Embovica, Inga (2024) Student Engagement as a Mediator Between Academic Intrinsic Motivation and Academic Achievements. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Predicting academic achievements has been a priority for policymakers, school and university administrators, as well as taxpayers. The current study investigates the relationship between academic intrinsic motivation and academic achievements, and how engagement mediates this relationship. We hypothesized that engagement is a significant positive mediator in the relationship between academic intrinsic motivation and academic achievements. To investigate this relationship, we used archival data from a Qualtrics questionnaire, including items from Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale for Students (UWES-9S), and archival data of student GPA. The study used a convenience sample consisting of 653 students (486 females) of the University of Groningen, Department of Psychology. The results showed that engagement is not a significant mediator between academic intrinsic motivation and academic achievements. The results also showed that academic intrinsic motivation is significantly associated with academic achievements. This research emphasizes prioritizing intrinsic motivation over engagement in education policies, study courses, and interventions to increase academic achievements. In addition, by finding that engagement does not mediate the relationship between academic intrinsic motivation and academic achievements, our research opens the door to further studies in the field of education, to better understand the underlying psychological factors that influence the relationship between academic intrinsic motivation and academic achievements. Keywords: academic intrinsic motivation, engagement, academic achievements
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Garcia Pimenta, M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jul 2024 10:21 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jul 2024 10:21 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4033 |
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