Impact of student academic support on student engagement: the mediating role of basic psychological needs and academic motivation

The global pandemic has further complicated the task of promoting student engagement (SE), as traditional classroom settings have been disrupted. Therefore, understanding and addressing students' challenges in physical and remote learning environments have become crucial. The study aimed to e...

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Main Authors: Wei, Mun Chin, Ahmad, Nor Aniza, Ismail, Ismi Arif, Alias, Siti Noormi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UiTM Press 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112122/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112122/1/5-Wei-Mun-Chin-Impact-of.pdf
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author Wei, Mun Chin
Ahmad, Nor Aniza
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Alias, Siti Noormi
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description The global pandemic has further complicated the task of promoting student engagement (SE), as traditional classroom settings have been disrupted. Therefore, understanding and addressing students' challenges in physical and remote learning environments have become crucial. The study aimed to examine the relationships among proposed variables and test the serial mediating role of basic psychological needs (BPN) and academic motivation (AM) in the relationship between student academic support (AS) and SE. This study utilized Structural Equation Modeling to test the proposed relationships and assess the mediating role of BPN and AM of 461 respondents in a Malaysian public research university. The structural model analysis revealed that BPN and AM significantly and positively predicted student engagement. Student AS was also found to be a positive and significant predictor of BPN, but a negative and significant predictor of academic motivation. Additionally, BPN significantly and positively predicts academic motivation. Testing the serial mediating effect demonstrated that BPN and AM mediate the relationship between student AS and engagement. This study suggests that undergraduate students in a Malaysian public university require peer and other forms of AS to enhance their learning engagement. Peer AS can positively or negatively impact academic motivation.
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spelling upm-1121222024-10-23T03:06:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112122/ Impact of student academic support on student engagement: the mediating role of basic psychological needs and academic motivation Wei, Mun Chin Ahmad, Nor Aniza Ismail, Ismi Arif Alias, Siti Noormi The global pandemic has further complicated the task of promoting student engagement (SE), as traditional classroom settings have been disrupted. Therefore, understanding and addressing students' challenges in physical and remote learning environments have become crucial. The study aimed to examine the relationships among proposed variables and test the serial mediating role of basic psychological needs (BPN) and academic motivation (AM) in the relationship between student academic support (AS) and SE. This study utilized Structural Equation Modeling to test the proposed relationships and assess the mediating role of BPN and AM of 461 respondents in a Malaysian public research university. The structural model analysis revealed that BPN and AM significantly and positively predicted student engagement. Student AS was also found to be a positive and significant predictor of BPN, but a negative and significant predictor of academic motivation. Additionally, BPN significantly and positively predicts academic motivation. Testing the serial mediating effect demonstrated that BPN and AM mediate the relationship between student AS and engagement. This study suggests that undergraduate students in a Malaysian public university require peer and other forms of AS to enhance their learning engagement. Peer AS can positively or negatively impact academic motivation. UiTM Press 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112122/1/5-Wei-Mun-Chin-Impact-of.pdf Wei, Mun Chin and Ahmad, Nor Aniza and Ismail, Ismi Arif and Alias, Siti Noormi (2024) Impact of student academic support on student engagement: the mediating role of basic psychological needs and academic motivation. Asian Journal of University Education, 20 (1). pp. 53-74. ISSN 1823-7797 https://ajue.uitm.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/5-Wei-Mun-Chin-Impact-of.pdf 10.24191/ajue.v20i1.25740
spellingShingle Wei, Mun Chin
Ahmad, Nor Aniza
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Alias, Siti Noormi
Impact of student academic support on student engagement: the mediating role of basic psychological needs and academic motivation
title Impact of student academic support on student engagement: the mediating role of basic psychological needs and academic motivation
title_full Impact of student academic support on student engagement: the mediating role of basic psychological needs and academic motivation
title_fullStr Impact of student academic support on student engagement: the mediating role of basic psychological needs and academic motivation
title_full_unstemmed Impact of student academic support on student engagement: the mediating role of basic psychological needs and academic motivation
title_short Impact of student academic support on student engagement: the mediating role of basic psychological needs and academic motivation
title_sort impact of student academic support on student engagement: the mediating role of basic psychological needs and academic motivation
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112122/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112122/1/5-Wei-Mun-Chin-Impact-of.pdf