Drivers of Secondary School Students' Intention to Enrol in Science Studies

This paper reports on a survey conducted in selected secondary schools in Malaysia to explore students' intention to enroll in science studies and establish whether intention would be influenced by attitude towards science, science-efficacy, subjective norm, and perceived difficulty of science...

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Main Authors:	Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah, Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan, Abu Libdeh, Enas Saied
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Horizon Research Publishing 2019
Subjects:	LB Theory and practice of education
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/77252/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/77252/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/77252/1/UJERS8-19590691.pdf

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spelling	iium-772522019-12-20T08:16:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/77252/ Drivers of Secondary School Students' Intention to Enrol in Science Studies Nordin, Mohamad Sahari Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan Abu Libdeh, Enas Saied LB Theory and practice of education This paper reports on a survey conducted in selected secondary schools in Malaysia to explore students' intention to enroll in science studies and establish whether intention would be influenced by attitude towards science, science-efficacy, subjective norm, and perceived difficulty of science subjects. Another aim of the survey was to determine if gender, ethnicity, and school location moderated the associations between intention and its predictors. The data were collected randomly from 398 15-year-old students from 38 secondary schools in Malaysia using a 15-item questionnaire. To address the research objectives, the data were analyzed with confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. The results supported the hypotheses that the four predictors were adequate to explain intention to pursue science studies, particularly attitude and science-efficacy which were the most influential predictors. Additionally, gender, ethnicity, and school location did not moderate the predictor-intention relationships. The results suggest that the planning, implementation and evaluation of efforts to enhance science participation among students should consider how to develop more science-efficacy and positive attitudes towards the subjects. Horizon Research Publishing 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77252/1/UJERS8-19590691.pdf Nordin, Mohamad Sahari and Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah and Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan and Abu Libdeh, Enas Saied (2019) Drivers of Secondary School Students' Intention to Enrol in Science Studies. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 7 (10A). pp. 42-47. ISSN 2332-3205 E-ISSN 2332-3213 http://hrpub.org
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description	This paper reports on a survey conducted in selected secondary schools in Malaysia to explore students' intention to enroll in science studies and establish whether intention would be influenced by attitude towards science, science-efficacy, subjective norm, and perceived difficulty of science subjects. Another aim of the survey was to determine if gender, ethnicity, and school location moderated the associations between intention and its predictors. The data were collected randomly from 398 15-year-old students from 38 secondary schools in Malaysia using a 15-item questionnaire. To address the research objectives, the data were analyzed with confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. The results supported the hypotheses that the four predictors were adequate to explain intention to pursue science studies, particularly attitude and science-efficacy which were the most influential predictors. Additionally, gender, ethnicity, and school location did not moderate the predictor-intention relationships. The results suggest that the planning, implementation and evaluation of efforts to enhance science participation among students should consider how to develop more science-efficacy and positive attitudes towards the subjects.
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author	Nordin, Mohamad Sahari Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan Abu Libdeh, Enas Saied
author_facet	Nordin, Mohamad Sahari Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan Abu Libdeh, Enas Saied
author_sort	Nordin, Mohamad Sahari
title	Drivers of Secondary School Students' Intention to Enrol in Science Studies
title_short	Drivers of Secondary School Students' Intention to Enrol in Science Studies
title_full	Drivers of Secondary School Students' Intention to Enrol in Science Studies
title_fullStr	Drivers of Secondary School Students' Intention to Enrol in Science Studies
title_full_unstemmed	Drivers of Secondary School Students' Intention to Enrol in Science Studies
title_sort	drivers of secondary school students' intention to enrol in science studies
publisher	Horizon Research Publishing
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/77252/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/77252/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/77252/1/UJERS8-19590691.pdf
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