The Relationships Among Academic Self-Efficacy, English Language Proficiency, and International Students' College Satisfaction

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Abstract

International students represent a significant proportion of the college student population in the United States and contribute to campus research and economy. In order to maintain these contributions, universities should investigate different variables related to student college satisfaction. By surveying 305 international students attending five universities in the Southeast region, this paper aimed to examine the construct of students’ entire learning experience as a mediator of the relationships between academic self-efficacy and English language proficiency with college satisfaction, controlling for the moderators of region and gender. Findings revealed that students’ entire learning experience mediated the association between academic self-efficacy and college satisfaction with a relatively small effect. Students’ home region significantly moderated the relationship between academic self-efficacy and college satisfaction.

Authors

• Abir Aly Eldaba, Tennessee Technological University

• Perihan Fidan, Tennessee Technological University

• George Chitiyo