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Relationships between student engagement and academic achievement: A meta-analysis
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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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“This is consistent with reports in the literature that higher levels of student engagement enhance both the learning experience and students' academic achievement (Gerber et al., 2013;Lei et al., 2018).”
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“This aligns with research showing that active engagement in learning processes leads to better knowledge retention and application (Lei et al., 2018).”
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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)
- 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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