A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Singaporean and Taiwanese Eighth Graders' Science Learning Self-Efficacy from a Multi-Dimensional Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Lin, Tzung-Jin; Tan, Aik Ling; Tsai, Chin-Chung
Titel	A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Singaporean and Taiwanese Eighth Graders' Science Learning Self-Efficacy from a Multi-Dimensional Perspective
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 35 (2013) 7, S.1083-1109 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
DOI	10.1080/09500693.2013.776193
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Self Efficacy; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Differences; Grade 8; Science Education; Student Attitudes; Learning Processes; Comparative Analysis; Gender Differences; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Multivariate Analysis; Junior High School Students; Secondary School Students; Cognitive Ability; Science Process Skills; Science Achievement; Factor Structure; Singapore; Taiwan; Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire; Program for International Student Assessment; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kultureller Unterschied; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Schülerverhalten; Learning process; Lernprozess; Geschlechterkonflikt; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Multivariate Analyse; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Sekundarschüler; Denkfähigkeit; Faktorenstruktur; Singapur
Abstract	Due to the scarcity of cross-cultural comparative studies in exploring students' self-efficacy in science learning, this study attempted to develop a multi-dimensional science learning self-efficacy (SLSE) instrument to measure 316 Singaporean and 303 Taiwanese eighth graders' SLSE and further to examine the differences between the two student groups. Moreover, within-culture comparisons were made in terms of gender. The results showed that, first, the SLSE instrument was valid and reliable for measuring the Singaporean and Taiwanese students' SLSE. Second, through a two-way multivariate analysis of variance analysis (nationality by gender), the main result indicated that the SLSE held by the Singaporean eighth graders was significantly higher than that of their Taiwanese counterparts in all dimensions, including "conceptual understanding and higher-order cognitive skills", "practical work (PW)", "everyday application", and "science communication". In addition, the within-culture gender comparisons indicated that the male Singaporean students tended to possess higher SLSE than the female students did in all SLSE dimensions except for the "PW" dimension. However, no gender differences were found in the Taiwanese sample. The findings unraveled in this study were interpreted from a socio-cultural perspective in terms of the curriculum differences, societal expectations of science education, and educational policies in Singapore and Taiwan. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10