General and Academic Self-efficacy Perceptions of University Students Studying Graphic Design

This study aims to determine general and academic self-efficacy levels of university students studying graphic design in terms of variables such as gender, age, and education level of their parents. The sample group of the research consists of 158 students studying in the Department of Graphic Design in the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design in Inonu University, Gazi University and Necmettin Erbakan University during fall semester of 2017-2018 academic year. As data collection tools, a Personal Information Form, developed by the researcher, The Self-efficacy Scale, developed by Sherer et al., and Academic Self-efficacy Scale, developed by Jerusalem and Schwarzer were utilized. According to the findings obtained in the study, there is no statistically significant difference between gender and the perceptions of academic self-efficacy and general self-efficacy levels of male and female students participating in the research. There is no statistically significant difference between the age of students participating in the research and their levels of academic self-efficacy perceptions. However, there is a statistically significant difference between the levels of general self-efficacy perceptions and the age variable. Another finding is that there is no statistically significant difference between the academic self-efficacy and general self-efficacy perceptions of the students in the research in terms of the education levels of their parents. The academic self-efficacy and general self-efficacy perceptions of the students statistically differs in terms of the classes they study.The most significant finding in the research is that there is a significant relationship, moderately negative, between students’ levels of academic self-efficacy and their perceptions of general self-efficacy