doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2018.8.10.1135
The Relationship between Self-regulation, Self-efficacy, Test Anxiety and Motivation
Shakirat Abimbola Adesola
,
Yongmin Li
Abstract
The objective of this research was to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy, self-regulation, test anxiety and motivation as well as the relationship between test anxiety and academic performance. Twenty-four students of Computer Science in year two of their studies were examined in this study. Self-efficacy was found to be highly correlated with cognitive strategy use and self-regulation indicating that students who report high in self-regulation also applied cognitive strategy and self-efficacy in achieving their goals. The results also revealed that students that report high in self-regulation are more likely to report high in cognitive strategy use. Furthermore, the result of the study revealed that there is high correlation between test anxiety and academic outcomes.
Keywords
- Self-regulation
- self-efficacy
- test anxiety and motivation
How to Cite
Shakirat Abimbola Adesola and Yongmin Li, "The Relationship between Self-regulation, Self-efficacy, Test Anxiety and Motivation," International Journal of Information and Education Technology, vol. 8, no. 10, pp. 759-763, 2018. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2018.8.10.1135
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Copyright © 2018 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).