Uncovering Malaysian secondary school students' academic hardiness in science, conceptions of learning science, and science learning self-efficacy: A structural equation Modelling Analysis

Wong, Seng Yue and Liang, Jyh-Chong and Tsai, Chin-Chung (2021) Uncovering Malaysian secondary school students' academic hardiness in science, conceptions of learning science, and science learning self-efficacy: A structural equation Modelling Analysis. Research in Science Education, 51 (SUPPL). pp. 537-564. ISSN 0157-244X, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-019-09908-7.

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to explore the relationships between academic hardiness in science, conceptions of learning science, and science learning self-efficacy among Malaysian middle school students. The respondents were 320 eighth-grade students from two selected Malaysian middle schools. Three questionnaires were used for this survey: Academic Hardiness in Science (AHS) regarding ``commitment,'' Conceptions of Learning Science (COLS), including ``memorizing,'' ``calculating and practicing,'' and ``understanding and seeing in a new way,'' and Science Learning Self-Efficacy (SLSE), consisting of ``cognition,'' ``practical work,'' ``everyday application,'' and ``science communication.'' These three questionnaires were validated and found to be reliable for measuring students' AHS, COLS, and SLSE. Pearson's correlation findings indicated that AHS was significantly and positively correlated to all the factors in COLS and SLSE, and all the factors in COLS were significantly and positively correlated to all the factors in SLSE. The relationships among AHS, COLS, and SLSE were then identified by the structural equation model technique. Students with a high commitment to learning science, and who perceived learning science as understanding and seeing in a new way are prone to have confidence at all levels of science learning self-efficacy.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST106-2511-S-003-059-MY3), "Institute for Research Excellence in Learning Sciences" of National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) from The Featured Areas Research Center Program within Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan
Uncontrolled Keywords: Conceptions; Hardiness; Science learning; Self-efficacy
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions: Centre for Internship & Academic Enrichment (CITRA)
Depositing User: Ms Zaharah Ramly
Date Deposited: 09 Jun 2022 03:36
Last Modified: 09 Jun 2022 03:36
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/27243

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