Perceived Statistics Self-Efficacy, Research Anxiety and Research Confidence of Mathematics Pre-Service Teachers in One State University in the Philippines

Perceived Statistics Self-Efficacy, Research Anxiety and Research Confidence of Mathematics Pre-Service Teachers in One State University in the Philippines. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between statistics self-efficacy, research anxiety and research confidence. This research also determined whether statistics self-efficacy can predict research confidence. Methods: Purposive sampling method was used among 71 students who had previously taken statistics and research employing adapted questionnaires in data collection. Findings: Results revealed that statistics self-efficacy and research anxiety have a relationship with motivated behavior and statistical theory. Meanwhile, statistics self-efficacy and research confidence were found to be associated in terms of lecture behavior, use of information technology, motivated behavior, time management, and statistical theory. Furthermore, this study discovered that statistical theory and time management could predict respondents’ research confidence. Conclusion: The findings imply that improving the statistics self-efficacy of prospective mathematics teachers is indispensable for mathematics research production. Keywords: mathematics, pre-service teachers, research anxiety, research confidence, statistics self-efficacy. Abstrak: Persepsi Kemanjuran Diri Statistik, Kecemasan Riset, dan Keyakinan Riset Guru Prajabatan Matematika di Salah Satu Universitas Negeri di Filipina. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara efikasi diri statistik, kecemasan penelitian, dan kepercayaan diri penelitian. Penelitian ini juga menentukan apakah efikasi diri statistik dapat memprediksi keyakinan penelitian. Metode: Metode purposive sampling digunakan pada 71 siswa yang sebelumnya telah mengambil statistik dan penelitian menggunakan kuesioner yang disesuaikan dalam pengumpulan data. Temuan: Hasil mengungkapkan bahwa efikasi diri statistik dan kecemasan penelitian memiliki hubungan dengan perilaku termotivasi dan teori statistik. Sementara itu, efikasi diri statistik dan keyakinan penelitian ditemukan berhubungan dalam hal perilaku kuliah, penggunaan teknologi informasi, perilaku termotivasi, manajemen waktu, dan teori statistik. Selain itu, penelitian ini menemukan bahwa teori statistik dan manajemen waktu dapat memprediksi kepercayaan penelitian responden. Kesimpulan: Temuan ini menyiratkan bahwa peningkatan self-efficacy statistik calon guru matematika sangat diperlukan untuk produksi penelitian matematika. Kata kunci: calon guru matematika, kecemasan penelitian, kepercayaan diri penelitian, efikasi diri statistik. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jpp.v13.i2.202343