The relationship between learning environment and psychological characteristics in higher education
Mohd Azry Abdul Malik1, Mazlini Adnan2, Norafefah Mohamad Sobri3, Amri Abdul Rahman4, Jasrul Nizam Ghazali5.
This study investigated the relationships between quality of learning
environment (physical and psychosocial environment) and psychological
characteristics (student self-efficacy and satisfaction) in statistic education.
The target population is a total of 380 students from diploma level, Faculty
of Computer Science and Mathematics, University Teknologi MARA. By
using cluster sampling, 285 students were selected as sample. The study
instruments were adapted from Smart classroom inventory SCI, Science
Laboratory Environment Inventory PSLEI, College and Classroom
Environment Inventory CCEI, Learning and Performance subscale from the
Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire MSLQ for College students,
Test Of Science-Related Attitudes TOSRA and Self-Efficacy in Learning and
Performance for College. The gathered data was mainly analysed using
Smart Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). The findings revealed that physical
and psychosocial learning environment have significant and positive
relationships with student satisfaction. In addition, the study confirmed that
learning environment influence self-efficacy positively. Finally, the study’s
theoretical and practical implications as well as the directions for future
research were provided and discussed.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Kelantan, Malaysia
- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Kelantan, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Kelantan, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Kelantan, Malaysia
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