The main purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable instrument to measure the STEM-... more The main purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable instrument to measure the STEM-Science achievement of primary school students in Malaysia. Six Year 4 Science topics (Scientific Skills, Life Processes of Human, Properties of Materials, Measurement, Solar System, Importance of Technologies in Life) and Six Year 5 Science topics (Rules and Regulation in Science Lab, Life Processes of Plants, Acids and alkali, Electricity, Earth and Space Science, Technology and Sustainable Life) have been included in the development of the STEM-Science Achievement Test (SSAT). 226 Year 4 and 226 Year 5 primary school students in Sabah responded to the developed instrument to test their STEM-Science knowledge. The Rasch dichotomous measurement model approach was used to evaluate the validity and reliability of the SSAT. The validity assessed the Point-Measure Correlation (PTMEA CORR), Principal Component Analysis of Residuals (PCAR), as well as Infit and Outfit Mean Squares (MNSQ). In ...
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international comparative stu... more Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international comparative study that has been implemented by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) since 1995. This proposed study is aimed to identify the affective factors contributing to eighth graders' science achievement in TIMSS among Southeast Asian and East Asian countries. The freely-downloadable secondary data were analyzed using IEA's International Database (IDB) Analyzer (version 4.0) for TIMSS, a plug-in for SPSS. TIMSS uses an imputation methodology, involving plausible values, to report student performance. This study found that students' views on engaging teaching in science (BSBGESL) were negatively and significantly contributed to eighth-grade students' science achievement in Thailand, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, and Hong Kong SAR. Students Like Learning Science (BSBGSLS) were positively and significantly contributed to eighth-grade student...
The teaching profession is a highly stressful occupation and susceptible to burnout due to high l... more The teaching profession is a highly stressful occupation and susceptible to burnout due to high levels of workload compared to other contact occupations. In Malaysia, the majority of science teachers are experiencing physical and mental drain after long periods of teaching service and mundane routine year in and year out. Despite the general assumptions of a teacher’s job is merely teaching from a textbook, a teacher’s workload includes teaching-related (class preparation and classroom management) and non-teaching related (administration and meetings). All these challenges required teachers to possess high self-efficacy beliefs, great teaching motivation, and positive attitudes toward teaching science. When the development of the affective domain is neglected during pre-service years, teachers’ behavioural intention in teaching science will subside gradually. This may cause emotional exhaustion, feelings of ineffectiveness, and job burnout when the pre-service teachers start to work...
Multiple choice tests are widely applied to assess students’ knowledge in science education. This... more Multiple choice tests are widely applied to assess students’ knowledge in science education. This study aimed at assessing the validity and reliability of Science Multiple-choice Test in Malaysia. The items for this test were formulated by the researcher together with a panel of science teachers and the head of the science department with close reference to Secondary School Standard Curriculum (KSSM) syllabus. The test consists of 50 multiple-choice items with four options. Rasch measurement model was adopted to evaluate the quality of the Science Multiple-choice Test in terms of reliability analysis, item polarity analysis (PTMEA-CORR), item fit analysis and Principal Component Analysis of Residuals (PCAR). The reliability analysis was performed using Cronbach’s Alpha, and the results of reliability and separation index respectively indicated good reliability level of the test items. In order to improve the validity of the test, two negatively worded items (Q39 and Q40) were remove...
The integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in science learning has been id... more The integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in science learning has been identified as an important component in the transformation process of many educational systems to impart the technology skills that is an essential 21st century skills to serve the new learning paradigm among the Net Generation students. In the advent of digital era, World Wide Web has spawned a wealth of new network-based applications with an overarching vision that supports specific blended mode learning programmes incorporating interactive e-platforms and m-learning. Student-centred learning opportunities were widened with more interactive activities that could engage their interest for science learning in the ever expanding knowledge-based societies. This article analyses the roles of e-portals incorporating Open Educational Resources (OERs) that foster thinking skills of learners through ‘Problem-based Learning’ (PBL) programmes. Cases are extracted from a bigger scale of longitudinal...
The science curriculum in Malaysia emphasizes the acquisition of scientific skills, thinking skil... more The science curriculum in Malaysia emphasizes the acquisition of scientific skills, thinking skills, and the inculcation of scientific attitudes and noble values. Besides that, the acquisition of scientific and technological knowledge and its application to the natural phenomena and students' daily experiences are also equally emphasized. The purpose of this study was to gauge the acquisition of logical thinking abilities, namely, conservational reasoning, proportional reasoning, controlling variables, combinatorial reasoning, probabilistic reasoning, and correlational reasoning among Form 4 students in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. This study was also aimed to ascertain if there is any significant difference in students' acquisition of logical thinking abilities based on students' gender and science achievement at lower secondary level. This was a non-experimental quantitative research and sample survey method was used to collect data. In this study, samples...
