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

This 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<0.05). Based on this analysis, it can be concluded that there is a significant negative relationship between self-efficacy and anxiety ahead of the National Exam in high school students. It can be said that the higher self-efficacy owned by high school students, the less anxiety that felt before the National Examination. Based on the analysis performed, produced the value of R Square of 0.040. Based on this analysis, it can be concluded that the role of self-efficacy has reduced by 4 percent against anxiety that felt by high school students before the National Examination.