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Relationships between student engagement and academic achievement: A meta-analysis

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Lei, Hao, Cui, Yunhuo, Zhou, Wenye·2018·Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal

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Most scholars have argued that student engagement positively predicts academic achievement, but some have challenged this view. We sought to resolve this debate by offering conclusive evidence through a meta-analysis of 69 independent studies (196,473 participants). The results revealed that (a) there was a moderately strong and positive correlation between overall student engagement and academic achievement, and an analysis of the domains of behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement showed that almost all had a positive correlation with students' academic achievement; and (b) a moderator analysis revealed that the relationship between student engagement and academic achievement was influenced by the method of reporting engagement, cultural value, and gender. Furthermore, the relationships of behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement with academic achievement were influenced by reporting method for engagement, cultural value, or gender.

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“There is a strong relationship between student engagement and attainment, even if that relationship is not considered causal (see e.g. Credé, Roch, and Kieszczynka 2010 for a review, or the meta-analysis by Lei, Cui, and Zhou 2018), and the same relationship appears to hold with online teaching.”
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Authors: Lei, H., Cui, Y., & Zhou, W.
ORCID: Zhou, Wenye
Venue: Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal
Publisher: Scientific Journal Publishers Ltd
Published: 2018-03-25
Volume: 46
Issue: 3
Pages: 517-528
ISSN: 0301-2212 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.7054
OpenAlex: W2793005603
Cited by: 987
References: 4
Citations by year: 2026: 120 · 2025: 160 · 2024: 139 · 2023: 246 · 2022: 167 · 2021: 110 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 2
FWCI: 50.43
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: diamond
doi.org
Locations: Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
Keywords: student engagement, academic performance, behavioral engagement, emotional engagement, cognitive engagement, reporting methods, cultural values, gender differences, moderators

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