?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+relationship+between+persistence%2C+academic+engagement+and+academic+achievement%0D%0Aamong+post+graduate+students+of+OUM&rft.creator=Lee%2C+Nagarajah&rft.creator=Chung+%2C+Han+Tek&rft.creator=Rahmah+Hashim%2C+&rft.creator=Lim%2C+Tick-Meng+&rft.subject=LB1028+Research+-+Education&rft.description=Self+directed+and+self+manage+learning+is+one+of+the+pillar+for+lifelong+learning.+Learners%E2%80%99+stamina%0D%0Ato+sustain+as+self+directed+learners+is+vital+for+their+academic+success.+This+paper+examines+the%0D%0Aassociation+between+persistence%2C+academic+engagement%2C+and+academic+performance+among%0D%0Apost+graduate+students+in+an+Open+and+Distance+Learning+Institution.+The+logistic+regression%0D%0Awas+used+to+model+the+relationship+while+the+Receiver+Operating+Curve+(ROC)+curve+was+used%0D%0Ato+assess+the+sensitivity+and+specificity+of+the+predictive+model.+In+this+cross+sectional+a+total+of%0D%0A390+students+enrolled+in+various+Master+degree+programs+at+OUM+answer+a+self+administered%0D%0Aquestionnaire.+Academic+performance+was+compared+with+students%E2%80%99+perceived+engagement+in%0D%0Aacademic+activities%2C+and+persistence+in+studies.%0D%0AAmong+the+significant+predictors+of+academic+performance+are+classroom+and+cognitive%0D%0Aemphasis+(components+of+engagement)%2C+and+academic+integration%2C+service+satisfaction%2C%0D%0Aacademic+conscientiousness+and+degree+commitment+(components+of+persistence).+Students%0D%0Awith+favorable+ratings+on+their+academic+engagement+and+persistence+in+studies+tend+to+do%0D%0Abetter+academically.+The+statistical+model+predicting+these+relationships+is+83.33%25+sensitive+and%0D%0A91.04%25+specific.+Using+student+engagement+and+persistence+as+predictors+of+academic%0D%0Aachievement+would+enable+the+academic+institutions+to+identify+%E2%80%98at+risk%E2%80%99+students+much+earlier%0D%0Acompared+to+using+CGPA.+(Abstract+by+authors)&rft.publisher=Open+University+Malaysia+(OUM)&rft.date=2011&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.oum.edu.my%2Frepository%2F627%2F1%2FURI-GR-2010-006_AP_Dr_Nagarajah_et_al.pdf&rft.identifier=++Lee%2C+Nagarajah+and+Chung+%2C+Han+Tek+and+Rahmah+Hashim%2C++and+Lim%2C+Tick-Meng+++(2011)+The+relationship+between+persistence%2C+academic+engagement+and+academic+achievement+among+post+graduate+students+of+OUM.++Project+Report.+Open+University+Malaysia+(OUM).++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.oum.edu.my%2Frepository%2F627%2F