Modelling the associations between academic engagement, study process and grit on academic achievement of physical education and sport university students

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OBJECTIVE: The present study examined the impact of academic engagement, study processes, and grit on the academic achievement of physical education and sport university students.

METHODS: An internet-based survey recruited 459 university students aged 19-25 years (M = 21 ± 1.3) in physical education and sports (PES) to fill out questionnaires on Physical Education-Study Process Questionnaire (PE-SPQ), Physical Education-Grit (PE-Grit), academic engagement (A-USEI), and Grade Point Average (GPA). A path analysis was carried out to understand variable relationships.

RESULTS: Data from each variable exhibited symmetrical and normal distribution, as indicated by the skewness and kurtosis values. The model's fit indices showed sufficient Comparative Fit Index (CFI = 0.92), Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI = 0.90), Goodness of Fit Index (GFI = 0.99) and Normed Fit Index (NFI = 0.90) and showed acceptable levels. The results indicated a statistically significant positive impact of engagement (β = 0.299, p < 0.001) and study processes (β = 0.397, p < 0.001) on academic achievement. However, the effect of grit on achievement was non-significant.

CONCLUSIONS: Academic engagement as well as study processes are two important factors predicting academic achievement while grit seems to be not a major predictor. Hence, physical education and sport faculty and university administrators should prioritize student engagement as a determinant of academic outcomes by reforming or redesigning physical education and sport curriculum modules that can facilitate engagement.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

BMC psychology - 11(2023), 1 vom: 28. Nov., Seite 418

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tannoubi, Amayra [VerfasserIn]
Quansah, Frank [VerfasserIn]
Magouri, Iteb [VerfasserIn]
Chalghaf, Nasr [VerfasserIn]
Bonsaksen, Tore [VerfasserIn]
Srem-Sai, Medina [VerfasserIn]
Hagan, John Elvis [VerfasserIn]
Handrianto, Ciptro [VerfasserIn]
Azaiez, Fairouz [VerfasserIn]
Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Educational psychology
Higher education
Journal Article
Learning outcomes
Performance
Student Engagement

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Date Completed 30.11.2023

Date Revised 01.12.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s40359-023-01454-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365087572