CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION                                                                                               1

1.1       Background to the Study                                                                                           1

1.2       Statement of the Problem                                                                                           4

1.3       Objectives of the Study                                                                                              4

1.4       Research Questions                                                                                                     5

1.5       Hypothesis                                                                                                                  5

1.6       Significance of the Study                                                                                           5

1.7       Scope of the Study                                                                                                     6

1.8       Operational Definition of Terms                                                                                 6

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW                                                                                    7

2.1       Theoretical Framework                                                                                               7

2.2       Theoretical Review                                                                                                     8

2.2.1    Concept of Academic Self Efficacy                                                                           8

2.2.2    Sources of Self-Efficacy                                                                                             12

2.2.3    Gender Identity                                                                                                          13

2.2.4    Measuring Gender Identity                                                                                        14

2.3       Empirical Review                                                                                                        15

2.4       Appraisal of Literature                                                                                                18

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY                                                                  19

3.1       Research Design                                                                                             19

3.2       Population                                                                                                       19

3.3       Sample and Sampling Techniques                                                                  19

3.4       Instrumentation                                                                                               19

3.5       Procedure for Data Collection                                                                        21

3.6       Method(s) of Data Analysis                                                                           21

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION                                                           22

4.1       Demographic Distribution of Respondents                                                    22

4.2       Analysis of Research Questions                                                                     23

4.3       Summary of Findings                                                                                     26

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS           28

5.1       Discussion of Finding                                                                                     28

5.2       Conclusion                                                                                                      29

5.3       Recommendations                                                                                          29

References                                                                                                                  30

Appendix                                                                                                                    35

The main objective of this study was to examine the influence of gender identity on academic self efficiency of primary 5 pupils. It specifically examined the level of general academic self-efficacy possessed by primary 5 pupils; examined the different level of general academic self-efficacy between male and female primary 5 pupils; examined the influence of gender identity on academic self-efficacy of primary 5 pupil and investigated the correlations between level of general self-efficacy and gender of primary 5 pupil.

Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised of the entire primary 5 pupils in Ijebu North Local Government Area, Ogun State. Simple random sampling techniques was adopted to twenty (20) primary 5 pupils from each of the ten primary schools. The instruments used were Children’s Self Efficacy Scale and Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire for Adolescents and Adults. Data generated from the participant were analysed using descriptive statistics such simple percentage for analysis of the demographic information and Pearson Moment Correlation Coefficient to test the correlation between the variables; multiple regression to test the influence of gender identity on academic self efficacy and T-Test to analyse the difference in male and female general academic self efficacy level.

Findings from the study showed that there was significant influence of gender identity on academic self-efficacy of primary 5 pupils (R=0.585; R2= 0.301; F=68.628 which is significant at 0.05, P<0.05) and there was significant difference in the level of general academic self-efficacy between male and female primary 5 pupil. it can be concluded that the primary 5 pupils selected for this study had a low general academic-self efficacy and there was  correlation between the level of general self-efficacy and gender of primary 5 pupils.

Among other recommendations is since the general academic self-efficacy of the pupils is low, teachers and parents should endeavour to encourage their children to improve on their academic and instill academic discipline in them. This will go a long way in increasing their academic self-efficacy.