Self-efficacy and Anxiety of National Examination among High School Students

AbstractThis study aims to analyze correlation of self-efficacy and anxiety of National examination (Ujian Nasional) among high school students in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia. Participants of this study were 102 students of 12 grade at Lhokseumawe 3 High School (SMAN 3 Lhokseumawe). The study was conducted with a quantitative approach and performed in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia. Measurement of examination anxiety was done by using Examination Anxiety Scale which developed by Putri and Qudsyi (2014) which based on Bucklew's theory and students self-efficacy variable was measured using Morgan-Jinks Students Efficacy Scale (MJSES) which developed by Jinks and Morgan (1999). Cronbach's Alpha coefficient of each scales are 0.804 for Examination Anxiety Scale and 0.797 for Indonesian version of MJSES. Result of data analysis showed that there is significant negative correlation between self-efficacy and anxiety of National examination among students, with r=-0.200; p=0.022 (p