THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS AND ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENT TEST

This study investigated the relationship between self-efficacy perceptions and English achievement test. The study participants were 138 Iranian female students in two separate schools. Eighty-eight participants were third grade middle school students, and fifty participants were third grade high school students. The students’ perception of self-efficacy was measured through a thirty-four item questionnaire called Morgan and Jinks student efficacy scale (MJSES) which was translated into Persian. English achievement tests that were publicly administered throughout country simultaneously were also obtained from school authorities. The results of the study indicated the existence of a positive and significant relationship between middle school students’ self-efficacy and their English grades, and a positive and significant relationship between high school students’ self-efficacy and their English grades. The analysis also indicated that there is not a significant difference between middle and high school students with regard to the relationship between their self-efficacy and English grades.