THE EFFECT OF SELF-EFFICACY ON READINESS TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EDUCATIONAL INTERNSHIP IN ECONOMIC EDUCATION STUDENTS OF JENDERAL SOEDIRMAN UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of self-efficacy on the readiness to participate in educational 
internships for students of Economics Education at Jenderal Soedirman University. This research was 
conducted in the 2025/2026 academic year at Jenderal Soedirman University. This research is a 
quantitative descriptive research with a survey method. The population in this study is students of the 
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 batches at the Economics Education of Jenderal Soedirman 
University which totals 156 students so that the research sampling technique uses simple random 
sampling. The source of data for this research was obtained from a research questionnaire, database 
active student advocacy of Economic Education, PDDikti, as well as published scientific articles or 
journals. The research questionnaire was presented in the form of a closed questionnaire using a Likert 
scale. The data analysis techniques used in this study are research instrument tests, classical 
assumption tests, and hypothesis tests. The research questionnaire data was transformed into interval 
data using Method of Successive Intervals (MSI) assisted Microsoft Excel, and data analysis using the 
SPSS version 25 program. The results of the study can be concluded that: there is a positive and 
significant influence self-efficacy on the readiness to participate in educational internships for students 
of Economics Education at Jenderal Soedirman University. The implications of this study are self
efficacy play an important role in improving the readiness of educational internships for Economics 
Education students at Jenderal Soedirman University for their teaching practices. Therefore, it is 
crucial to develop these three areas effectively through learning processes, teaching practices, and 
academic support that contribute to the overall readiness of students.