Malaysian Science Stream Students’ Anxiety Towards Chemistry at the Secondary School Level
Nor Fariha Kamaruddin1, Nor Hasniza Ibrahim2, Johari Surif3, Marlina Ali4, Corrienna Abd Talib5, Noru lhuda Ismail6
1Nor Fariha Kamaruddin, Department of Educational Science, Mathematic & Multimedia Creative, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
2Nor Hasniza Ibrahim, Department of Educational Science, Mathematic & Multimedia Creative, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
3Johari Surif, Department of Educational Science, Mathematic & Multimedia Creative, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
4Marlina Ali, Department of Educational Science, Mathematic & Multimedia Creative, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
5Norulhuda Ismail, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 06 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 18 May 2019 | Manuscript Published on 23 May 2019 | PP: 724-738 | Volume-7 Issue-6S5 April 2019 | Retrieval Number: F11270476S519/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: This study investigated the extent of anxiety towards chemistry that exists among science stream students at the secondary school level in urban and rural schools. The research design of this study was a mixed method research design. Upper secondary school students (n = 258) participated in the study which was conducted in the district of Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The questionnaire was developed to explore the attribution factor of chemistry anxiety that included learning chemistry anxiety, chemistry evaluation anxiety and handling chemicals anxiety. In order to provide richer interpretation of chemistry anxiety, the Rasch model analysis was performed to support the inferential analysis and thematic analysis conducted in this study. The results showed a significant difference in the chemistry anxiety that existed among science stream students in urban and rural schools. Indeed, appropriate further actions by educators should be implemented in order to reduce the existence of chemistry anxiety among students.
Keywords: Chemistry Science Anxiety Urban Learning.
Scope of the Article: Social Sciences