Causal model of the effect of perception of school on the academic engagement of female students with a mediating role of achievement motivation

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• mina ebadolahi ¹
• majid barzegar ²
• siamak samani ³
• soltanali kazemi ³

¹ MARVDASHT UNIVERSITY

² Islamic Azad university,marvdasht branch.

³ marvdasht

10.30495/jzvj.2024.29430.3718

Abstract

Background and Aim: Academic engagement is one of the most influential variables on students' academic performance and achievement and lack of academic engagement can have irreparable consequences. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the mediating role of achievement motivation in the relationship between perceptions of school atmosphere and academic engagement of female students.

Methods: The research method was correlational. The statistical population included all girls of secondary school in Shiraz. The sample group consisted of 257 female students in Shiraz who were selected by cluster random sampling. Measurement instruments were Academic Engagement Questionnaire, Achievement Motivation Questionnaire and Perception Scale of School Atmosphere. The school climate perception scale included four subscales of teacher support, peer support, student autonomy, and clarity and consistency of rules. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Significance level for all statistical tests was p <0.05.

Results: The results of structural equation modeling showed that the dimensions of perception of the school atmosphere were positive and significant predictors of achievement motivation. Also, the dimensions of perception of the school atmosphere were positive and significant predictors of academic engagement. In addition, achievement motivation was a significant predictor of students' academic engagement. Finally, the results showed that the dimensions of perception of the school atmosphere through the motivation of progress were able to predict students' academic engagement.

Conclusion: In general, the results of this study showed the importance of learning environment and motivational structures on students' academic engagement.

Keywords

• Perception of school atmosphere
• academic engagement
• achievement motivation
• students

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