英文摘要 |
Contemporary research in learning motivation can be divided into three domains: motivational belief, motivational engagement, and motivational strategy. However, research on motivational engagement is few and lacks a structural model. This study addresses several purposes: First, we seek to verify the goodness of fit between empirically observed data and the second order confirmatory factory analysis model of motivational engagement proposed by the authors. Second, we analyze the relationships among achievement motivation, motivational engagement and academic achievement. Participants were 1224 junior high school students. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling with the LISREL computer program. The following results were obtained: (a) the second order confirmatory factor analysis model of motivational engagement fit the observed data well. (b) Need for achievement positively predicted adaptive motivational engagement and negatively predicted maladaptive motivational engagement. Need to avoid failure positively predicted maladaptive motivational engagement. Adaptive motivational engagement positively predicted academic achievement, and maladaptive motivational engagement negatively predicted academic achievement. Implications for theory, practice and further research were discussed. |