Relationship among High School Students' Science Academic Hardiness, Conceptions of Learning Science and Science Learning Self-Efficacy in Singapore

Autor/inn/en	Tan, Aik-Ling; Liang, Jyh-Chong; Tsai, Chin-Chung
Titel	Relationship among High School Students' Science Academic Hardiness, Conceptions of Learning Science and Science Learning Self-Efficacy in Singapore
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 19 (2021) 2, S.313-332 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tan, Aik-Ling)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1571-0068
DOI	10.1007/s10763-019-10040-1
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; High School Students; Science Achievement; Scientific Attitudes; Self Efficacy; Attitude Measures; Student Attitudes; Predictor Variables; Science Process Skills; Problem Solving; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Schülerverhalten; Prädiktor; Problemlösen; Singapur
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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01