Uncovering Malaysian secondary school students' academic hardiness in science, conceptions of learning science, and science learning self-efficacy: A structural equation Modelling Analysis
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2021
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.
Keywords
Conceptions, Hardiness, Science learning, Self-efficacy
Divisions
intern
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
Publication Title
Research in Science Education
Volume
51
Issue
SUPPL
Publisher
Springer
Publisher Location
VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS