Growth mindset and english language learning efficacy among junior high school students at Sulu State College – Laboratory High School

Abstract

This study assessed the level of students’ growth mindset and English language learning efficacy of junior high school students at Sulu State College– Laboratory High School during the School Year 2022-2023 using descriptive-correlational study. With 100 samples taken through non-probability sampling method via purposive sampling, and with the use of weighted mean, standard deviation, t-test for independent samples, One-way ANOVA, and Pearson’s r, this study reveals the following findings: 1) Out of 100 student-respondents, mostly are female, within the range of 20 years old & below, whose parents have college level of education, whose parents’ monthly earning pegged at 10,000 & below, and grade level from 7 to 10 are equally represented. 2) On the average, students moderately believe that their own intelligence allows them to embrace and overcome difficulties in learning English language. 3) On the average, students have high ability and efficacy in learning English language through self-efficacy in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. 4) Generally, students’ demographic profiles in terms of Age, Average Monthly Family Income, and Grade Level do significantly mediate in ways how they assessed the Growth Mindset. 5) Generally, students’ demographic profiles do not significantly mediate in ways how they assessed English language learning efficacy. 6) The junior high school students at Sulu State College- Laboratory High School who assessed the level of Growth Mindset as Moderate Level are most probably the same group of junior high school students who assessed the English Language Learning efficacy with High Level, respectively. 7) This study seems to support Bandura’s (1986) Social Cognitive Framework which espouses that the triadic interaction between personal, behavioral and environmental factors is central to the social cognitive theory. Accordingly, human beings have cognitive abilities to self-organize, selfreflect, and self-regulate according to the changes in the environment and determine their own social destiny. In order to do so, people have to be proactive in their development and make things happen through their own efforts.