ERIC Number: EJ1184102
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Aug
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Student Engagement and Mathematics Achievement: Unraveling Main and Interactive Effects
Fung, Francis; Tan, Cheng Yong; Chen, Gaowei
Psychology in the Schools, v55 n7 p815-831 Aug 2018
The present study explored the relationships between student engagement and mathematics achievement for 295,416 15-year-old students from 11,767 secondary schools in 34 countries who participated in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2012. Affective engagement was measured by students' mathematics interest (InterestMath) and perceived usefulness of schooling (PerceptionSch), behavioral engagement by behaviors facilitating mathematics learning (BehaviorMath) and participation in mathematics learning activities (ActivitiesMath), and cognitive engagement by openness (Openness) and perseverance (Perseverance) in problem-solving. Results showed that students who were more engaged had higher levels of academic achievement, with cognitive engagement having the strongest association with achievement. Results also showed that students who were highly engaged in two domains had higher achievement levels than peers who were engaged in only one domain in six pairwise comparisons (InterestMath-BehaviorMath, InterestMath-Openness, InterestMath-Perseverance, PerceptionSch-BehaviorMath, PerceptionSch-Openness, PerceptionSch-Perseverance). These results highlighted the importance of a whole-school based approach in enhancing student achievement.
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Mathematics Achievement, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary Schools, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Mathematics Activities, Problem Solving, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Holistic Approach
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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