This article discusses one of the most commonly used statistical methods in studying the relation... more This article discusses one of the most commonly used statistical methods in studying the relationship between dependent and independent variables in social sciences research. The purpose of using multiple regression and types of data suitable for multiple regression analysis are discussed Some important a~pects to be considered when multiple regression analysis is used will be discussed in detail. These aspects are variables selection method (i.e. forward selection. backward elimination and stepwise). Multicollinearity, tolerance, variance inflation factor, influence statistics (DFFIT and DFBETA). Leverage. Cook s distance. standardized regression coefficient (β). coefficient of determination (R²), assumptions such as normality, linearity. homoscedasticity and independence. Figures and tables are illustrated to give better picture of the concepts described.
Kajian kuantitatif ini adalah untuk meninjau tahap kebimbangan dan sikap terhadap kimia pelajar a... more Kajian kuantitatif ini adalah untuk meninjau tahap kebimbangan dan sikap terhadap kimia pelajar aliran sains. Selain itu, kajian ini juga bertujuan untuk menyiasat hubungan dan pengaruh kebimbangan kimia terhadap sikap pelajar. Responden kajian terdiri daripada 479 orang pelajar aliran sains yang mengambil mata pelajaran kimia dari sepuluh buah sekolah menengah di daerah Kudat, Sabah. Kaedah persampelan rawak bertujuan digunakan dalam kajian ini. Kajian ini berbentuk tinjauan-deskriptif yang menggunakan soal selidik. Instrumen kajian yang digunakan dalam kajian ini, mengandungi 60 item berskala Likert 5 poin yang diadaptasi dari instrumen penyelidikan. Analisis deskriptif, korelasi Pearson, analisis regresi pelbagai stepwise dan Partial Least Square (PLS) digunakan untuk menganalisis data yang dikumpul. Dapatan deskriptif menunjukkan tahap kebimbangan kimia pelajar adalah sederhana dan majoritinya pelajar menunjukkan sikap terhadap kimia yang tinggi. Daripada hasil analisis, faktor ...
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: CURRENT CHALLENGES AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, 2019
This research is aimed to validate an instrument, the Malaysian version of ROSE or MROSE to gauge... more This research is aimed to validate an instrument, the Malaysian version of ROSE or MROSE to gauge Malaysian secondary students’ interests, attitudes, values, and priorities in S&T-related issues. Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling approach was used to evaluate the validity and reliability of the instrument. The internal consistency reliability (composite reliability and Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient), convergent validity (Average Variance Extracted), and discriminant validity (cross loadings, Fornell-Larcker criterion, and Heterotrait-Monotrait ratio) for each individual item of the instrument were being assessed. Keywords: affective factor, PLS-SEM, science and technology, relevance of science education (ROSE).
Previous researches found various psychological traits (e.g., emphasis of school on academic succ... more Previous researches found various psychological traits (e.g., emphasis of school on academic success, job satisfaction and challenges faced by teachers as well as sense of belonging among students) could have affected science achievement of students. This study examined the predictive effects of school climate on science achievement among Southeast Asian Grade 8 students participated in Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2015. In this research, school principals' and science teachers' reports of school emphasis on academic success, psychological traits such as science teachers' job satisfaction and challenges faced as well as students' sense of belonging towards school were analyzed using International Database (IDB) Analyzer. Data were obtained from 9,726 Malaysian students, 6,116 Singaporean students, and 6,482 Thai students who participated in TIMSS 2015. The analysis revealed that school emphasis on academic success as reported by school principals and science teachers in Malaysia and Thailand were significantly associated with and contributed to students' science achievement. The sense of school belonging of students from Malaysia and Singapore was also significantly associated with and contributed to students' science achievement. On the contrary, the scores of Thai female students for TIMSS 2015 were significantly higher than their male counterparts. Hence, school administrators should ensure that cognitive and socio-psychological aspects of the implementation of all activities are well taken care of throughout the years to ensure academic success of students.
