Correlation Efficacy Self Academic with Readiness Psychological Student in Face Exam End of Semester

Yoel Octobe Purba (Program Studi Pendidikan Matematika, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas HKBP Nommensen Pematangsiantar, Indonesia)
Dwi Septiwiharti (Program Studi PPKn, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Tadulako, Indonesia)
Edi Saputra Pradana Rumahorbo (Fakultas Teknik Informatika, Universitss Methodist Indonesia, Indonesia)
Ezio Marra (Professor of Urban Sociology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)

Journal of Social and Society (JOSS)
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): Journal of Social and Society (JOSS)

This research is based on the historical-background of students' condition in lack of preparation of facing exams which is influenced by self-efficacy. This study objective is to describe self-efficacy and the students' preparation in encountering exams, also examine whether there is a relationship among self-efficacy students' readiness to face the examination. The research used descriptive-correlational with 221 samples using stratified random sampling techniques. The findings of this study showed condition of self-efficacy in moderate category, condition of the students' preparation in encountering exams in moderate category, and a significant correlation between self-efficacy and students' readiness for encounter exams. The implications of the study are expected for School Counselors to provide guidance and counseling services that are improving and developing self-efficacy and readiness of students in facing the exams.