Research Abstract No.61
  Effects of Self-Monitoring on Self-Efficacy affectiong
  Work Efficiency of Students in a Vocational Program
                                              by
                               Mr.Prateep Jinnge  

                   The purpose of this study was two-fold. first, it aimed to investigate the relationship of
perceived self-efficacy in working and work efficiency, second, to examine the effect of the
self-monitoring technique to increase perceived self-efficacy on work efficiency. The subjects consisted of
230 junior vocational students in That-Typing 1-2 of Rajamangkala Institue of Technology, second
semester of the 1995 academic year. The first period was a study of the relationship of variables and the
second period was an experimental study. So in the latter period, there were 20 volunteer subjects with a
lower mean score of self-efficacy and assigned work efficiency. Then they were divided into an
experimental and a control group with 10 students in each. The instruments used for collecting data were
a questionnaire concerning perceived self-efficacy in working and assigned work efficiency, and a work
efficacy scale for the first period, whereas a self-monitoring technique was used in the second period.
Data wereanalyzed by a Pearson-Product Moment Coefficient Correlation, ANCOVA and a t-test. 

                        Major findings were as follows : 
                        1. There was a significant positive correlation at .001 (r=0.5294) between perceived
self-efficacy in working and assigned work efficiency. 
                        2. There was a significant difference at .05 among perceived self-efficacy in working and
assigned work efficiency which were higher after the experiment than before. 
                        3. Students with the self-monitoring technique got a higher score than those of the control
group in perceived self-efficacy in working and assigned work efficiency at .05 level. 
  

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