Students' Self-efficacy and Other Psychological Factors on the Oral Presentation Skills in English - Sarmiento, Mylene C.; Alawi C. Canlas (Magalang, Pampanga : Pampanga State Agricultural University, 2023)
ABSTRACT Thesis Title: Students' Self-efficacy and Other Psychological Factors on the Oral Author: Adviser: Presentation Skills in English Mylene C. Sarmiento Dr. Alawi C. Canlas This study aimed to examine the students' self-efficacy in English language and their level of shyness, fear of making mistakes, lack of confidence and anxiety, and to determine whether these factors have a significant relationship with the students' oral presentations skills in English. The descriptive-inferential research design was employed in the study. A survey was conducted via Google forms to determine the students' self-efficacy and other psychological factors affecting themn. The oral presentation skills of the students were measured through the evaluation of their oral defense for their thesis proposals. The data were analyzed using means, subscales, and Pearson r. Findings revealed that more than half of the 39 students have medium self- efficacy in English language. They believe that taskS are more difficult than they are. Students obtained neutral level of fear of making mistake, and anxiety. The majority of students agreed that they exhibit shyness when speaking in English. The students have a tendency to feel awkward, worried, or tense in speaking using the English language. Most of the students are neutral, which means they fall somewhere in the middle of being afraid of making mistakes, lacking confidence, and being anxious when speaking English. Furthermore, in oral presentations using the English language, the students were competent wherein the presentation was generally clear and orderly. Lastly, there is no statistically significant relationship between self-efficacy and other psychological factors and oral presentation skills - that is, a student with low self-efficacy does not necessarily indicate low oral presentation skills, and one with high other psychological factors do not necessarily possess high oral presentation skills, and vice versa.