Self Efficacy General Instructions

PLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROPERLY!

1. Float the survey instrument on the assigned respondents to your group (Pls see Sir E. Garcia).
2. Make sure that all responses should be answered as it will affect the final answer if there are
blanks. Double check it. Make sure that the respondents DO NOT COPY their answers from
each other as their answers are PERSONAL.
3. After collecting the survey instruments, identify the negatively stated statements.
4. The highlighted numbers are the negatively stated entries.
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When I make plans, I am certain I can make them work.
One of my problems is that I cannot get down to work when I
should.
If I cant do a job the first time, I keep trying until I can.
Hereditary plays the major role in determining ones personality.
It is difficult for me to make new friends.
When I set important goals for myself, I rarely achieve them.
I give up on things before completing them.
If I see someone I would like to meet, I go to that person instead
of waiting for him or her to come to me.
I avoid facing difficulties.
If something looks to complicated, I will not even bother to try it.
If I meet someone interesting who is hard to make friends with, Ill
soon stop trying to make friends with that person.
When I have something unpleasant to do, I stick with it until I
finish it.
When I decide to do something, I go right to work on it.
When trying to learn something new, I soon give up If I am not
initially successful.
When I am trying to become friends with someone who seems
uninterested at first, I dont give up easily.
When unexpected problems occur, I dont handle them well.
I avoid trying to learn new things when they look too difficult to
me.
Failure makes me try harder.
I do not handle myself well in social gatherings.
I feel insecure about my ability to do things.
I am a self-reliant person.
I have acquired my friends through my personal abilities at
making friends.
I give up easily.
I do not seem capable of dealing with most problems that come
up in my life.
I motivate myself to go on even when a task seems difficult.

5. Then recode your data via Microsoft excel with the following format. The Excel file was sent as
well on your group page. Make sure all headers/column title are less than 7 characters for easy
importing on SPSS.

6. On sheet one, encode all details of the survey form. One respondent, one row.

7. Encode the name then the age, year level, section as is.
8. For the gender, use dummy variable. For male respondents input the number 0. For female
respondents input the number 1.
9. For economic status, poor=1, middle= 2, rich= 3.
10. For awards for both elementary and high school, encode 1= with awards and 0= without awards.
11. For the response on the survey, encode A= 1, B= 2, C=3, D= 4 and E= 5.
12. After encoding all your data, copy sheet one and rename it as sheet number 2.

13. Now you are on sheet number 2. Highlight all the negatively stated numbers.
14. For the negatively stated entries such as numbers 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 etcchange the values of its
answers. For answers 5 make it 1, for 4 make it 2, for 3 retain it. For 2 make it 4 and for 1 change
it to 5.
15. After changing the values of the negative statements, now get the sum of all the responses. The
formula is shown at the upper left part of the excel sheet 2.

16. Now you already computed for the sum, copy column AH. Then paste it again on column AH but
values only. Use paste special values only.

17. After treating your data, now its time to import it to SPSS. Open your SPSS.

18. Choose sheet 2 then press continue.

19. The file should look this way with complete entries on it. Save your file first.

20. Now go to variable view. And complete the label.

21. Label the Gender under values column..

22. For economic status label it also.

23. For awards received both for elementary and high school.

24. Now you are ready to treat your data with different statistical tool based on the statement of the
problem.

25. After treating your data, analyze it and encode your manuscript. Good luck. The manuscript is to
be passed next week font 12, times new roman 1.5 spacing. 8 1/2 x 11 bond paper with complete
parts, similar to your investigatory project paper.
26. Support your results with online pdf references. Cite these references using the correct MLA or
APA format.

27. Deadline of self efficacy manuscript is on February 6, 2016.