TITLE:
Self-Efficacy Relationship on Science Achievement amongst National Secondary School Students
AUTHORS:
Nor Liyana Jamil, Siti Nur Diyana Mahmud
KEYWORDS:
Self-Efficacy, Science Self-Efficacy, Academic Achievement
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.10 No.11,
November
27,
2019
ABSTRACT: This study has aimed to identify the relationship of self-efficacy in
science with academic achievement amongst national secondary school students in
the Rompin district. This study is a quantitative research using the survey
method through a questionnaire. A total of 191 students from 4 schools in the
Rompin were involved in this study. The data were analysed using descriptive
and inferential statistics methods. This study found that practical work was
the highest contributing factor to student self-efficacy (M = 3.77, SD = 0.572)
whilst cognitive skills were the lowest contributor (M = 3.13, SD = 0.437). An
independent sample t-test analysis showed that there were significant differences
in the self-efficacy of science between male and female students. The study
found that female students’ self-efficacy (M = 3.49, SD = 0.363) was higher
than for males (M = 3.28, SD = 0.384). The Pearson correlation test showed that there was no significant
relationship between self-efficacy and academic achievement, where r = 0.124
and p = 0.09. The implication of the findings from this study can assist the Ministry
of Education Malaysia (MOE), schools, and teachers, especially science education
teachers, in developing strategies to enhance student science self-efficacy and
thus, increase students’ participation in Science streams.