The research investigated the effect of socioeconomic status, gender, perceived parental influenc... more The research investigated the effect of socioeconomic status, gender, perceived parental influences, teacher affective support, classroom instruction and previous achievement on students’ attitude towards mathematics. The comparison of these effects was also done between urban and rural school students. This research employed a cross-sectional quantitative design based on a structural equation modelling approach. The sample consisted of 808 students from ten secondary schools in Sabah, three of which were urban and seven were rural schools. Findings showed positive relationships exist between perceived parental influences (r = .231), teacher affective support (r = .242), classroom instruction (r = .439), and previous achievement (r = .284) with students’ attitude towards mathematics. The multigroup analysis for urban and rural students showed similar results as the whole student group. However, for urban students, classroom instruction (r = 0.352) and previous achievement (r = -0.3...
Enseñanza de las Ciencias. Revista de investigación y experiencias didácticas, 2011
El creciente uso del ordenador en la enseñanza y aprendizaje de la matemática a nivel de Secundar... more El creciente uso del ordenador en la enseñanza y aprendizaje de la matemática a nivel de Secundaria y Bachillerato plantea cuestiones relativas a las relaciones existentes en habilidades y actitudes hacia la matemática y el ordenador. Este artículo examina estas relaciones entre actitudes hacia la matemática y hacia la tecnología. Se presentan la respuesta de 392 estudiantes procedentes de 5 institutos diferentes. Los resultados proporcionan sugerencias para la enseñanza y aprendiza de la matemática y la evaluación de actitudes.
In recent years, teacher quality has become the concern nationally and internationally as reflect... more In recent years, teacher quality has become the concern nationally and internationally as reflected in the initiatives to prepare quality teachers through the development of teacher education model or quality teacher standards at national and regional levels as documented in NCATE (2001, 2006), SEAMEO RECSAM (2014) and UPSI education research laboratory (undated) Teacher development is a continuous effort either by an individual or supported by the ministry of education.
Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2011
Science education in Malaysia nurtures a science and technology culture by focusing on the develo... more Science education in Malaysia nurtures a science and technology culture by focusing on the development of individuals who are competitive, dynamic, robust, resilient and able to master scientific knowledge and technological competency. To this end, the science curriculum in Malaysia gives conscious emphasis to the acquisition of scientific skills and thinking skills, the inculcation of scientific attitudes and noble values besides the acquisition of scientific and technological knowledge and its application to the natural phenomena and students' daily experiences. However, the nature of science (NOS) is a topic that is not intentionally mentioned in the science syllabuses, even at the initial teacher preparation level. The purpose of this study was to gauge the views of NOS among pre-service science teachers in Sabah, Malaysia. This study also aimed to ascertain whether there is any significant difference in pre-service science teachers' views of NOS based on their gender and the types of schools in which they teach. This was a non-experimental quantitative research study and a sample survey method was used to collect data. Teachers' views of NOS were measured by the "Students Understanding of Scientific Inquiry" (SUSI) instrument. This instrument aimed to elucidate teachers' views about the seven aspects of NOS and scientific inquiry which comprise "Tentativeness", "Observations and Inferences", "Subjectivity and Objectivity", "Creativity and Rationality", "Social and Cultural Embeddedness", "Scientific Theories and Laws", and "Multiple Methods of Scientific Investigations". Research samples were selected by using a two-stage cluster random sampling technique. The independent sample t-test was used to test the stated null hypotheses at a specified significance level, alpha = 0.05. It was found that preservice science teachers' views of NOS, according to SUSI subscales in descending order, were: "Tentativeness", "Observations and Inferences", "Creativity and Rationality", "Subjectivity and Objectivity", "Multiple Methods of Scientific Investigations", "Social and Cultural Embeddedness", and "Scientific Theories and Laws". This study also found a significant difference in the brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by UMS Institutional Repository views of NOS among pre-service science teachers based on gender and the types of schools in which they taught.
