Correlates and Predictors of Acdemic Engagement among Secondary School Students in Meru County, Kenya
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2023-07
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Reported low levels of academic engagement among the secondary school students has drawn attention and
interest of many educational researchers because educational engagement determines how learners achieve in academics.
This study was done to explore whether academic resilience and academic motivation are correlates of academic
engagement among the secondary school students. The study also focused on determining the role of academic resilience
and academic motivation in predicting students’ engagement. This study was guided by ecological systems theory and selfdetermination theory. The targeted population in this study was 2992 form three students in Meru County and data was
collected from a sample of 332 students. Data collection was done using a questionnaire which had three adapted scales
namely; academic resilience scale (Martin & Marsh, 2006), academic motivation scale (Vallerand et al. 1992) and
academic engagement scale (Fredricks et al. 2005). The collected data was analyzed using statistical package for social
sciences and null hypotheses were tested using Pearson product moment correlation and multiple regression analysis
tests. It was found that academic resilience had a significant moderate positive correlation with academic engagement,
r(332)=.33, p<.05. Academic motivation was also found to have significant moderate positive correlation with academic
engagement, r(332)=.20, p<.05. Multiple regression analysis revealed that academic resilience and academic motivation
significantly predicted academic engagement. A predictive model for academic engagement was generated. The
recommendations for further research were also given
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Muriuki, P. G., & Ngunu, S. Correlates And Predictors Of Acdemic Engagement Among Secondary School Students In Meru County, Kenya.