Success indicators of mathematical problem-solving performance among Malaysian matriculation students
This study identifies the success indicators of mathematical problem-solving performances among Malaysian matriculation students divided into four indicators: mathematical beliefs, mathematics attitudes, mathematics self-efficacy and metacognitive skills. For this purpose, 368 matriculation students...
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| author | Abu Bakar, Suriati Salim, Nur Raidah Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Gopal, Kathiresan |
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| description | This study identifies the success indicators of mathematical problem-solving performances among Malaysian matriculation students divided into four indicators: mathematical beliefs, mathematics attitudes, mathematics self-efficacy and metacognitive skills. For this purpose, 368 matriculation students from three matriculation colleges were selected as respondents using proportioned stratified sampling. This study utilized a descriptive correlational design approach. A set of questionnaires and a mathematics test were used as the instruments. Independent variables were measured using a questionnaire, while mathematical problem-solving performance was measured using a mathematics test. The findings show students had a high level in mathematics beliefs, attitude towards mathematics, mathematics self-efficacy and metacognitive skills. Statistical tests to determine success indicators predicting mathematical problem-solving performance revealed that mathematics self-efficacy does not contribute significantly to these variables and that metacognitive skills make the most decisive contribution, followed by mathematics attitude and mathematics beliefs. Hence, this study suggests that problem-solving should be included as an essential part of the mathematics matriculation syllabus to enable students to improve their problem-solving abilities. |
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| spelling | upm-952082023-01-31T04:15:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95208/ Success indicators of mathematical problem-solving performance among Malaysian matriculation students Abu Bakar, Suriati Salim, Nur Raidah Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Gopal, Kathiresan This study identifies the success indicators of mathematical problem-solving performances among Malaysian matriculation students divided into four indicators: mathematical beliefs, mathematics attitudes, mathematics self-efficacy and metacognitive skills. For this purpose, 368 matriculation students from three matriculation colleges were selected as respondents using proportioned stratified sampling. This study utilized a descriptive correlational design approach. A set of questionnaires and a mathematics test were used as the instruments. Independent variables were measured using a questionnaire, while mathematical problem-solving performance was measured using a mathematics test. The findings show students had a high level in mathematics beliefs, attitude towards mathematics, mathematics self-efficacy and metacognitive skills. Statistical tests to determine success indicators predicting mathematical problem-solving performance revealed that mathematics self-efficacy does not contribute significantly to these variables and that metacognitive skills make the most decisive contribution, followed by mathematics attitude and mathematics beliefs. Hence, this study suggests that problem-solving should be included as an essential part of the mathematics matriculation syllabus to enable students to improve their problem-solving abilities. Tresorix 2021 Article PeerReviewed Abu Bakar, Suriati and Salim, Nur Raidah and Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi and Gopal, Kathiresan (2021) Success indicators of mathematical problem-solving performance among Malaysian matriculation students. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 20 (3). 97 - 116. ISSN 1694-2116; ESSN: 1694-2493 https://www.ijlter.org/index.php/ijlter/article/view/3128 10.26803/ijlter.20.3.7 |
| spellingShingle | Abu Bakar, Suriati Salim, Nur Raidah Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Gopal, Kathiresan Success indicators of mathematical problem-solving performance among Malaysian matriculation students |
| title | Success indicators of mathematical problem-solving performance among Malaysian matriculation students |
| title_full | Success indicators of mathematical problem-solving performance among Malaysian matriculation students |
| title_fullStr | Success indicators of mathematical problem-solving performance among Malaysian matriculation students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Success indicators of mathematical problem-solving performance among Malaysian matriculation students |
| title_short | Success indicators of mathematical problem-solving performance among Malaysian matriculation students |
| title_sort | success indicators of mathematical problem-solving performance among malaysian matriculation students |
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