Students’ Perception of Their Self-Efficacy as a Mechanism to Sustained Positive Attitude in Practical Agriculture

作者: Jifin D. Tsojon , Graham A. Ehiemere , Fidelis H. Bonjoru

DOI: 10.5901/AJIS.2013.V2N10P137

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摘要: This research examines the interest and self-efficacy of students Colleges Agriculture Education both in Jalingo, Taraba state Nigeria. A sample size 186 agricultural was drawn from two institutions. The using proportionate stratified random sampling technique who had offered practical agriculture their previous levels study. instrument used to elicit data for study a questionnaire termed students’ (SISEQ). reliability coefficient instrument, Cronbach alpha, 0.91 obtained. Descriptive statistics mean standard deviation were obtained used. result revealed that showed strong positive practical. Furthermore, added efficacious recommends teachers should develop awareness enable them exclaim “I can do it”. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n10p137

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