SELFEFFI

CACYANDPERFORMANCEOFKWARASTATE

SECONDARYSCHOOLSTUDENTSI
NMATHEMATI
CS

By

MOHAMMED,Oloj
okuTaj
udeen
(
08/67QG024)

ANM.
EDPROJECTSUBMI
TTEDTOTHEDEPARTMENTOF

SOCI
ALSCI
ENCESEDUCATI
ON,
FACULTYOFEDUCATI
ON,

UNI
VERSI
TYOFI
LORI
N,NI
GERI
AINPARTI
ALFULFI
LLMENTOF

THEREQUI
REMENTFORTHEAWARDOFMASTER
SDEGREEI
N

EDUCATI
ONALPSYCHOLOGY

SEBEMBER,
2015

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 APPROVAL

Thi
sist
o cer
ti
fyt
hatt
hisr
esear
ch wor
k was car
ri
ed outby

MOHAMMED,
Oloj
okuTaj
udeenandhasbeenr
eadandappr
ovedasmeet
ing

par
toft
her
equi
rement
sfort
heawar
dofmast
er
sdegr
eei
nEducat
ional

Psy
chol
ogyi
nthe Depar
tmentofSoci
alSci
ences Educat
ion,Facul
tyof

Educat
ion,
Uni
ver
sit
yofI
lor
in.

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Dr.A.A.Ogunlade Dat
e
(
Super
visor
)

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Prof
.(Mr
s.)
A.
A.Jekayi
nfa Dat
e
(
HeadofDepar
tment
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Prof
.A.A.Adegoke
Date
(
Dean,
Facul
tyofEducat
ion)

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ExternalExaminer Dat
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DEDI
CATI
ON

Thi
swor
kisdedi
cat
edt
oAl
might
yAl
l
ahf
orHi
sut
mostf
avourupon

me,
from t
hebegi
nni
ngt
otheendoft
hepr
ogr
amme.

Al
so,i
tisdedi
cat
edt
omybel
ovedl
atebr
other
,Dr
.Sa
adSul
aiman

Ol
ojoku who wepl
anned t
hepr
ogr
ammet
oget
herbutcoul
d notl
i
vet
o

wi
tnesst
hecommencementofi
t,Mayhi
ssoul
resti
nper
fectpeace.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Al
lPr
aisesduet
oAl
might
yAl
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ah,t
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doft
heuni
ver
sef
orHi
s

i
nfi
nit
emer
cyuponmef
rom t
hebegi
nni
ngoft
hisst
udyt
otheend.Mayt
he

peaceofAl
l
ahbeupont
hesoulofournobl
ePr
ophetMuhammadandal
lhi
s

compani
onsandmayt
her
etur
nsofHi
speacebeuponev
erysoult
hat

cont
ri
but
edt
owar
dthesuccessoft
hest
udy
.

My pr
ofound gr
ati
tude goes t
o my ador
abl
e super
visor
,Dr
.A.
A

Ogunl
adef
orhi
sconst
antandconst
ruct
ivedr
il
li
ngt
owar
dthecompl
eti
onof

t
hest
udy
.Mayhecont
inuet
oexcel
inal
lhi
sendeav
our
s.

My speci
alappr
eci
ati
on al
so goes t
o my abl
elect
urer
sint
he

Depar
tmentofSoci
alSci
ences Educat
ion f
ort
hei
rwor
thyand v
aluabl
e

cont
ri
but
ionst
othi
sst
udy
,Pr
of.(
Mrs.
)A.
A.Jekay
inf
a(HeadofDepar
tment
),

Pr
of.C.
O.Dar
amol
a, Pr
of.O.
E.Abdul
l
ahi
,Pr
of.(
Mrs.
)F.
O.A Ol
asei
nde-

Wi
l
li
ams,Dr
.(Mr
s.)B.
O.Ol
awuy
i,Dr
.H.
O.Owol
abi
,Dr
.R.
W.Okunl
oye,Dr
.

(
Mrs.
)M.
O.Fagbemi
,Dr
.A.Yusuf
,Dr
.I.
O.O.Amal
i
,Dr
.H.
T.Yusuf
,Dr
.(Mr
s.)

M.Bel
l
o,Dr
.(Mr
s.)M.
ANuhu,
Dr.(
Mrs.
)I.
P.Okaf
or,
Mr.A.
OBal
ogun,
Mr.M.
I

Ji
moh,
Mrs.D.
SDar
amol
aOl
atunj
iandMr
s.E.
OUy
anme.

Mor
eso,Il
i
ket
oexpr
essmydeepestappr
eci
ati
ont
othef
oll
owi
ng
i
v
peopl
efort
hei
rimmeasur
abl
econt
ri
but
ionst
owar
dst
hesuccessoft
his

wor
k,Mr
.& Mr
s.Mahmud I
re Ol
ojoku,Mr
.Isi
aq Moy
osor
e,Mr
.Sa
ad

Abdul
razaq,Lat
e Dr
.Sa
ad Sul
eiman,Mr & Mr
s.Abdul
fahiI
re,Mr
s.

