ERIC Number: EJ1204302
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0263-5143
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Exploring the Structure of Science Learning Self-Efficacy: The Role of Science Learning Hardiness and Perceived Responses to Capitalization Attempts among Taiwanese Junior High School Students
Wang, Ya-Ling; Tsai, Chin-Chung
Research in Science & Technological Education, v37 n1 p54-70 2019
Background: Despite the growing body of research on self-efficacy, previous studies have failed to clarify exactly how it is constructed. Meanwhile, the literature indicates that, in Taiwan, junior high school students tend to show lower self-efficacy in learning science compared with elementary and senior high school students. Purpose: This study aimed to develop a mediational model providing the factors accounting for Taiwanese junior high school adolescents' science learning self-efficacy (SLSE), especially from the perspectives of both interpersonal and intrapersonal factors. Design: We therefore proposed a mediational model to delineate the relationships among students' perceived responses to capitalization attempts -- science learning (PRCA-SL), science learning hardiness (SLH) and SLSE by conducting structural equation modeling (SEM). Sample: A total of 1,170 junior high school students in Taiwan were invited to take part in the study. Results: The results confirmed our hypothesis that students' PRCA-SL fostered their science learning hardiness, which in turn contributed to their science learning self-efficacy. Conclusions: The findings confirmed the mediational model wherein science learning hardiness completely mediated the relationship between PRCA-SL and science learning self-efficacy.
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Junior High School Students, Science Instruction, Resilience (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Positive Attitudes, Feedback (Response), Negative Attitudes, Influences, Persistence, Student Attitudes, Science Teachers, Concept Formation, Cognitive Ability, Science Process Skills, Communication Skills
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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