Partial least squares path modelling of UMP students’ attitudes on statistics achievements

The objective of this study is to examine the structural relationships in the hypothesised model that consisted of antecedent constructs of students‘ attitudes i.e. Affect, Cognitive Competence, Value, Difficulty, Interest, and Effort and their impacts on the statistics achievement. This study emplo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hassan Rahnaward, Ghulami
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11244/19/Partial%20least%20squares%20path%20modelling%20of%20UMP%20students%E2%80%99%20attitudes%20on%20statistics%20achievements.pdf
_version_ 1796990948069081088
author Hassan Rahnaward, Ghulami
author_facet Hassan Rahnaward, Ghulami
author_sort Hassan Rahnaward, Ghulami
collection UMP
description The objective of this study is to examine the structural relationships in the hypothesised model that consisted of antecedent constructs of students‘ attitudes i.e. Affect, Cognitive Competence, Value, Difficulty, Interest, and Effort and their impacts on the statistics achievement. This study employed an experimental survey design which involved 718 undergraduate engineering students who enrolled in applied statistics courses in Universiti Malaysia Pahang. The samples were from different faculties such as Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Earth Resources, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Natural Resources, Faculty of Industrial Management, Faculty of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The Survey of Attitudes towards Statistics, with a seven point Likert scale was adopted and adapted from reliable instrument. The structural equation model through partial least squares estimation (SEM-PLS) using SmartPLS software was employed to evaluate the hypothesised relationships in the ―Students Attitudes – Achievement towards Statistics Model‖. From the modelling results, it revealed that all the hypothesised relationships are significant at p < 0.05 (t-value > 1.645), one-tailed test by using 5000 bootstrapped samples. In other words, the antecedent constructs of students‘ attitudes towards statistics influenced the Statistics Achievement both directly and indirectly. Overall, the hypothesised structural equation model predicted 43.3% of the total variance in Statistics Achievement with a statistical power analysis of G*Power at 95% confidence level. In addition, the f2 effect size for exogenous latent constructs and Q2 predictive relevance for endogenous latent constructs are also positive, while q2 effect sizes through blindfolding procedures are also acceptable. In conclusion, the empirical value showed that the model has the predictive capability in explaining the variances in the Statistics Achievement that are predicted by the antecedent constructs of attitude among the samples under study.
first_indexed 2024-03-06T11:59:04Z
format Thesis
id UMPir11244
institution Universiti Malaysia Pahang
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-06T11:59:04Z
publishDate 2015
record_format dspace
spelling UMPir112442021-11-02T03:35:46Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11244/ Partial least squares path modelling of UMP students’ attitudes on statistics achievements Hassan Rahnaward, Ghulami TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) The objective of this study is to examine the structural relationships in the hypothesised model that consisted of antecedent constructs of students‘ attitudes i.e. Affect, Cognitive Competence, Value, Difficulty, Interest, and Effort and their impacts on the statistics achievement. This study employed an experimental survey design which involved 718 undergraduate engineering students who enrolled in applied statistics courses in Universiti Malaysia Pahang. The samples were from different faculties such as Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Earth Resources, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Natural Resources, Faculty of Industrial Management, Faculty of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The Survey of Attitudes towards Statistics, with a seven point Likert scale was adopted and adapted from reliable instrument. The structural equation model through partial least squares estimation (SEM-PLS) using SmartPLS software was employed to evaluate the hypothesised relationships in the ―Students Attitudes – Achievement towards Statistics Model‖. From the modelling results, it revealed that all the hypothesised relationships are significant at p < 0.05 (t-value > 1.645), one-tailed test by using 5000 bootstrapped samples. In other words, the antecedent constructs of students‘ attitudes towards statistics influenced the Statistics Achievement both directly and indirectly. Overall, the hypothesised structural equation model predicted 43.3% of the total variance in Statistics Achievement with a statistical power analysis of G*Power at 95% confidence level. In addition, the f2 effect size for exogenous latent constructs and Q2 predictive relevance for endogenous latent constructs are also positive, while q2 effect sizes through blindfolding procedures are also acceptable. In conclusion, the empirical value showed that the model has the predictive capability in explaining the variances in the Statistics Achievement that are predicted by the antecedent constructs of attitude among the samples under study. 2015-01 Thesis NonPeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11244/19/Partial%20least%20squares%20path%20modelling%20of%20UMP%20students%E2%80%99%20attitudes%20on%20statistics%20achievements.pdf Hassan Rahnaward, Ghulami (2015) Partial least squares path modelling of UMP students’ attitudes on statistics achievements. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (Contributors, UNSPECIFIED: UNSPECIFIED).
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Hassan Rahnaward, Ghulami
Partial least squares path modelling of UMP students’ attitudes on statistics achievements
title Partial least squares path modelling of UMP students’ attitudes on statistics achievements
title_full Partial least squares path modelling of UMP students’ attitudes on statistics achievements
title_fullStr Partial least squares path modelling of UMP students’ attitudes on statistics achievements
title_full_unstemmed Partial least squares path modelling of UMP students’ attitudes on statistics achievements
title_short Partial least squares path modelling of UMP students’ attitudes on statistics achievements
title_sort partial least squares path modelling of ump students attitudes on statistics achievements
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11244/19/Partial%20least%20squares%20path%20modelling%20of%20UMP%20students%E2%80%99%20attitudes%20on%20statistics%20achievements.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT hassanrahnawardghulami partialleastsquarespathmodellingofumpstudentsattitudesonstatisticsachievements