Kajian ini bertujuan untuk meninjau kesan langsung dan tidak langsung bagi kemahiran proses sains... more Kajian ini bertujuan untuk meninjau kesan langsung dan tidak langsung bagi kemahiran proses sains, keupayaan pemikiran logik, sikap terhadap sains, dan lokus kawalan terhadap pencapaian sains dalam kalangan pelajar Tingkatan 4 Bahagian Pedalaman Negeri Sabah. Seramai lebih kurang 600 orang pelajar Tingkatan 4 dari keempat-empat daerah di Bahagian Pedalaman Negeri Sabah telah dipilih dengan kaedah pensampelan rawak kelompok dua-tahap. Kajian ini adalah kajian kuantitatif bukan eksperimen yang menggunakan kaedah tinjauan sampel untuk mengumpul data. Instrumen-instrumen yang telah digunakan untuk memungut data kuantitatif terdiri daripada Ujian Kemahiran Proses Sains Asas (UKPSA), Ujian Kemahiran Proses Sains Bersepadu (UKPSB), Pentaksiran Berkumpulan Pemikiran Logik (PBPL), Pentaksiran Sikap Terhadap Sains Di Sekolah (PSTSS), Soal Selidik Tanggungjawab Pencapaian Intelektual (TPI), Ujian Pencapaian Sains PMR (UPS-PMR), dan Ujian Pencapaian Sains (UPS). Analisis univariat (ujian - t dan ANOVA satu-hala) dan analisis multivariat (analisis faktor, analisis korelasi hasil darab momen Pearson, analisis regresi berganda, dan analisis lintasan) telah digunakan untuk menguji hipotesis-hipotesis nol pada aras keertian, p = .05. Andaian-andaian seperti kenormalan, homoskedastisiti, kelinearan, dan ketaksandaran telah dipenuhi sebelum analisis regresi berganda dilaksanakan. Pakej analisis statistik seperti 'Statistical Packages for Social Sciences' (SPSS) for Windows version 9.0', perisian anal isis item 'QUEST (Adams & Khoo, 1993), dan perisian 'Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) 4.0 SPSS for Windows version 10.0' (Arbuckle, 1998) telah digunakan untuk menganalisis data kuantitatif yang dikumpul. Keputusan kajian mendapati wujudnya korelasi positif yang rendah ke sederhana tetapi signifikan antara pencapaian kemahiran proses sains, keupayaan pemikiran logik, sikap terhadap sains, lokus kawalan, dan pencapaian sains bagi keseluruhan responden kajian kecuali hubungan antara keupayaan pemikiran logik dengan sikap terhadap sains dan lokus kawalan. Analisis regresi berganda langkah demi-langkah mendapati bahawa keupayaan pemikiran logik dan sikap terhadap sains menyumbang secara signifikan sebanyak 26.4% daripada varians dalam pencapaian kemahiran proses sains bagi keseluruhan responden kajian. Di samping itu, kemahiran proses sains dan keupayaan pemikiran logik turut menyumbang secara signifikan sebanyak 34.7% daripada varians dalam pencapaian sains dalam kalangan responden kajian. Keputusan analisis lintasan menunjukkan bahawa keupayaan pemikiran logik dan sikap terhadap sains memberi kesan langsung kepada kemahiran proses sains, kemahiran proses sains dan keupayaan pemikiran logik memberi kesan langsung kepada pencapaian sains manakala keupayaan pemikiran logik dan sikap terhadap sains turut memberi kesan tidak langsung melalui kemahiran proses sains kepada pencapaian sains bagi keseluruhan responden kajian. Model struktur yang dijanakan dalam kajian ini mempunyai kebagusan penyuaian model yang baik dan memenuhi kriteria-kriteria pengukuran penyuaian model yang dicadangkan dalam ukuran penyuaian mutlak, ukuran penyuaian penambahan, dan ukuran penyuaian parsimoni. Dapatandapatan kajian ini membawa implikasi kepada pihak-pihak yang terlibat secara langsung atau tidak langsung dalam penyelidikan dan pembangunan pendidikan sains. Pihak-pihak yang terlibat dalam perancangan dan pelaksanaan kurikulum sains perlu merancang program-program intervensi yang berkesan untuk meningkatkan keupayaan pemikiran logik dan memupuk sikap yang positif terhadap sains dalam usaha meningkatkan pencapaian kemahiran proses sains dan pencapaian sains dalam kalangan pelajar. Namun, perbezaan individu pelajar dari segi faktor jantina, tahap pencapaian sains PMR, dan tahap perkembangan kognitif juga perlu diambil kira dalam usaha merancang program-program intervensi. Tindakan-tindakan susulan tersebut adalah penting untuk memastikan wawasan negara menjadikan Malaysia sebuah masyarakat yang berasaskan sains dan teknologi menjadi kenyataan.
Developing conceptual and procedural knowledge or skills of learners is ‘part and parcel’ of the ... more Developing conceptual and procedural knowledge or skills of learners is ‘part and parcel’ of the roles of educators involved in teaching science and social science subjects. This article aims to espouse numerous educational reforms implemented locally, regionally, and internationally during the past decades, with exemplars and challenges elaborated. The mixed-method approach is selected as a research framework that includes the collection of qualitative data (mainly from documentary analysis, interviews, observation, and open-ended responses) and quantitative data (mainly from survey questionnaires). This article reports mainly qualitative findings that are summarised from mixed-modes of analysis on data collected through systematic review and ‘multiple-case design’, including ‘cross-case and within-case analysis’ on how conceptual and procedural knowledge and skills of learners could be enhanced through the implementation of various technology-integrated project-based programmes in...
