The Effect Of Psychosocial Adjustment Self-efficacy And Admission Test Result On Academic Performance Of First Year Students In Adwa College Of Teacher Education

The objective of the study was to examine the effect of psychosocial adjustment, self-efficacy andrnadmission test result on academic performance of first year students in Adwa Teacher TrainingrnCollege. The coping methods of students were also examined. Two hundred forty first yearrnstudents (120 males and 120 females) were included in the study. The data were obtained usingrnself-administered instrument: self-efficacy and psychosocial adjustment scales and copingrninventory. The three measuring instruments were adapted from previous related studies.rnDescriptive statistics, multiple regression and t-test were used to analyze the data. Personal-rnemotional adjustment was found to be one of the major psychosocial problems. In relation torncoping strategy, emotion- focused method was the most frequently used one. The results showedrnthat male students have significantly higher mean score in psychosocial adjustment andrnadmission test result than females and female students have higher mean score in self-efficacyrnthan males. Psychosocial adjustment and self-efficacy predicted the academic performance ofrnthe students, while admission test result didn’t. The results have implications for instructionalrnpractice. Instructors, for example, can enhance the academic performance of their students viarndesigning relevant educational methods that may positively influence students’ behavior.rnFurther research is recommended on examining the effect of the variables included in thernpresent study and other variables like student socio-economic status, educational backgroundrnand institutional factors (opportunities and constraints)

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