大学生心理资本对英语学习投入及英语学业成绩作用的结构方程模型研究

Structural Equation Modelling Research into the Effects of College Students' Psychological Capital on English Learning Engagement and Academic Performance

学习投入被视为反映高等教育质量的一个重要指征。顺应高质量发展的时代需求,关注大学生英语学习投入日显重要。本研究构建了包括心理资本、大学生英语学习投入、英语学业成绩的结构方程模型并进行了模型分析。分析结果发现,英语学习投入不仅与心理资本和英语学业成绩存在显著的两两相关,而且扮演了心理资本与英语学业成绩之间的部分中介角色。该结果揭示了心理资本对英语学习投入和英语学业成绩发挥有益作用的原因和过程,并为该领域相关研究提供了实证支撑。本研究建议尝试通过心理资本干预提升英语学习投入,进而提高高校英语教育教学质量。

Learning engagement has been deemed as a key indicator for the quality of tertiary educaiton.In reponse to the requirement of the high quality development,the focus on learning engagement in college English has become more and more important.This study established a structural equation model and examined the relations among psychological capital,learning engagement in college English,and English academic performance.The results found that English learning engagement not only had direct relations with psychological capital and English academic performance,but also served as a partial mediator on the beneficial effect of psychological capital upon English academic performance.The findings of this study advances the previous research by providing an empirical evidence to testify the mechanism which explained how and why psychological capital could be a favorable factor for English learning engagement and academic performance.The findings suggest that the intervention of psychological capital would be worthwhile to enhance students' engagement in college English learning,thus improving the effectivess of tertiary educaiton in English.