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The Development and Validation of a Survey for Evaluating Primary Students’ Self-efficacy in STEM Activities
Journal of Science Education and Technology ( IF 3.3 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-17 , DOI: 10.1007/s10956-020-09882-0
Tian Luo , Winnie Wing Mui So , Wai Chin Li , Jianxin Yao

STEM integration has become a popular concept not only in the context of education practices but also as a way of learning. The integration of the STEM domains is evident in students’ learning experiences when engaging in STEM activities. However, there is a lack of instruments for evaluating students’ levels of self-efficacy in these activities. Therefore, the aims of this study were to develop a survey for evaluating upper primary students’ self-efficacy in STEM activities and to explore whether a student’s gender, grade, and participation in STEM activities predict his or her self-efficacy in STEM activities. A total of 844 fourth- to sixth-grade primary students participated in this study. After pilot testing, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted, the survey was found to have a single-factor structure with high reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = .90). Linear regression analysis showed that school and out-of-school participation in STEM activities significantly predicted the students’ self-efficacy in STEM activities, while grade and gender did not. The survey developed in this study provides a reliable and valid way to measure students’ self-efficacy in STEM activities. These findings also highlight the importance of encouraging students’ participation in both formal and informal STEM activities.



中文翻译:

评估小学生STEM活动中自我效能的调查表的编制和验证

STEM集成不仅在教育实践中而且已经成为一种流行的概念,已经成为一种流行的概念。在参加STEM活动时,STEM域的整合在学生的学习经历中很明显。但是,缺乏评估学生在这些活动中自我效能水平的工具。因此,本研究的目的是开展一项调查,以评估高年级学生在STEM活动中的自我效能,并探讨学生的性别,年级和参加STEM活动是否可以预测他或她在STEM活动中的自我效能。共有844位四年级至六年级的小学生参加了这项研究。经过中试后,进行了探索性因素分析和确认性因素分析,该调查发现具有高可靠性的单因素结构(Cronbach's alpha = .90)。线性回归分析表明,学校和校外学生在STEM活动中的表现显着预测了学生在STEM活动中的自我效能,而年级和性别则没有。本研究开发的调查提供了一种可靠且有效的方式来衡量学生在STEM活动中的自我效能感。这些发现也突出了鼓励学生参加正式和非正式STEM活动的重要性。本研究开发的调查提供了一种可靠且有效的方式来衡量学生在STEM活动中的自我效能感。这些发现也突出了鼓励学生参加正式和非正式STEM活动的重要性。本研究开发的调查提供了一种可靠且有效的方式来衡量学生在STEM活动中的自我效能感。这些发现也突出了鼓励学生参加正式和非正式STEM活动的重要性。

更新日期:2020-12-23
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