An application of the theory of reasoned action: assessing success factors of engineering students

• Autores: Aini Nazura Paimin, Roger G. Hadgraft, J. Kaya Prpic, Maizam Alias
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 32, no. 6, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Research in Engineering Education), págs. 2426-2433
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Student attrition in engineering is of concern. This study investigated motivational factors necessary to succeed inengineering. The Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) model was used to guide the suggested paths from learning strategy,interest, and intention to academic performance. Participants were 135 Malaysian and 132 Australian engineeringundergraduates who had completed the Study Process Questionnaire (R-SPQ-2F) scale and the Learner Autonomy Profile(LAP-SF) scale. The correlation coefficient analysis showed strong interrelationships between learning strategy, interestand intention. The findings of the structural equation modelling (SEM) revealed unexpected but interesting findingsbetween the two countries. Two different pathways were established for the Malaysian and Australian data suggesting thatthe TRA model is best suited to the Australian learning context. The findings of this study could help identify a suitablemodel for explaining success factors in engineering.