Learning Engagements and the Role of Religion

Fatima Khalid, Sultan Sikandar Mirza, Chai Bin-Feng and Nighat Saeed

SAGE Open, 2020, vol. 10, issue 1, 2158244019901256

Abstract: The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between learning engagement, academic motivation, and academic performance in undergraduate students and the importance of religion in determining the academic motivation and academic performance. A sample of 840 university students from different regions (provinces) of Pakistan is pooled through a convenient sampling technique. Engagement Versus Disaffection (EVD) and the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) are administered for learning engagement and academic motivation, respectively. After applying analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson product-moment correlation analysis, and hierarchical regression, the findings of this research reveal that learning engagement and academic motivation have significant relationships with academic performance. Furthermore, it is also found that, in religiosity, academic motivation for both Muslims and non-Muslims do not induce learning engagement, but Muslim students have shown better academic performance than non-Muslims. This study can be beneficial for policymakers and practitioners to analyze the determinants of learning engagements and improve the academic performance of university students.

Keywords: learning engagement; academic motivation; academic performance; religion; ANOVA; AMS; EVD (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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