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The importance of perceived quality of instruction, achievement motivation and difficulties in self-regulation for students who drop out of university
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Abstract Background: Starting a study programme at an university, students are confronted with rising requirements regulating their learning processes and motivation. Both difficulties due to this regulation and the quality of instruction are associated with students dropping out from a study programme in th... view more
Background: Starting a study programme at an university, students are confronted with rising requirements regulating their learning processes and motivation. Both difficulties due to this regulation and the quality of instruction are associated with students dropping out from a study programme in the research. Aims: The purpose of this research is to analyse the interplay and effect of difficulties in self-regulated learning, achievement motivation (i.e. academic self-concept, subject interest), and perceived quality of instruction in dropping out from an university study programme. Sample: We sampled 2301 cooperative students in their first academic year. The average age was M = 22.12 (SD = 3.02), and 1167 were male (50.7%). Method: This cross-sectional study used structural equation models for hypothesis analysis. Three years after the survey, dropout information from the university administration was matched to the survey data. Results: The results indicate associations between academic self-concept, subject interest and difficulties in regulating one's motivation with dropout. An indirect effect was found between perceived quality of instruction and dropout via academic self-concept, subject interest and difficulties in regulating one's motivation. Conclusions: The relevance of perceived quality of instruction, self-concept, subject interest and difficulties in motivational regulation and consequences for dropout is illustrated.... view less
Keywords
university; studies (academic); first-year student; abandonment of studies; motivation; self-control; learning environment; study requirements; Federal Republic of Germany; Baden-Württemberg
Classification
University Education
Curriculum, Teaching, Didactics
Free Keywords
quality of instruction; self-regulated learning; university drop out; Messinstrument zur Identifikation von Studienabbruchneigung im dualen Studium (MISANDS) (ZIS 265)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 758-772
Journal
British Journal of Educational Psychology, 93 (2023) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12590
ISSN
0007-0998
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0