Prediction of academic achievement in Dominican students: Meditational role of learning strategies and study habits and attitudes toward study
Prediction of academic achievement in Dominican students: Meditational role of learning strategies and study habits and attitudes toward study
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2022-07-18
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Betty Reyes
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School or academic achievement is a relevant topic of study, as it is evidence of the
learning achieved by the student. This study aims to explore a model explaining academic
achievement while testing the mediator role of learning strategies, study habits and study
attitudes. Research design was correlational. 1712 Dominican students from 12 to 20 years
old (52.75% female) were sampled through cluster sampling. Data was recruited with a set
of validated questionnaires, including measures of academic achievement (marks), learning
strategies, study habits, and attitudes toward studies, school engagement, and academic
support. Structural Equation Modeling was used to establish and test the mediational model.
Main results show that learning strategies and study habits and attitudes play a mediator
role between background variables as age, gender, cognitive or behavioral engagement, and
students’ academic achievement. Learning strategies and study habits play a central role in
achieving a good academic performance, by mediating the effects of academic support and
school engagement.
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