The main purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable instrument to measure the STEM-... more The main purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable instrument to measure the STEM-Science achievement of primary school students in Malaysia. Six Year 4 Science topics (Scientific Skills, Life Processes of Human, Properties of Materials, Measurement, Solar System, Importance of Technologies in Life) and Six Year 5 Science topics (Rules and Regulation in Science Lab, Life Processes of Plants, Acids and alkali, Electricity, Earth and Space Science, Technology and Sustainable Life) have been included in the development of the STEM-Science Achievement Test (SSAT). 226 Year 4 and 226 Year 5 primary school students in Sabah responded to the developed instrument to test their STEM-Science knowledge. The Rasch dichotomous measurement model approach was used to evaluate the validity and reliability of the SSAT. The validity assessed the Point-Measure Correlation (PTMEA CORR), Principal Component Analysis of Residuals (PCAR), as well as Infit and Outfit Mean Squares (MNSQ). In ...
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international comparative stu... more Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international comparative study that has been implemented by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) since 1995. This proposed study is aimed to identify the affective factors contributing to eighth graders' science achievement in TIMSS among Southeast Asian and East Asian countries. The freely-downloadable secondary data were analyzed using IEA's International Database (IDB) Analyzer (version 4.0) for TIMSS, a plug-in for SPSS. TIMSS uses an imputation methodology, involving plausible values, to report student performance. This study found that students' views on engaging teaching in science (BSBGESL) were negatively and significantly contributed to eighth-grade students' science achievement in Thailand, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, and Hong Kong SAR. Students Like Learning Science (BSBGSLS) were positively and significantly contributed to eighth-grade student...
The teaching profession is a highly stressful occupation and susceptible to burnout due to high l... more The teaching profession is a highly stressful occupation and susceptible to burnout due to high levels of workload compared to other contact occupations. In Malaysia, the majority of science teachers are experiencing physical and mental drain after long periods of teaching service and mundane routine year in and year out. Despite the general assumptions of a teacher’s job is merely teaching from a textbook, a teacher’s workload includes teaching-related (class preparation and classroom management) and non-teaching related (administration and meetings). All these challenges required teachers to possess high self-efficacy beliefs, great teaching motivation, and positive attitudes toward teaching science. When the development of the affective domain is neglected during pre-service years, teachers’ behavioural intention in teaching science will subside gradually. This may cause emotional exhaustion, feelings of ineffectiveness, and job burnout when the pre-service teachers start to work...
Multiple choice tests are widely applied to assess students’ knowledge in science education. This... more Multiple choice tests are widely applied to assess students’ knowledge in science education. This study aimed at assessing the validity and reliability of Science Multiple-choice Test in Malaysia. The items for this test were formulated by the researcher together with a panel of science teachers and the head of the science department with close reference to Secondary School Standard Curriculum (KSSM) syllabus. The test consists of 50 multiple-choice items with four options. Rasch measurement model was adopted to evaluate the quality of the Science Multiple-choice Test in terms of reliability analysis, item polarity analysis (PTMEA-CORR), item fit analysis and Principal Component Analysis of Residuals (PCAR). The reliability analysis was performed using Cronbach’s Alpha, and the results of reliability and separation index respectively indicated good reliability level of the test items. In order to improve the validity of the test, two negatively worded items (Q39 and Q40) were remove...
The integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in science learning has been id... more The integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in science learning has been identified as an important component in the transformation process of many educational systems to impart the technology skills that is an essential 21st century skills to serve the new learning paradigm among the Net Generation students. In the advent of digital era, World Wide Web has spawned a wealth of new network-based applications with an overarching vision that supports specific blended mode learning programmes incorporating interactive e-platforms and m-learning. Student-centred learning opportunities were widened with more interactive activities that could engage their interest for science learning in the ever expanding knowledge-based societies. This article analyses the roles of e-portals incorporating Open Educational Resources (OERs) that foster thinking skills of learners through ‘Problem-based Learning’ (PBL) programmes. Cases are extracted from a bigger scale of longitudinal...
The science curriculum in Malaysia emphasizes the acquisition of scientific skills, thinking skil... more The science curriculum in Malaysia emphasizes the acquisition of scientific skills, thinking skills, and the inculcation of scientific attitudes and noble values. Besides that, the acquisition of scientific and technological knowledge and its application to the natural phenomena and students' daily experiences are also equally emphasized. The purpose of this study was to gauge the acquisition of logical thinking abilities, namely, conservational reasoning, proportional reasoning, controlling variables, combinatorial reasoning, probabilistic reasoning, and correlational reasoning among Form 4 students in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. This study was also aimed to ascertain if there is any significant difference in students' acquisition of logical thinking abilities based on students' gender and science achievement at lower secondary level. This was a non-experimental quantitative research and sample survey method was used to collect data. In this study, samples...
