Academic resilience among Malaysian secondary school students: a confirmatory factor analysis

Academic resilience refers to the ability of students to maintain motivation and achieve success in academics despite the presence of risk factors that put themselves at risk for failing and dropping out (Benard, 1991; Alva, 1991; Gonzalez & Padilla, 1997; Finn & Rock, 1997). Hence, studying...

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Main Authors: Sulong, Rose Manisah, Ahmad, Nor Aniza, Che Hassan, Norlizah, Zainudin, Zaida Nor, Ismail, Maimunah
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Language:English
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22710/
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author Sulong, Rose Manisah
Ahmad, Nor Aniza
Che Hassan, Norlizah
Zainudin, Zaida Nor
Ismail, Maimunah
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Ahmad, Nor Aniza
Che Hassan, Norlizah
Zainudin, Zaida Nor
Ismail, Maimunah
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description Academic resilience refers to the ability of students to maintain motivation and achieve success in academics despite the presence of risk factors that put themselves at risk for failing and dropping out (Benard, 1991; Alva, 1991; Gonzalez & Padilla, 1997; Finn & Rock, 1997). Hence, studying and understanding the factors that make these students successful is important in helping them improve their academic performance. The purpose of the study is to validate the measurement model based on Resilience Theory (Benard, 1991). The proposed measurement model comprises three constructs, namely school external protective factors, resilience traits and academic achievement. This study involved a total of 315 secondary school students in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The findings show that the proposed measurement model fits the survey data. Therefore, through the actual data, the measurement model can be used to confirm the Resilience Theory.
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spelling upm-227102020-04-15T16:30:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22710/ Academic resilience among Malaysian secondary school students: a confirmatory factor analysis Sulong, Rose Manisah Ahmad, Nor Aniza Che Hassan, Norlizah Zainudin, Zaida Nor Ismail, Maimunah Academic resilience refers to the ability of students to maintain motivation and achieve success in academics despite the presence of risk factors that put themselves at risk for failing and dropping out (Benard, 1991; Alva, 1991; Gonzalez & Padilla, 1997; Finn & Rock, 1997). Hence, studying and understanding the factors that make these students successful is important in helping them improve their academic performance. The purpose of the study is to validate the measurement model based on Resilience Theory (Benard, 1991). The proposed measurement model comprises three constructs, namely school external protective factors, resilience traits and academic achievement. This study involved a total of 315 secondary school students in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The findings show that the proposed measurement model fits the survey data. Therefore, through the actual data, the measurement model can be used to confirm the Resilience Theory. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22710/1/22710.pdf Sulong, Rose Manisah and Ahmad, Nor Aniza and Che Hassan, Norlizah and Zainudin, Zaida Nor and Ismail, Maimunah (2019) Academic resilience among Malaysian secondary school students: a confirmatory factor analysis. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 8 (4). pp. 550-565. ISSN 2226-6348 http://hrmars.com/index.php/papers/detail/IJARPED/6618 10.6007/IJARPED/v8-i4/6618
spellingShingle Sulong, Rose Manisah
Ahmad, Nor Aniza
Che Hassan, Norlizah
Zainudin, Zaida Nor
Ismail, Maimunah
Academic resilience among Malaysian secondary school students: a confirmatory factor analysis
title Academic resilience among Malaysian secondary school students: a confirmatory factor analysis
title_full Academic resilience among Malaysian secondary school students: a confirmatory factor analysis
title_fullStr Academic resilience among Malaysian secondary school students: a confirmatory factor analysis
title_full_unstemmed Academic resilience among Malaysian secondary school students: a confirmatory factor analysis
title_short Academic resilience among Malaysian secondary school students: a confirmatory factor analysis
title_sort academic resilience among malaysian secondary school students: a confirmatory factor analysis
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