RELATIONSHIP OF ACADEMIC SELF-MANAGEMENT AND ACADEMIC ANXIETY TOWARDS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF FIRST YEAR STUDENTS IN INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI BANDUNG

• Main Author: Afifah, Rika
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/57035
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The Ministry of TPB Character Development of student cabinet ITB revealed that firstyear students at Institut Teknologi Bandung are easily feel anxious and dislike the situations that increasing anxiety. Prior researches revealed that anxiety in the academic condition is related to academic self -management, and academic anxiety also negatively affected academic achievement. This study aims to find the relationship of academic self -management and academic anxiety on academic achievement in first-year students at Institut Teknologi Bandung with quantitative methods on 111 samples of the first-year students. The results of the regression analysis showed that academic self -management and academic anxiety contributed 21.4% of students' academic achievement as measured by the Grade Point Average (GPA). Academic anxiety has a significant negative relationship to academic achievement, moreover, this study also found a significant difference in academic anxiety between students with low, moderate, and high academic achievement. Students with higher academic achievement have lower academic anxiety and vice versa. In first-year students at Institut Teknologi Bandung, the highest component of academic anxiety is the patterns of anxiety-engendering mental activity which indicates low student confidence and self-esteem. The findings of this research can be the basis for PeKa TPB Ministry of KM ITB in designing the character development program for the first-year students.