An application of the theory of reasoned action: assessing success factors of engineering students
An application of the theory of reasoned action: assessing success factors of engineering students
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理性行动理论的应用：评估工科学生的成功因素
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2016
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M. Alias
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A. N. Paimin;R. Hadgraft;J. K. Prpic;M. Alias
工程专业的学生流失令人担忧。本研究探讨成功的动机因素在工程。本研究以理性行为理论为基础，探讨学习策略、兴趣、意图与学业表现的关系。参与者是135名马来西亚和132名澳大利亚工程本科生，他们完成了学习过程问卷（R-SPQ-2F）量表和学习者自主性简介（LAP-SF）量表。相关系数分析表明，学习策略、兴趣和意向之间存在较强的相关关系。结构方程模型（SEM）的结果揭示了两国之间意想不到但有趣的发现。两种不同的途径建立了马来西亚和澳大利亚的数据表明thatTRA模型是最适合澳大利亚的学习环境。这项研究的结果可以帮助确定一个合适的模型来解释工程中的成功因素。
Student attrition in engineering is of concern. This study investigated motivational factors necessary to succeed inengineering. The Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) model was used to guide the suggested paths from learning strategy,interest, and intention to academic performance. Participants were 135 Malaysian and 132 Australian engineeringundergraduates who had completed the Study Process Questionnaire (R-SPQ-2F) scale and the Learner Autonomy Profile(LAP-SF) scale. The correlation coefficient analysis showed strong interrelationships between learning strategy, interestand intention. The findings of the structural equation modelling (SEM) revealed unexpected but interesting findingsbetween the two countries. Two different pathways were established for the Malaysian and Australian data suggesting thatthe TRA model is best suited to the Australian learning context. The findings of this study could help identify a suitablemodel for explaining success factors in engineering.