Students with a low sense of self-efficacy attribute their poor performance to:

Traditionally it is felt that imparting knowledge or skill to students in the classroom setup will take care of their scholastic achievement which is measured by the marks scored by the students in examinations.

Key Points

• That is, the school emphasized the cognitive aspect only. But apart from cognitive factors, emotional, motivational and personality factors also influence the academic achievement of the learner and cause lack of ability in them.
• Lack of ability in learners may be due to the following reasons: ​
  • Low intelligence
  • Personality traits
  • Poor study habits
  • Personal problems
  • Inadequate preparation
  • Low self-efficacy belief
• Self-efficacy refers to student’s beliefs about their capabilities to solve a problem, reach a goal, deal with various situations that affect their lives.
• Students with a low sense of self-efficacy attribute their poor performance to lack of ability which is not always right.
• If a child is not able to do a particular task, the reason should not always be attributed to lack of ability, rather proper guidance and motivation are needed to realize self-efficacy.

Hence, it could be concluded that students with a low sense of self-efficacy attribute their poor performance to lack of ability.