The Effects of Motivation and Engagement on Academic Achievement Among College Students

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dc.contributor.advisorHolt, Aimee
dc.contributor.authorMcFerren, Jennie Genesis
dc.contributor.committeememberMarshall, Seth
dc.contributor.committeememberRust, James
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-15T15:07:39Z
dc.date.available2016-08-15T15:07:39Z
dc.date.issued2016-07-13
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT
dc.description.abstractA hierarchical multiple regression was used to explore the relation between student
dc.description.abstractengagement and overall college GPA. Specifically, the following three forms of student
dc.description.abstractengagement were examined: (a) academic behavioral; (b) cognitive; and (c) emotional.
dc.description.abstractPartial support was found for the current study’s hypotheses. Composite ACT scores
dc.description.abstractwere found to be a significant predictor of overall college GPA at each step in the model.
dc.description.abstractNone of the academic behavioral engagement variables were found to be significant
dc.description.abstractpredictors of college GPA. Regarding cognitive engagement predictor variables, task
dc.description.abstractvalue was a significant predictor of college GPA and extrinsic motivation had a
dc.description.abstractsignificant, negative relation with college GPA. Regarding emotional engagement
dc.description.abstractpredictor variable, family support was found to have a significant negative relation with
dc.description.abstractcollege GPA. The full model that contained previous achievement (ACT composite
dc.description.abstractscores) and all of the student engagement predictor variables (academic behavioral,
dc.description.abstractcognitive, and emotional) explained 81% of the variance in self-reported college GPA.
dc.description.degreeM.A.
dc.identifier.urihttp://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/5039
dc.publisherMiddle Tennessee State University
dc.subjectAcademic Achievement
dc.subjectACT scores
dc.subjectCollege Students
dc.subjectEngagement
dc.subjectIntrinsic/Extrinsic
dc.subjectMotivation
dc.subject.umiEducational psychology
dc.subject.umiHigher education
dc.subject.umiPsychology
dc.thesis.degreegrantorMiddle Tennessee State University
dc.thesis.degreelevelMasters
dc.titleThe Effects of Motivation and Engagement on Academic Achievement Among College Students
dc.typeThesis

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