The  purpose  of  this  study  was  to  develop  the  relationship  model  between  learning environment  (physical  and  psychosocial  environment),  psychological  characteristics (students’  academic self-efficacy and satisfaction) and higher order thinking skills in statistics education.  The study also aimed to determine if psychological characteristics mediate  the  relationship   between  learning  environment  and  higher  order  thinking skills.  A total  of  285  students   were  selected  as  sample  using cluster  sampling.  The study instruments were adapted from Smart  Classroom Inventory, Science Laboratory Environment  Inventory,  College  and  Classroom   Environment  Inventory,  Test  of Science-Related  Attitudes,  Self-Efficacy  in  Learning  and   Performance  for  College and  Dimension  of  Learning  rubrics.  The  gathered  data  were   analysed  using  Partial Least  Square  S.....

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Designing a questionnaire is one of the most difficult challenges in research design, particularly when deciding which level of Likert point scale is appropriate for the instrumentation. Suitable Likert point scale used in the instrumentation able to reduce the risk of facing potential problems of not achieving reliability (indicator and internal consistency reliability) and validity (convergent validity, discriminating validity, and construct validity) and simultaneously preventing the occurrence of multicollinearity. This study compares the performance of reliability and validity of measurement construct in Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) by using Likert 5-point Likert scale, 6-point Likert scale, 7-point Likert scale, 9-point Likert scale, and 10-point Likert scale. The study uses primary data based on a questionnaire data collection method which involves 100 samples from similar population characteristics for each Likert. The data were analysed using Smart-PLS software. The resu.....

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Higher education institutions have rigorous procedures to achieve excellence, with student academic satisfaction being one of the main foci of all efforts to achieve success. This study identifies the determinants of academic satisfaction. The study also identifies the differences in academic satisfaction between genders. 328 respondents were selected as the sample among students in the Faculty of Business and Management and the Faculty of Science and Mathematics in one of the main college campuses in Kelantan, using stratified random sampling. Data collection was done using a self-report questionnaire. The resulting data were analysed using multiple linear regression (MLR) and independent T-test. The results indicate that sense of belonging, student interaction, and course evaluation are significantly positively related to academic satisfaction. The results also show no significant difference in academic satisfaction between genders. This topic was found to be important for educators,.....

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