Gender, Self-Efficacy & Language Learning Strategies in Reading: How Two Factors of Individual Differences Work Along In Elf Male and Female Students
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 4
Abstract
The design of the study is ex post facto design. The objectives of the study are to: 1) investigate the difference of the influence of self-efficacy to learning strategy in reading to male and female students; 2) find out whether there is any correlation among self-efficacy, language learning strategy and achievement in reading; and 3) know the difference between male and female respondent related to their self-efficacy, language learning strategy and achievement in reading. The samples were 46 students (22 males and 24 females) in Darul Amal Vocational High School in Metro. Data were collected by giving 25 items questionnaire, in which 5 items were about self-efficacy (QESE) and 20 items were about language learning strategy in reading (LLSQ), and 20 items of test from National examination focused on functional text. Linear regression, Pearson correlation and independent group t-test were used for analyzing the data. The result shows that self-efficacy gives no influence to learning strategy in reading to both gender, but it seems that self-efficacy in female students give more influence to their learning strategy in reading than in male students. Based on significant value of each variable, it seems that self-efficacy somehow correlate with learning strategy although it is not in significant level. After all variables being compared, the result shows that there is no significant difference between male and female students related to their self-efficacy, learning strategy and achievement in reading. Although there is no significant difference between male and female related to all variables, it can be funderlined that more difference between male and female students can be found in their learning strategy in reading. It can be concluded that self-efficacy as psychological aspect in learning gives a little contribution to students’ learning strategy for increasing students’ achievement, but it gives more influence to students’ achievement directly. Therefore, an act from the teacher to build students’ self-efficacy is essential by considering some aspects in it.
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Ade Sukma Arum
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