This article discusses one of the most commonly used statistical methods in studying the relation... more This article discusses one of the most commonly used statistical methods in studying the relationship between dependent and independent variables in social sciences research. The purpose of using multiple regression and types of data suitable for multiple regression analysis are discussed Some important a~pects to be considered when multiple regression analysis is used will be discussed in detail. These aspects are variables selection method (i.e. forward selection. backward elimination and stepwise). Multicollinearity, tolerance, variance inflation factor, influence statistics (DFFIT and DFBETA). Leverage. Cook s distance. standardized regression coefficient (β). coefficient of determination (R²), assumptions such as normality, linearity. homoscedasticity and independence. Figures and tables are illustrated to give better picture of the concepts described.
Kajian kuantitatif ini adalah untuk meninjau tahap kebimbangan dan sikap terhadap kimia pelajar a... more Kajian kuantitatif ini adalah untuk meninjau tahap kebimbangan dan sikap terhadap kimia pelajar aliran sains. Selain itu, kajian ini juga bertujuan untuk menyiasat hubungan dan pengaruh kebimbangan kimia terhadap sikap pelajar. Responden kajian terdiri daripada 479 orang pelajar aliran sains yang mengambil mata pelajaran kimia dari sepuluh buah sekolah menengah di daerah Kudat, Sabah. Kaedah persampelan rawak bertujuan digunakan dalam kajian ini. Kajian ini berbentuk tinjauan-deskriptif yang menggunakan soal selidik. Instrumen kajian yang digunakan dalam kajian ini, mengandungi 60 item berskala Likert 5 poin yang diadaptasi dari instrumen penyelidikan. Analisis deskriptif, korelasi Pearson, analisis regresi pelbagai stepwise dan Partial Least Square (PLS) digunakan untuk menganalisis data yang dikumpul. Dapatan deskriptif menunjukkan tahap kebimbangan kimia pelajar adalah sederhana dan majoritinya pelajar menunjukkan sikap terhadap kimia yang tinggi. Daripada hasil analisis, faktor ...
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: CURRENT CHALLENGES AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, 2019
This research is aimed to validate an instrument, the Malaysian version of ROSE or MROSE to gauge... more This research is aimed to validate an instrument, the Malaysian version of ROSE or MROSE to gauge Malaysian secondary students’ interests, attitudes, values, and priorities in S&T-related issues. Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling approach was used to evaluate the validity and reliability of the instrument. The internal consistency reliability (composite reliability and Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient), convergent validity (Average Variance Extracted), and discriminant validity (cross loadings, Fornell-Larcker criterion, and Heterotrait-Monotrait ratio) for each individual item of the instrument were being assessed. Keywords: affective factor, PLS-SEM, science and technology, relevance of science education (ROSE).
Previous researches found various psychological traits (e.g., emphasis of school on academic succ... more Previous researches found various psychological traits (e.g., emphasis of school on academic success, job satisfaction and challenges faced by teachers as well as sense of belonging among students) could have affected science achievement of students. This study examined the predictive effects of school climate on science achievement among Southeast Asian Grade 8 students participated in Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2015. In this research, school principals' and science teachers' reports of school emphasis on academic success, psychological traits such as science teachers' job satisfaction and challenges faced as well as students' sense of belonging towards school were analyzed using International Database (IDB) Analyzer. Data were obtained from 9,726 Malaysian students, 6,116 Singaporean students, and 6,482 Thai students who participated in TIMSS 2015. The analysis revealed that school emphasis on academic success as reported by school principals and science teachers in Malaysia and Thailand were significantly associated with and contributed to students' science achievement. The sense of school belonging of students from Malaysia and Singapore was also significantly associated with and contributed to students' science achievement. On the contrary, the scores of Thai female students for TIMSS 2015 were significantly higher than their male counterparts. Hence, school administrators should ensure that cognitive and socio-psychological aspects of the implementation of all activities are well taken care of throughout the years to ensure academic success of students.
