Can Academic Motivation Predicts School Engagement?

Adnan Yousef Atoum^1* & Mohmad Ihbeis Al Shalalfeh²

¹Counseling and Educational Psychology Department, Yarmouk University, Jordan
²The Ministry of Education, Russeifa, Jordan

Dr. Adnan Yousef Atoum, Counseling and Educational Psychology Department, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

Keywords: Academic Motivation; School Engagement; High-Primary School

Abstract

The Purpose of this study was to identify the level of Academic motivation and school engagement among high-primary school students in light of gender and the grade level, and identifying the predictive ability of academic motivation in school Engagement. To achieve the aim of the study, 929 students chosen randomly from high-primary school, and two scales were developed to measure academic motivation and school engagement. The results showed that the overall scores for academic motivation and school Engagement were higher for males and the higher-grade levels. Finally, the results showed a significant predictive ability of academic motivation for school engagement among school students.

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