MohammedMar
yam,Mr&Mr
s.Muf
tahuI
re,Mr
.Muhi
deenAbdur
afi
u,my

ent
ir
efami
l
ymember
s,pr
ofessi
onalcol
l
eagues,f
ri
endsandal
lot
her
sthat

ar
etoonumer
oust
oment
ion.Mayt
hepeaceofAl
l
ah(
SWA)bewi
thev
ery

oneofy
ou.

Fi
nal
l
y,Iequal
l
yappr
eci
atet
hegest
uresoft
heschoolaut
hor
it
iesand

t
hest
udent
swhopar
tooki
nthest
udyf
ort
hei
rmaxi
mum co-
oper
ati
ongi
ven

t
omewhi
l
eont
hef
iel
d.Iequal
l
yappr
eci
atet
hel
eveloft
oler
ancegi
vent
o

me by t
he Kwar
a St
ate Mi
nist
ry of Educat
ion and Human Capi
tal

Dev
elopmentf
orav
ail
i
ngmet
heneededi
nfor
mat
ionaswel
last
heUni
ver
sit
y

ofI
lor
inf
orgi
vi
ngmet
heoppor
tuni
tyt
oupgr
ademyknowl
edge.Thanky
ou

andGodbl
essy
oual
l
.

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Ti
tl
e.
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Cer
ti
fi
cat
e.
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Dedi
cat
ion.
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Acknowl
edgment
s.
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Tabl
eofCont
ent
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Li
stofAppendi
ces.
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x

Li
stofFi
gur
e.
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Li
stofTabl
es.
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xi

Abst
ract
.
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CHAPTERONE:
INTRODUCTI
ON

Backgr
oundt
otheSt
udy
.
..
1

St
atementoft
hePr
obl
em.
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.
..
6

Pur
poseoft
heSt
udy
.
..
.
.9

Resear
chQuest
ions.
..
..
10

Resear
chHy
pot
heses.
..
11

Scopeoft
heSt
udy
.
..
11

Oper
ati
onal
Def
ini
ti
onofTer
ms.
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12

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Si
gni
fi
canceoft
heSt
udy
.
..
.13

CHAPTERTWO:
REVI
EW OFTHERELATEDLI
TERATURE

Soci
alCogni
ti
veTheor
y.
15

Def
ini
ti
onandDescr
ipt
ionofSel
f-
eff
icacy
.
.
.18

Sel
f-
eff
icacyandi
tsRel
atedConst
ruct
s.
..
..
25

Soci
alI
nfl
uenceonDev
elopmentofSel
f-
eff
icacy
30

Sel
f-
eff
icacyandGender
.
..
.
..
.
.37

ConceptofAcademi
cPer
for
mance.
..
.
41

Sel
f-
eff
icacyandAcademi
cPer
for
mance.
..
.
.
.43

Appr
aisal
oft
heLi
ter
atur
eRev
iewed.
..
.
.45

CHAPTERTHREE:
RESEARCHMETHODOLOGY

Resear
chDesi
gn.
.49

Popul
ati
on,
Sampl
eandSampl
i
ngTechni
ques.
.
.50

I
nst
rument
ati
on.
..
.52

Pr
ocedur
eforDat
aCol
l
ect
ion.
..
.
.55

Dat
aAnal
ysi
sTechni
ques.
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..
.55

CHAPTERFOUR:
DATAANALYSI
SANDRESULT

Descr
ipt
iveDat
a.
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..
.58

Hy
pot
hesesTest
ing.
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..
60

Summar
yoft
heFi
ndi
ngs.
..
.65

CHAPTERFI
VE:
DISCUSSI
ONS,
CONCLUSI
ONSANRECOMMENDATI
ONS
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Di
scussi
onoft
heFi
ndi
ngs66

Concl
usi
ons.
70

I
mpl
i
cat
ionsoft
heSt
udy
71

Li
mit
ati
onsoft
heSt
udy
.
72

Recommendat
ions.
.72

Suggest
ionf
orFur
therSt
udi
es.
..
73

Ref
erences.
.74

LI
STOFAPPENDI
CES

Appendi
xi.
.86

Appendi
xii
89

Appendi
xii
i
.
.
.90

Appendi
xiv
.
..
91

Appendi
xv.
92

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 LI
STOFFI
GURE

Fi
gur
e1:
FourSour
ceofI
nfor
mat
iont
hatPeopl
eBaseThei
r

Ef
fi
cacy
.
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STOFTABLES

Tabl
e Ti
tl
e

Page

1: Tr
endsofKwar
aSt
ateSt
udent
sAcademi
cPer
for
mancei
nJuni
or
Secondar
ySchool
Exami
nat
ion(
JSSCE)i
nMat
hemat
ics.
..
8
2: Fr
equencyDi
str
ibut
ionoft
heRespondent
sby
GenderandSchool
Type.
.58
3: Ov erall Academi
c Per
for
mance St
atus of t
he
Respondents.
...
59
4: Sel
f-
eff
icacySt
atusoft
heRespondent
s.
.
..
.59

