The Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Self-Determination based on English as a Foreign Language Learners' Perceptions

Volume 12 Issue 4 February - April 2019

Research Paper

The Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Self-Determination based on English as a Foreign Language Learners' Perceptions

Senay Sezgin Nartgün * , Zehra Yildirim Kahraman**, Abdullah Coskun***

* Department of Educational Management, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey.

**-*** School of Foreign Languages, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey.

Nartgün, S. S., Kahraman, Z. Y., & Coskun, A. (2019). The Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Self-Determination based on English as a Foreign Language Learners' Perceptions. i-manager’s Journal on Educational Psychology, 12(4), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.12.4.15548

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine English as Foreign Language (EFL) students' perceived levels of self-efficacy and selfdetermination. The participants of the study were 378 university students studying in the English preparatory program of a state university in Turkey. As data collection instruments, two scales were utilized (i.e., Self-Efficacy Scale and Self- Determination Scale). The data were analyzed through Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) using the Arithmetic Mean, Mann-Whitney U, and Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient tests. It was found that the students' total self-efficacy and self-determination levels were average. Additionally, the data yielded the conclusion that there is a significant difference between the students' English academic achievement levels and their perceived self-efficacy levels in all four basic language skills. It is also concluded that there is a significant correlation between all dimensions of self-efficacy and those of self-determination scales. These findings were discussed in line with the relevant literature.