Original scientific paper

Self-efficacy and achievement goals as predictors of high-school students' academic performance

Morana Koludrović orcid.org/0000-0003-4099-8330 ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Splitu, Split, Croatia
Andreja Bubić ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Splitu, Split, Croatia
Ina Reić Ercegovac ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Splitu, Split, Croatia

Abstract

It has long been recognized that students’ school performance is determined not only by their cognitive abilities, but even more importantly by their motivation, achievement goals and perceived self-efficacy. The present study explored the relationship between academic self-efficacy, school achievement and four achievement goals of high-school students. The obtained results indicated a significant effect of age on students’ grade point average as well as significant effects of gender on students’ performance in the Croatian language, their grade point average, self-efficacy and three achievement goals (mastery, performance and social relations). Furthermore, the obtained results indicated a high correlation between self-efficacy and mastery goal orientation, while self-efficacy was once again identified as the most important predictor of school performance in all researched areas.

Keywords

academic self-efficacy; achievement goals; motivation; school achievement

Hrčak ID:

136119

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/136119

Publication date:

11.3.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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