GAMBARAN SELF-EFFICACY PADA MAHASISWA BIMBINGAN KONSELING ANGKATAN 2023 UNIVERSITAS JAMBI

Abstract

This study aims to describe the level of self-efficacy among students of the Guidance and Counseling Study Program, class of 2023, at Universitas Jambi, viewed from three dimensions proposed by Bandura, namely magnitude, strength, and generality. A descriptive quantitative method was used with a sample of 52 students calculated through Slovin's formula from a population of 110 active students. Data were collected using a self-efficacy questionnaire consisting of 14 items rated on a four-point Likert scale, developed from Bandura's (1997) three-dimensional framework. All 14 items were declared valid through corrected item-total correlation, with a Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.877. Data were analyzed descriptively through mean, median, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage, then categorized into high, medium, and low levels based on the mean and standard deviation norm. Results showed that the average total score was 44.73 out of a theoretical maximum of 70, with 65.4 percent of students in the medium category, while high and low categories each accounted for 17.3 percent. At the item level, students showed the strongest belief in completing difficult academic tasks through effort, while the weakest belief was found in adapting to changing lecturing methods and persisting through complex group assignments. These findings indicate that most students already hold a fairly adequate level of confidence in their academic abilities, but this confidence is not yet fully strong or consistent when facing more complex and unfamiliar academic demands. Guidance and counseling services are recommended to strengthen students' generality dimension of self-efficacy through structured mastery experiences and positive verbal persuasion.