Self-Confidence and Goal Orientation Among Entrance Achievers and Dropouts

Abstract

The present study was conducted to examine the relationship and mean difference on self-confidence and goal orientation among entrance achievers and dropouts.  This study will be conducted through the participants of 120 students studying in various colleges in Kollam & Thiruvananthapuram districts who will be administrated by psychological measures like self-confidence scale (Manikandan K,2015) and goal orientation scale (Button, Mathieu & Zajac, 1996). Stratified random sampling method will be employed to select samples. The statistical tools like, Correlation and t-test were used. The data collected were analysed with the help of SPSS. The results showed that there was a relationship between self-confidence and goal orientation.