An explanatory model of academic achievement based on aptitudes, goal orientations, self-concept and learning strategies.

نویسندگان

  • Pablo Miñano Pérez
  • Juan-Luis Castejón Costa
  • Raquel Gilar Corbí
چکیده

As a result of studies examining factors involved in the learning process, various structural models have been developed to explain the direct and indirect effects that occur between the variables in these models. The objective was to evaluate a structural model of cognitive and motivational variables predicting academic achievement, including general intelligence, academic self-concept, goal orientations, effort and learning strategies. The sample comprised of 341 Spanish students in the first year of compulsory secondary education. Different tests and questionnaires were used to evaluate each variable, and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was applied to contrast the relationships of the initial model. The model proposed had a satisfactory fit, and all the hypothesised relationships were significant. General intelligence was the variable most able to explain academic achievement. Also important was the direct influence of academic self-concept on achievement, goal orientations and effort, as well as the mediating ability of effort and learning strategies between academic goals and final achievement.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Spanish journal of psychology

دوره 15 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012