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ACADEMIC CONFIDENCE, EFFORT AND ACHIEVEMENT OF SELECTED STUDENTS AT THE LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, LOS BAÑOS CAMPUS, LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA

Alberto d. Yazon, Karen Ang-Manaig, John frederick b. Tesoro


This study looked at the relationship between the academic confidence, academic effort and academic achievement of the University students at the Laguna State Polytechnic University, Los Baños Campus, during the Academic Year 2013-2014. Significant differences on the academic confidence, academic effort and academic achievement across age, gender, course and year level were also determined. One hundred eighty three (183) College students were randomly selected to be the sample of the study. The research instrument used in this study was the Academic Confidence and Academic Effort Scales by Liu and Wang (2005). The data were analyzed using frequency counts, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Chi-square test, and Pearson r. The result of the findings showed that there is a low positive correlation between students’ academic achievement and academic confidence. A moderate positive correlation was found between academic achievement and academic effort and academic confidence and academic effort. There is a significant difference on: academic confidence across ages; academic effort across age and course; and academic achievement across respondents’ age, sex, course and year level. The researchers conclude that someone with a high academic confidence and effort is expected to perform well academically or the other way around. Respondents’ sex, course and year level do not predict ones’ level of academic confidence. Students’ age and course predict ones’ level of academic effort. Students’ age, sex, course and year level are predictors of students’ academic achievement. It is therefore suggested that the Office of Students Affairs of the University need to offer academic confidence and effort enhancement programs to sustain students’ self-concept in general. These would allow the students to examine their thoughts, feelings and abilities as an individual and become more positive about themselves. Teachers should provide situations of success for all students; this will improve students’ sense of confidence, with all the benefits that could arise from such a case which might include perseverance to strive harder in their studies. Students should involve themselves to various activities that would further enhance their level of confidence. They should always go extra miles to acquire better academic achievement