Rooyesh-e- Ravanshenasi Journal(RRJ)

This research aimed to consider the relationship between responsibility with academic self-efficacy in the sixth elementary grade boys and girls students.The research method is descriptive-correlation. The study population consisted of all students of Shahindezh city school in the academic year 93-94. Research’s statistical sample includes 234 patients sixth elementary grade students, were chosen by classified sampling. Of these number were 122 patients (18/52%) girl and 112 patients (81/47%) boy. For the measuring the academic self-efficacy belief and the students responsibility in order researcher used students responsibility questionnaire and children academic self- efficacy questionnaire (SEQ-C). Data collected by using of Pearson correlation coefficient, simple regression and two independent samples t-test statistical methods were analyzed. According to “Pearson correlation coefficient“, there is a positive and meaningful relation between the responsibility and academic self- efficacy(r=0/647,p=0/001).  This means that whatever The sense of students responsibility is the most the academic self- efficacy also increased. Independent t-test results showed that in terms of responsibility (p=0.047) and academic self- efficacy ((p=0.001)),there is a significant difference between girls and boys students. Mean Girls more than boys in both variables. The Students responsibility is directly related with their academic self-efficacy. Students who have a high sense of responsibility have a good belief about their academic self-efficacy.