A Correlation Study between Engagement in Learning and Academic Achievement among College Student

Steven Fernando Zahri, Fiftinova, Muhammad Yunus

2018

Abstract

This study was carried out to find the correlation between students’ engagement in learning and their academic achievement. The sample was selected from the students of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, English Education Study Program in one state university in Palembang, South Sumatra year 2015, 2016, and 2017. A total number of two hundred and thirty-one students were selected. This study provided not only the correlation between those variables but also the survey of students’ engagement in learning and the academic achievement of the students as well as the contribution of the students’ engagement to their academic achievement. The instruments used in this study were questionnaire and documentation. The results of the study highlighted that 90% of the students actively contributed to the learning process while the rest 10% were passive students. Then, the academic achievement of the students fell mostly in middle achiever for 84% which is between >2.67 - < 3.66. Moreover, there was a very weak correlation between those two variables and a small contribution of the students’ engagement to their academic achievement for about 3%.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Fernando Zahri S., Fiftinova. and Yunus M. (2018). A Correlation Study between Engagement in Learning and Academic Achievement among College Student. In Proceedings of the 3rd Sriwijaya University International Conference on Learning and Education - Volume 1: SULE-IC; ISBN 978-989-758-575-3, SciTePress, pages 91-96. DOI: 10.5220/0009996000002499

in Bibtex Style

@conference{sule-ic18,
author={Steven Fernando Zahri and Fiftinova and Muhammad Yunus},
title={A Correlation Study between Engagement in Learning and Academic Achievement among College Student},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd Sriwijaya University International Conference on Learning and Education - Volume 1: SULE-IC},
year={2018},
pages={91-96},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009996000002499},
isbn={978-989-758-575-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd Sriwijaya University International Conference on Learning and Education - Volume 1: SULE-IC
TI - A Correlation Study between Engagement in Learning and Academic Achievement among College Student
SN - 978-989-758-575-3
AU - Fernando Zahri S.
AU - Fiftinova.
AU - Yunus M.
PY - 2018
SP - 91
EP - 96
DO - 10.5220/0009996000002499
PB - SciTePress