Jurnal Didaktik Matematika
Vol 5, No 2 (2018): Jurnal Didaktik Matematika

A Multigroup Invariance Analysis and Gender Difference of Students’ Self-efficacy and Attitude Concerning Mathematics

Elizar Elizar (Universitas Syiah Kuala)
I Gusti Ngurah Darmawan (The University of Adelaide)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 May 2019

Abstract

This article aimed to examine multigroup invariance of Mathematics Self-efficacy and Attitude Scales (MSAS) and examine the differences of MSAS in term of gender. 1135 (630 female and 505 male) Year 9 students in Aceh, Indonesia were involved in the study. The invariance analysis was performed to investigate whether the items in the MSAS are behaving identically for Year 9 female and male students in the province of Aceh, Indonesia. The results reported the indication of multigroup equivalence of the MSAS between gender (p-value is not statistically significant or ∆CFI ≤ 0.01). An independent t-test indentified that students’ attitude concerning mathematics is significantly different between gender of students. Female students’ positive attitude concerning mathematics is higher compared to male students’. This study may be used as one of the evidences as for the needs to enhance male students attitude toward mathematics.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

DM

Publisher

Subject

Education Mathematics

Description

Jurnal Didaktik Matematika is a periodical academic journal that is published by Master Program of Mathematics Education, Syiah Kuala University Banda Aceh incorporating with Himpunan Matematika Indonesia (Indonesian Mathematical Society/IndoMs) and Research Institute of Syiah Kuala University as ...