The research investigated the effect of socioeconomic status, gender, perceived parental influenc... more The research investigated the effect of socioeconomic status, gender, perceived parental influences, teacher affective support, classroom instruction and previous achievement on students’ attitude towards mathematics. The comparison of these effects was also done between urban and rural school students. This research employed a cross-sectional quantitative design based on a structural equation modelling approach. The sample consisted of 808 students from ten secondary schools in Sabah, three of which were urban and seven were rural schools. Findings showed positive relationships exist between perceived parental influences (r = .231), teacher affective support (r = .242), classroom instruction (r = .439), and previous achievement (r = .284) with students’ attitude towards mathematics. The multigroup analysis for urban and rural students showed similar results as the whole student group. However, for urban students, classroom instruction (r = 0.352) and previous achievement (r = -0.3...
Enseñanza de las Ciencias. Revista de investigación y experiencias didácticas, 2011
El creciente uso del ordenador en la enseñanza y aprendizaje de la matemática a nivel de Secundar... more El creciente uso del ordenador en la enseñanza y aprendizaje de la matemática a nivel de Secundaria y Bachillerato plantea cuestiones relativas a las relaciones existentes en habilidades y actitudes hacia la matemática y el ordenador. Este artículo examina estas relaciones entre actitudes hacia la matemática y hacia la tecnología. Se presentan la respuesta de 392 estudiantes procedentes de 5 institutos diferentes. Los resultados proporcionan sugerencias para la enseñanza y aprendiza de la matemática y la evaluación de actitudes.
In recent years, teacher quality has become the concern nationally and internationally as reflect... more In recent years, teacher quality has become the concern nationally and internationally as reflected in the initiatives to prepare quality teachers through the development of teacher education model or quality teacher standards at national and regional levels as documented in NCATE (2001, 2006), SEAMEO RECSAM (2014) and UPSI education research laboratory (undated) Teacher development is a continuous effort either by an individual or supported by the ministry of education.
Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2011
Science education in Malaysia nurtures a science and technology culture by focusing on the develo... more Science education in Malaysia nurtures a science and technology culture by focusing on the development of individuals who are competitive, dynamic, robust, resilient and able to master scientific knowledge and technological competency. To this end, the science curriculum in Malaysia gives conscious emphasis to the acquisition of scientific skills and thinking skills, the inculcation of scientific attitudes and noble values besides the acquisition of scientific and technological knowledge and its application to the natural phenomena and students' daily experiences. However, the nature of science (NOS) is a topic that is not intentionally mentioned in the science syllabuses, even at the initial teacher preparation level. The purpose of this study was to gauge the views of NOS among pre-service science teachers in Sabah, Malaysia. This study also aimed to ascertain whether there is any significant difference in pre-service science teachers' views of NOS based on their gender and the types of schools in which they teach. This was a non-experimental quantitative research study and a sample survey method was used to collect data. Teachers' views of NOS were measured by the "Students Understanding of Scientific Inquiry" (SUSI) instrument. This instrument aimed to elucidate teachers' views about the seven aspects of NOS and scientific inquiry which comprise "Tentativeness", "Observations and Inferences", "Subjectivity and Objectivity", "Creativity and Rationality", "Social and Cultural Embeddedness", "Scientific Theories and Laws", and "Multiple Methods of Scientific Investigations". Research samples were selected by using a two-stage cluster random sampling technique. The independent sample t-test was used to test the stated null hypotheses at a specified significance level, alpha = 0.05. It was found that preservice science teachers' views of NOS, according to SUSI subscales in descending order, were: "Tentativeness", "Observations and Inferences", "Creativity and Rationality", "Subjectivity and Objectivity", "Multiple Methods of Scientific Investigations", "Social and Cultural Embeddedness", and "Scientific Theories and Laws". This study also found a significant difference in the brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by UMS Institutional Repository views of NOS among pre-service science teachers based on gender and the types of schools in which they taught.
