1,287
Views
9
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Multi-dimensional explorations into the relationships between high school students’ science learning self-efficacy and engagement

ORCID Icon
Pages 1193-1207 | Received 01 Nov 2020, Accepted 13 Mar 2021, Published online: 29 Mar 2021

References

  • Akuma, F. V., & Callaghan, R. (2019a). A systematic review characterizing and clarifying intrinsic teaching challenges linked to inquiry-based practical work. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 56(5), 619–648. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21516
  • Akuma, F. V., & Callaghan, R. (2019b). Characterising extrinsic challenges linked to the design and implementation of inquiry-based practical work. Research in Science Education, 49(6), 1677–1706. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-017-9671-x
  • Arnold, J., & Clarke, D. J. (2014). What is ‘agency’? Perspectives in science education research. International Journal of Science Education, 36(5), 735–754. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2013.825066
  • Azevedo, R. (2015). Defining and measuring engagement and learning in science: Conceptual, theoretical, methodological, and analytical issues. Educational Psychologist, 50(1), 84–94. https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520.2015.1004069
  • Bandura, A. (2001). Social cognitive theory: An agentic perspective. Annual Review of Psychology, 52(1), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.52.1.1
  • Barton, A. C. (2005). The role of agency in improving teaching and learning science in urban settings. School Science and Mathematics, 105(7), 333–334. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1949-8594.2005.tb18051.x
  • Britner, S. L., & Pajares, F. (2006). Sources of science self-efficacy beliefs of middle school students. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 43(5), 485–499. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.20131
  • Duschl, R. (2008). Science education in three-part harmony: Balancing conceptual, epistemic, and social learning goals. Review of Research in Education, 32(1), 268–291. https://doi.org/10.3102/0091732X07309371
  • Fredricks, J. A., Blumenfeld, P. C., & Paris, A. H. (2004). School engagement: Potential of the concept, state of the evidence. Review of Educational Research, 74(1), 59–109. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543074001059
  • Fredricks, J. A., Wang, M. T., Linn, J. S., Hofkens, T. L., Sung, H., Parr, A., & Allerton, J. (2016). Using qualitative methods to develop a survey measure of math and science engagement. Learning and Instruction, 43, 5–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2016.01.009
  • Fredricks, J. A., Hofkens, T., Wang, M.-T., Mortenson, E., & Scott, P. (2018). Supporting girls' and boys' engagement in math and science learning: A mixed methods study. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 55, 271–298.
  • Greene, B. A. (2015). Measuring cognitive engagement with self-report scales: Reflections from over 20 years of research. Educational Psychologist, 50(1), 14–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520.2014.989230
  • Hair, J. F., Black, W. C., Babin, B. J., & Anderson, R. E. (2010). Multivariate data analysis (7th ed). Pearson.
  • Hofstein, A., & Lunetta, V. N. (2004). The laboratory in science education: Foundation for the 21st century. Science Education, 88(1), 28–54. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.10106
  • Kelloway, E. K. (1998). Using LISREL for structural equation modeling: A researcher’s guide. Sage.
  • Kiran, D., & Sungur, S. (2012). Middle school students’ science self-efficacy and its sources: Examination of gender difference. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 21(5), 619–630. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-011-9351-y
  • Lin, T.-J., & Tsai, C.-C. (2013). A multi-dimensional instrument for evaluating Taiwan high school students’ learning self-efficacy in relation to their approaches to learning science. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 11(6), 1275–1301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-012-9376-6
  • Lin, T.-J., & Tsai, C.-C. (2018). Differentiating the sources of Taiwanese high school students’ multidimensional science learning self-efficacy: An examination of gender differences. Research in Science Education, 48(3), 575–596. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-016-9579-x
  • Linnenbrink, E. A., & Pintrich, P. R. (2003). The role of self-efficacy beliefs in student engagement and learning in the classroom. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 19(2), 119–137. https://doi.org/10.1080/10573560308223
  • Millar, R., Marechal, J.-F. L., & Tiberghien, A. (1999). ‘Mapping’ the domain: Varieties of practical work. In J. Leach & A. C. Paulsen (Eds.), Practical work in science education (pp. 33–59). Kluwer.
  • Pajares, F. (1996). Self-efficacy beliefs in academic settings. Review of Educational Research, 66(4), 543–578. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543066004543
