Achievement Goals and Motivation Profiles as Predictors of Student Engagement: A Latent Profile Analysis

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Abstract

Motivation plays a key role in student engagement. Most research has focused on variable-centered approaches to examine the relationships between specific motivational variables and student engagement. The present study proposes a model where mastery-approach and performance-approach goals influence student engagement and motivation profiles characterized by self-efficacy, situational interest, and achievement emotions such as: enjoyment, anger and boredom in physics (N=1 456). Results from the latent profile analysis indicated the presence of four profiles: Low, Moderate-Low, Moderate-High, and High motivation. Mastery-approach and performance-approach goals predicted profile membership. Furthermore, mastery-approach goals and profile membership predicted student engagement. This presentation will discuss both theoretical and practical implications for teaching and learning physics.

Authors

• Mouhamadou Thiam, Université de Moncton

• Nicole Lirette-Pitre, University of Moncton