Influence of Self-Efficacy on Academic Achievement of Undergraduate Students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi

Abstract

This study examines the influence of self-efficacy on academic achievement of undergraduate students  of ATBU Bauchi. A survey design was adopted. One thousand two hundred (1200) undergraduate students of ATBU Bauchi participated in the study and were selected randomly from the six faculties and medical college of the university. A self-efficacy questionnaire adopted from previous studies relevant to the current research was used as an instrument for data collection while academic achievement of undergraduate students of ATBU Bauchi was measured using students’ CGPA. The study revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between self-efficacy and academic achievement of undergraduate students of ATBU Bauchi. The study further suggests that undergraduate students with high degree of self-efficacy are more likely to put more effort and perform better in their academic program. It is, therefore, recommended that, the school management, lecturers, and government, in general, should create an enabling environment for learning that will make undergraduate students of ATBU to develop academic self-efficacy. This might help in addressing the poor academic achievement of students in the university which results to students withdrawal from the university.