Arts Students Show Higher Academic Self-Efficacy Than Science Students: A High School Study

A study revealed significant differences in the self-efficacy levels of high school students in the Arts and Sciences subgroup. The results showed that arts students had higher levels of academic self-efficacy than science students both overall and in sub-dimensions. Additionally, the standard deviations of all dimensions were larger for arts students, indicating a wider range of self-efficacy levels among this group. The data for arts students were also more discrete, suggesting that their self-efficacy levels varied more widely compared to science students.