The effect of perceptions of learning environment and academic engagement on academic performance of secondary school male students: The mediating role of academic self-efficacy
Subject Areas : Educational
nasrin ozayi
1
,
gholamali ahmadi
2
,
ehsan azimpoor
3
1 - PhD Student in Curriculum, Department of Education Sciences, Faculty of Education and psychology, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran
3 - PhD Student in Curriculum, Department of Education Sciences, Faculty of Education and psychology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.
Keywords: Academic Engagement, Academic Performance, academic self-efficacy, Perceptions of learning environment,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of perception of learning environment and academic engagement on academic performance of secondary school students by examining the mediating role of academic self-efficacy. The research was applied in terms of applied and descriptive - correlation type. The statistical population of the study all male students of second high school in Karaj city in the academic year 1396-1977 in 21125 students of these, 380 individuals were selected through multistage random-cluster sampling. Data were analyzed Structural Equation Modeling with Statistical Package for Social Sciences and Torque Structure Analysis Software. Research measurement instruments included the Self-efficacy Questionnaire Jinks (1999), the Learning Environment Perception Sweeney (1994), and the Academic Engagement Reeve (2011) and The average score was used for academic performance. Results showed that perceptions of learning environment, academic engagement and self-efficacy had significant effect on academic performance (P <0.001). academic self-efficacy was a significant mediator between the impact of perceptions of learning environment and academic engagement with students' academic performance (P <0.05). According to the results of the study, identifying variables related to academic performance can lead to students 'participation in the teaching process and increase students' confidence in achieving their academic goals.
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