articleJournal of Educational PsychologyApr 29, 2013Closed access

How students create motivationally supportive learning environments for themselves: The concept of agentic engagement.

JRJohnmarshall Reeve

Korea University

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Abstract

The present study introduced “agentic engagement” as a newly proposed student-initiated pathway to greater achievement and greater motivational support. Study 1 developed the brief, construct-congruent, and psychometrically strong Agentic Engagement Scale. Study 2 provided evidence for the scale’s construct and predictive validity, as scores correlated with measures of agentic motivation and explained independent variance in course-specific achievement not otherwise attributable to students’ behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement. Study 3 showed how agentically engaged students create motivationally supportive learning environments for themselves. Measures of agentic engagement and teacher-provided…

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  • Psychology
  • Construct (python library)
  • Student engagement
  • Autonomy
  • Scale (ratio)
  • Multilevel model
  • Social psychology
  • Longitudinal study
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Quality Education
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