英文摘要 |
The present study aimed to examine the path model for the relationships among teacher psychological support, situational interest, individual interest, and the academic engagement of vocational high school students in Taiwan. One thousand three hundred and sixty-seven tenth-grade students from thirty classrooms participated in this study. A self-report inventory measuring students’ perception of Teachers’ Psychological Support, Situational Interest, Individual Interest, and Academic Engagement was administered. The data were analyzed by Pearson’s correlation and structure equation modeling. The results indicated that: (1)Teacher psychological support had direct effects on situational interest, personal interest, and academic engagement; situational interest had direct effects on both personal interest and learning engagement; personal interest had a direct effect on academic engagement. (2)Situational interest was a mediator between teacher psychological support and individual interest; situational interest and individual interest were mediators between teacher psychological support and academic engagement; individual interest was a mediator between situational interest and academic engagement. (3)The model proposed in this study fit well with the empirical data. In order to improve student academic engagement, this study suggests that teachers provide psychological support in their classroom environment, as well as design and develop students’ situational interest and individual interest. |