5: (
Pear
sonr
)Rel
ati
onshi
pbet
weenSel
f-
eff
icacyand

Per
for
manceoft
heRespondent
s.
..
61
6: (
Pear
sonr
)Rel
ati
onshi
pbet
weenSel
f-
eff
icacyofMal
e
St
udent
sandt
hei
rPer
for
mance.
.
.61
7: (
Pear
sonr
)Rel
ati
onshi
pbet
weenSel
f-
eff
icacyoft
heFemal
e
St
udent
sandt
hei
rPer
for
mance.
..
63
8: (
Pear
sonr
)Rel
ati
onshi
pbet
weenSel
f-
eff
icacyofPubl
i
c
School
Student
sandt
hei
rPer
for
mance.
..
..
.64
9: (
Pear
sonr
)Rel
ati
onshi
pbet
weenSel
f-
eff
icacyofPr
ivat
e
School
Student
sandt
hei
rPer
for
mance.
.65

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 ABSTRACT
Self -
efficacyi st hest udent sj udgmentoft hei rcapaci tiest oor gani zeand
execut ecour sesofact i
onr equi redt oat tai ngoodper for mance.Ther efor e,
this st udywas car r
ied outt oi nv est i
gat et he r elati
onshi p bet ween sel f-
efficacyand per formance ofKwar a St at e secondar yschoolst udent si n
Mat hemat i
cs.I tal soi nv est igat edt her el ationshi pbet weensel f -
ef ficacyof
some moder ating v ar i
abl es l i
ke gender and school t ype and t hei r
per formancei nMat hemat ics.
Thecor relat ionr esear choft hesur v eyt ypewasadopt edf ort hest udy .
Twel ve secondar y school s wer e sel ect ed i nI lorin met ropol i
s ofKwar a
Stssat eusi ngSt ratif
iedRandom Sampl ingTechni que.600st udent swer e
select edacr oss12school ssampl edf ort hest udyusi ngSi mpl eRandom
Sampl ingTechni que.Mat hemat icsSel f-Ef ficacyScal e(MSES)cont aining24
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tems and a pr ofor ma desi gned by t he r esear cherwas used as t he
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nst rument sf orgat her i
ng dat a on t he st udent ssel f-efficacy and t hei r
per formance.Thei nstr umentwasv alidat edandI nternalConsi stencyMet hod
wasusedi nt her eliabilit
ypr ocedur ewhi chwasy ieldedaco- eff
icientof0. 69
throught heuseofPear sonPr oductMomentCor relati
on( PPMC) ,f ormul a.
Fivenul lhy pot heseswer egener atedandt est edi nt hest udyusi ngPPMCat
0.05, alphal ev elofsi gni f
icance.
Findi ngsoft hest udyi ndi cat edt hat95%oft hest udent swer et est ed
tohav ehi ghsel f-ef fi
cacywhi l
e5%r epor tedt ohav el owsel f-efficacy .Ital so
reveal edt hatt her eexi stasi gni ficantr elat ionshi pbet weensel f
-ef ficacyand
per formance. Thev ar i
abl eofgenderr ev ealedt hatt her ei sasi gni fi
cant
relationshi pbet weensel f-ef fi
cacyofmal est udent sandt hei rper for mance
whi let her ei sno si gni fi
cantr elati
onshi pbet weensel f-
ef ficacyoff emal e
student sandt hei rper formance.Thest udyal sor evealedt hatt her ei sno
signi f
icantr elat i
onshi pbet weensel f-efficacyofpubl i
cschoolst udent sand
theirper formance whi let her ei sa si gni ficantr elati
onshi p bet ween sel f-
efficacyofpr iv ateschool student sandt hei rper f ormance.
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nsummar y,t hest udyhasi mpl icat i
onsf orcur riculum desi gner s,
educat i
onalpsy chol ogi stsandt eacher satal llev els,schooladmi nist r
ator s,
par ents,pol i
cy maker s,r eligion l eader s,communi t
yl eader s and ot her
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relev
antst akeholder
sineducationtohar nessstr
ategi
esthroughwhicht he
studentsefficacycan be improved si
nce the vari
abl
e has posit
ive and
signi
ficantrelati
onshi
pwi t
ht hestudentsperf
ormance.Replicat
ionoft he
studyisexpect edinawiderscopethanthis.

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