Arifin Mamat

Construct validation of teacher efficacy in teaching Arabic scale : a co-variance based approach

The first attempt of this study is to investigate teacher efficacy construct. In so doing, this study tries to ndevelop the extent to which the conceptualized teacher measure reproduces the data. Second, this study evaluates the adequacy of the teacher efficacy measure across teacher’s place of graduation. The data were collected from adopted version of Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale administered to 252 teachers of National Religious Secondary School in Malaysia. The results of confirmatory factor analysis supported the adequacy of teacher efficacy measure and found that teacher is a multidimensional construct with four underlying dimensions. The model also found to be applicable across teacher’s place of graduation

Cognitive, affective and behaviors’ attitudes towards learning Arabic as a Second Language: a case study at SMKA Maahad Hamidiah Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the attitude of students studying nArabic language as a second language and their achievement in the Lower Secondary Examination (PMR). The research also investigated which component of attitude; cognitive, affective and behaviour, gives most impact on achievement in PMR examination. The study was conducted in SMKA Maahad Hamidiah Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. The instrument used was a questionnaire with 34 items. It was distributed to 132 Form Four students.The study employed descriptive and inferential statistics in the data analysis. The study revealed that the cognitive and affective components of attitude were found to be significantly correlated with achievement. However, the result also showed that there was no relation between the behaviour component and achievement. nIn addition, the cognitive component of attitude was found to contribute significantly to achievement in Arabic. nThus, the finding of this study suggests that attitude is crucial in determining achievement in Arabic language. nTherefore, teachers should encourage positive attitude towards learning Arabic among students in order to nimprove their achievement in the subject.