Academic Efficacy, Teacher Support, and Positive Youth Development: How Student Engagement Fits In

• In Event: Poster Session 17
  In Poster Session: Students' Engagement and Motivation

Abstract

A growing body of research attested to the emergence of student engagement as a key summary marker of the quality of students’ academic experiences in school. Through a short-term longitudinal study with a student survey over 2 years, we examined the interrelationships between students’ perceptions of academic efficacy and teacher support, their engagement and adaptive competencies. Participants consisted of 3776 Grade 7 and 8 students from 11 Singapore schools. Findings showed academic efficacy and teacher support to have different direct relationships with student competencies. These were facilitated through different affective and cognitive engagement pathways. The findings highlighted the tenacity of the engagement construct in an East Asian school context, and its relevance in understanding engagement with positive youth development.

Authors

• Chong Wan Har, Nanyang Technological University

• Gregory Arief D. Liem, National Institute of Education - Nanyang Technological University

• Phey Ling Kit

• Vivien S. Huan

• Rebecca P Ang