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Relationship among High School Students’ Science Academic Hardiness, Conceptions of Learning Science and Science Learning Self-Efficacy in Singapore
- Source :
- International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 19:313-332
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.
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Abstract
- This study used three previously validated instruments, namely Science Academic Hardiness (SAH), Students’ Conceptions of Learning Science (COLS) and Science Learning Self-Efficacy (SLSE) on 431 Singaporean students. Using structural equation modeling, results showed that the SAH commitment dimension a positive predictor explaining both the reproductive (e.g. science learning as memorizing or testing) and constructivist (e.g. science learning as understanding or seeing in a new way) conceptions of science learning as well as all dimensions of students’ self-efficacy among high school students. It was also found that the SAH control dimension is a positive predictor for explaining the SLSE science communication dimension but is a negative predictor for explaining reproductive COLS. Finally, only students with constructivist COLS had significant associations with all SLSE dimensions. These findings suggest that students’ personal commitment to learning science is an important aspect to cultivate since it has the ability to predict conceptions of science learning and self-efficacy. Further, creating opportunities for students to be engaged in learning through constructivist ways—such as designing tasks to help students understand and see phenomena in new ways and occasions for students to apply their science knowledge to solve science problems—is likely to lead to positive self-efficacy in practical science work, science communication, and everyday applications of scientific knowledge. Additionally, students’ engagement in reproductive ways of learning science—such as memorization, testing, and calculating and practicing—could be reduced since these do not contribute to building students’ science learning self-efficacy.
- Subjects :
- Self-efficacy
Sociology of scientific knowledge
General Mathematics
05 social sciences
050301 education
Science education
Structural equation modeling
Memorization
Learning sciences
Education
Hardiness (psychological)
ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION
Mathematics education
Science communication
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Psychology
0503 education
050104 developmental & child psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15731774 and 15710068
- Volume :
- 19
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........f764f3fc7b0d9303e548732b9f2c4139
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-019-10040-1