A Prospective Investigation of Students' Academic Achievement and Dropout in Higher Education: A Self-Determination Theory Approach

Autor/inn/en	Jeno, Lucas M.; Danielsen, Anne G.; Raaheim, Arild
Titel	A Prospective Investigation of Students' Academic Achievement and Dropout in Higher Education: A Self-Determination Theory Approach
Quelle	In: Educational Psychology, 38 (2018) 9, S.1163-1184 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jeno, Lucas M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0144-3410
DOI	10.1080/01443410.2018.1502412
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Dropouts; Higher Education; Self Determination; Theories; Biology; Foreign Countries; Predictor Variables; Student Motivation; Academic Persistence; Intention; Science Instruction; College Science; Bachelors Degrees; Masters Degrees; Undergraduate Students; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Selbstbestimmung; Theory; Theorie; Biologie; Ausland; Prädiktor; Schulische Motivation; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Norwegen
Abstract	We investigate a model based on Self-Determination Theory (SDT) to predict academic achievement and dropout intentions among biology students in higher education in Norway. Students (n = 754) from a representative national sample participated in this cross-sectional study. The results align with our hypotheses and SDT assumptions. The model explains a substantial amount of the variance in academic achievement and dropout intentions. Specifically, autonomous motivation and perceived competence positively predict academic achievement and negatively predict dropout intentions. Controlled motivation is unrelated to academic achievement and is a positive predictor of dropout intentions. Furthermore, significant indirect effects show that need-supportive teachers and students' intrinsic aspirations positively predict academic achievement and negatively predict dropout intentions, via autonomous motivation and perceived competence. We recommend teachers to support students' need for autonomy, competence and relatedness, by providing choice and volition to facilitate autonomous motivation, and give students effectance-relevant feedback and optimal challenges to increase perceived competence. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01