belief, self-efficacy reflect how confident students are when performing a specific task. Self-efficacy belief affect the behaviour of a student through how he/she feels, think motivates him/herself and also influence what activities student select, how much effort they put forth, how persistence they are in the face of difficulties of the goal they set.
In secondary school, self-efficacy is very important to students whose needs include time management, elimination of distractions, hard work, reflection, determination have a focus, honesty, note taking, internet, skills, coordinate communication and assigning a high priority to study.
