The Prediction of Students’ Academic Engagement Based on Academic Support and Class Psycho- Social Climate

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was prediction of academic engagement based on academic support and class psycho- social climate in student.
Method: The method of this study is correlational. Statistical population of this study comprised all of Ardebil high school student in 2016-2017 academic year, that among them by using cluster random sampling, 236 samples were selected and finally 228 questionnaires were analyzed. For data collection Wang, Willett and Eccles academic engagement questionnaire, Sands and Plunkett academic support questionnaire and Fraser, Giddings, Mc Robbie class psycho- social questionnaire were used. Data were analyzed by using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and regression analysis.
Results: Result showed that, there exist significant positive relationship between academic support and its components and class psycho- social climate and its components with academic engagement. Also regression analysis revealed that %55 of the total variance of academic engagement can be explained by academic support and class psycho- social climate.
Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that the academic support and class psycho- social climate may be taken into account as one of the important factors leading academic engagement.

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Biquarterly Journal of Cognitive Strategies in Learning
Volume 6, Issue 10
August 2018
Pages 95-111

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