Development of a STEM Self-Efficacy Scale for Malaysian Primary School Children: A Validity and Reliability Study

• Main Authors: Sze, Annie Wong Kai, Hassan, Norlizah Che, Jaafar, Wan Marzuki Wan, Ahmad, Nor Aniza, Arsad, Nurazidawati Mohamad
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: STEM education; primary school; efficacy; STEM Efficacy for Children Scale (SECS); confirmatory factor analysis (CFA); exploratory factor analysis (EFA)
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/apssr/vol22/iss1/6; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/apssr/article/1436/viewcontent/RA_205.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the Malay language version of the STEM Efficacy for Children Scale (SECS). This initiative involved 389 primary school children aged 10–11 in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted to identify the un...