6th International Scientific Conference on Applied Sciences and Engineering 26-27 January, 2016 Bayview Hotel Singapore

1. Abstract of Applied Sciences and Engineering, 2016, Vol.6
DOI: 10.18488/journal.1001/2016.6/1001.6
6th
International Scientific Conference on Applied
Sciences and Engineering
26-27 January, 2016
Bayview Hotel Singapore
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Paper ID: 529/16/ 6
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Confirming the Mediation Effect of a Structural Model by
Using Bootstrap Approach: A Case Study of Malaysian 8th
Grade Students’ Mathematics Achievement
Ahmad Nazim bin Aimran1
--- Sabri bin Ahmad2
--- Wan Mohamad Asyraf bin Wan
Afthanorhan3
1,2
Department of Mathematics, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
3
Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala
Terengganu
Abstract
The performance of Malaysian students in Trends In Mathematics and Science Study
(TIMSS) was not up to par. The rank of Malaysian students in the assessment is the
bottom one third, not the top. However, there are still a very low number of studies
have been conducted with the TIMSS finding. This study intends to a) develop a
structural model for Malaysian students’ Mathematics achievement and b) to confirm
the significance of all independent variables (latent exogenous construct) toward
mediator variable (latent mediator construct) and dependent variable (latent
endogenous construct). This study uses secondary data obtained from TIMSS 2011.
Items studied in TIMSS have been grouped into several latent exogenous constructs;
school, teacher, motivation, self-confidence; latent mediator construct; attitude and
latent endogenous construct; achievement. From the analysis, it has been found that
only a few items included in the study have significance contributions to represent its’
respective constructs. Besides that, it has been explored that all latent exogenous
constructs (except school construct) have significance indirect effect toward
endogenous latent construct; students’ achievement through the latent mediator
construct; attitude.
Keywords: TIMSS, Mathematics achievement, SEM, Bootstrap
Contribution of study
This study develops a model that can be used to explore the factors that contribute the students’
achievement. Besides that, reliable items (questions) should be included in investigating the pre-
determined contributed factors has also been determined. In addition, the model constructed in this
study may be extended in future research and can be used for any fields; academic, working
environment, services and others for improvement.