Kajian ini bertujuan untuk meninjau kesan langsung dan tidak langsung bagi kemahiran proses sains... more Kajian ini bertujuan untuk meninjau kesan langsung dan tidak langsung bagi kemahiran proses sains, keupayaan pemikiran logik, sikap terhadap sains, dan lokus kawalan terhadap pencapaian sains dalam kalangan pelajar Tingkatan 4 Bahagian Pedalaman Negeri Sabah. Seramai lebih kurang 600 orang pelajar Tingkatan 4 dari keempat-empat daerah di Bahagian Pedalaman Negeri Sabah telah dipilih dengan kaedah pensampelan rawak kelompok dua-tahap. Kajian ini adalah kajian kuantitatif bukan eksperimen yang menggunakan kaedah tinjauan sampel untuk mengumpul data. Instrumen-instrumen yang telah digunakan untuk memungut data kuantitatif terdiri daripada Ujian Kemahiran Proses Sains Asas (UKPSA), Ujian Kemahiran Proses Sains Bersepadu (UKPSB), Pentaksiran Berkumpulan Pemikiran Logik (PBPL), Pentaksiran Sikap Terhadap Sains Di Sekolah (PSTSS), Soal Selidik Tanggungjawab Pencapaian Intelektual (TPI), Ujian Pencapaian Sains PMR (UPS-PMR), dan Ujian Pencapaian Sains (UPS). Analisis univariat (ujian - t dan ANOVA satu-hala) dan analisis multivariat (analisis faktor, analisis korelasi hasil darab momen Pearson, analisis regresi berganda, dan analisis lintasan) telah digunakan untuk menguji hipotesis-hipotesis nol pada aras keertian, p = .05. Andaian-andaian seperti kenormalan, homoskedastisiti, kelinearan, dan ketaksandaran telah dipenuhi sebelum analisis regresi berganda dilaksanakan. Pakej analisis statistik seperti 'Statistical Packages for Social Sciences' (SPSS) for Windows version 9.0', perisian anal isis item 'QUEST (Adams & Khoo, 1993), dan perisian 'Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) 4.0 SPSS for Windows version 10.0' (Arbuckle, 1998) telah digunakan untuk menganalisis data kuantitatif yang dikumpul. Keputusan kajian mendapati wujudnya korelasi positif yang rendah ke sederhana tetapi signifikan antara pencapaian kemahiran proses sains, keupayaan pemikiran logik, sikap terhadap sains, lokus kawalan, dan pencapaian sains bagi keseluruhan responden kajian kecuali hubungan antara keupayaan pemikiran logik dengan sikap terhadap sains dan lokus kawalan. Analisis regresi berganda langkah demi-langkah mendapati bahawa keupayaan pemikiran logik dan sikap terhadap sains menyumbang secara signifikan sebanyak 26.4% daripada varians dalam pencapaian kemahiran proses sains bagi keseluruhan responden kajian. Di samping itu, kemahiran proses sains dan keupayaan pemikiran logik turut menyumbang secara signifikan sebanyak 34.7% daripada varians dalam pencapaian sains dalam kalangan responden kajian. Keputusan analisis lintasan menunjukkan bahawa keupayaan pemikiran logik dan sikap terhadap sains memberi kesan langsung kepada kemahiran proses sains, kemahiran proses sains dan keupayaan pemikiran logik memberi kesan langsung kepada pencapaian sains manakala keupayaan pemikiran logik dan sikap terhadap sains turut memberi kesan tidak langsung melalui kemahiran proses sains kepada pencapaian sains bagi keseluruhan responden kajian. Model struktur yang dijanakan dalam kajian ini mempunyai kebagusan penyuaian model yang baik dan memenuhi kriteria-kriteria pengukuran penyuaian model yang dicadangkan dalam ukuran penyuaian mutlak, ukuran penyuaian penambahan, dan ukuran penyuaian parsimoni. Dapatandapatan kajian ini membawa implikasi kepada pihak-pihak yang terlibat secara langsung atau tidak langsung dalam penyelidikan dan pembangunan pendidikan sains. Pihak-pihak yang terlibat dalam perancangan dan pelaksanaan kurikulum sains perlu merancang program-program intervensi yang berkesan untuk meningkatkan keupayaan pemikiran logik dan memupuk sikap yang positif terhadap sains dalam usaha meningkatkan pencapaian kemahiran proses sains dan pencapaian sains dalam kalangan pelajar. Namun, perbezaan individu pelajar dari segi faktor jantina, tahap pencapaian sains PMR, dan tahap perkembangan kognitif juga perlu diambil kira dalam usaha merancang program-program intervensi. Tindakan-tindakan susulan tersebut adalah penting untuk memastikan wawasan negara menjadikan Malaysia sebuah masyarakat yang berasaskan sains dan teknologi menjadi kenyataan.
Developing conceptual and procedural knowledge or skills of learners is ‘part and parcel’ of the ... more Developing conceptual and procedural knowledge or skills of learners is ‘part and parcel’ of the roles of educators involved in teaching science and social science subjects. This article aims to espouse numerous educational reforms implemented locally, regionally, and internationally during the past decades, with exemplars and challenges elaborated. The mixed-method approach is selected as a research framework that includes the collection of qualitative data (mainly from documentary analysis, interviews, observation, and open-ended responses) and quantitative data (mainly from survey questionnaires). This article reports mainly qualitative findings that are summarised from mixed-modes of analysis on data collected through systematic review and ‘multiple-case design’, including ‘cross-case and within-case analysis’ on how conceptual and procedural knowledge and skills of learners could be enhanced through the implementation of various technology-integrated project-based programmes in...
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