The Effectiveness of Educational Interventions based on the Academic Engagement Model on the Academic Fascination of Male Students with Low Academic Engagement

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of curriculum interventions based on academic engagement model on academic fascination of male students with low academic engagement. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The statistical population of the study included 11th grade male high school students in the cities and regions of Oramanat in the academic year 2019-2020. To this aim, 30 male students with low academic involvement were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling and were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups, 15 students each. The curriculum interventions based on academic engagement model were implemented in the experimental group. Then post-test was performed for both groups. The instrument used in this study was the Academic Fascination Questionnaire (Martin and Jackson, 2008). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (multivariate analysis of covariance). The results showed that curriculum interventions based on academic engagement model have a significant effect on the students' academic fascination (P <0.05). Findings also indicated that by relying on concepts such as competency perception, academic optimism and academic excitement, curriculum interventions based on academic engagement model can be used as an effective way to enhance the academic fascination of students with low academic engagement.