An investigation on students' causal attribution of performance in high school physics

Authors

L. M. Molina ⋅ PH Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Benedicta M. Carambas ⋅ PH Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Nesse Grace T. Uriarte-Resurreccion ⋅ PH Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Marvin U. Herrera ⋅ PH Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños

Abstract

The objective of this study is to determine the causal attribution of performance (success or failure) in their 1st Quarter Examination, Long Tests, Quizzes, Recitation and Laboratory activities of UP Rural High School senior students. Attribution of performance was classified as follows: (1) Internal stable (Heredity, intelligence, skill) (2) Internal unstable (effort, patience), (3) External Stable (Nature of physics) and (4) External unstable (teacher, peers, and environment). This study also explored students' motivation, subject appreciation and subject comprehension. Results showed that most of the students attributed their performance to external unstable factors. Spearman Rank Correlation revealed that there is only a moderate linear correlation between students' attributions and students' grade. This means there must be other external factors, not included in the questionnaire, that come into play in determining students' grades.

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Issue

2007: Proceedings of the 25th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2007-1A-05

Section

Physics Education

Published

2007-10-24

How to Cite

[1]

LM Molina, BM Carambas, NGT Uriarte-Resurreccion, and MU Herrera, An investigation on students’ causal attribution of performance in high school physics, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 25, SPP-2007-1A-05 (2007). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2007-1A-05.