  • Reeve, J. (2013). How students create motivationally supportive learning environments for themselves: The concept of agentic engagement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 105(3), 579–595. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032690
  • Reeve, J., & Shin, S. H. (2020). How teachers can support students’ agentic engagement. Theory Into Practice, 59(2), 150–161. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2019.1702451
  • Reeve, J., & Tseng, C. M. (2011). Agency as a fourth aspect of students’ engagement during learning activities. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 36(4), 257–267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2011.05.002
  • Reschly, A. L., & Christenson, S. L. (2012). Jingle, jangle, and conceptual haziness: Evolution and future directions of the engagement construct. In S. L. Christenson, A. L. Reschly, & C. Wylie (Eds.), Handbook of research on student engagement (pp. 3–20). Springer.
  • Schunk, D. H., & Pajares, F. (2009). Self-efficacy theory. In K. R. Wentzel & A. Wigfield (Eds.), Handbook of motivation at school (pp. 35–53). Routledge.
  • Sinatra, G. M., Heddy, B. C., & Lombardi, D. (2015). The challenges of defining and measuring student engagement in science. Educational Psychologist, 50(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520.2014.1002924
  • Tas, Y. (2016). The contribution of perceived classroom learning environment and motivation to student engagement in science. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 31(4), 557–577. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-016-0303-z
  • Uçar, F. M., & Sungur, S. (2017). The role of perceived classroom goal structures, self-efficacy, and engagement in student science achievement. Research in Science & Technological Education, 35(2), 149–168. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2017.1278684
  • Velayutham, S., Aldridge, J., & Fraser, B. (2011). Development and validation of an instrument to measure students’ motivation and self-regulation in science learning. International Journal of Science Education, 33(15), 2159–2179. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2010.541529
  • Walker, C. O., Greene, B. A., & Mansell, R. A. (2006). Identification with academics, intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, and self-efficacy as predictors of cognitive engagement. Learning and Individual Differences, 16(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2005.06.004
  • Wang, M. T., Fredricks, J. A., Ye, F., Hofkens, T. L., & Linn, J. S. (2016). The math and science engagement scales: Scale development, validation, and psychometric properties. Learning and Instruction, 43, 16–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2016.01.008
  • Wang, M. T., & Holcombe, R. (2010). Adolescents’ perceptions of school environment, engagement, and academic achievement in middle school. American Educational Research Journal, 47(3), 633–662. https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831209361209
  • Wang, Y.-L., Liang, J.-C., & Tsai, C.-C. (2018). Cross-cultural comparisons of university students’ science learning self-efficacy: Structural relationships among factors within science learning self-efficacy. International Journal of Science Education, 40(6), 579–594. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2017.1315780
  • Wang, Y.-L., & Tsai, C.-C. (2019). 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. Research in Science & Technological Education, 37, 54–70.
  • Wong, S. Y., Liang, J.-C., & Tsai, C.-C. (in press). Uncovering Malaysian secondary school students' academic hardiness in science, conceptions of learning science, and science learning self-efficacy: A structural equation modelling analysis. Research in Science Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-019-09908-7
  • Yore, L., Bisanz, G. L., & Hand, B. M. (2003). Examining the literacy component of science literacy: 25 years of language arts and science research. International Journal of Science Education, 25(6), 689–725. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690305018
  • Zhen, R., Liu, R. D., Ding, Y., Wang, J., Liu, Y., & Xu, L. (2017). The mediating roles of academic self-efficacy and academic emotions in the relation between basic psychological needs satisfaction and learning engagement among Chinese adolescent students. Learning and Individual Differences, 54, 210–216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2017.01.017
  • Zheng, L., Dong, Y., Huang, R., Chang, C. Y., & Bhagat, K. K. (2018). Investigating the interrelationships among conceptions of, approaches to, and self-efficacy in learning science. International Journal of Science Education, 40(2), 139–158. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2017.1402142
  • Zohar, A., & Barzilai, S. (2015). Metacognition and teaching higher order thinking (HOT) in science education: Students’ thinking, teachers’ knowledge, and instructional practices. In R. Wegerif, L. Li, & J. Kaufman (Eds.), Routledge International handbook of research on teaching thinking (pp. 229–242). Routledge.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.