Validity and Reliability of the Mathematics Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (MSEQ) on Primary School Students.

Mathematics self-efficacy is an important personal attribute and self-belief that can influence students' learning and performance in the subject, as supported by the Social Cognitive Theory. Literature review has shown that due to the scarcity of research on primary school students' mathematics sel...

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Publicado en:Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 2161 - 2178
Autores principales: Huan Zhi Chan, Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, Melissa
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
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        Self-efficacy in students
        School children
        Social cognitive theory
        Exploratory factor analysis
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          Self-efficacy in students
          School children
          Social cognitive theory
          Exploratory factor analysis
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        Mathematics self-efficacy
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      ab: Mathematics self-efficacy is an important personal attribute and self-belief that can influence students' learning and performance in the subject, as supported by the Social Cognitive Theory. Literature review has shown that due to the scarcity of research on primary school students' mathematics self-efficacy, there is a lack of validated instrument to measure this psychological construct in the local school context. This study sets out to fill the literature gap by examining the validity and reliability of the Mathematics Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (MSEQ) (14 items). The contents of the instrument were validated before the instrument was administered to 100 primary students. The sample size was recommended based on a 1:5 subject-item ratio. Findings from the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) suggested that mathematics self-efficacy is a unidimensional construct. It is highly reliable and can be used to gauge primary school students' mathematics self-efficacy in a Malaysian school setting. The educational implications of this study are discussed in this paper.
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