TY  - CONF
ID  - library_repository653
UR  - https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/653/
A1  - Lee , Nagarajah
A1  - Chung , Han Tek
A1  - Rahmah Hashim, 
A1  - Lim, Tick-Meng 
Y1  - 2011/11/14/
N2  - Self-managed learning is one of the pillars of lifelong learning. Learners? stamina to sustain as selfdirected
learners is vital for their academic success. This paper examines the association between
persistence in studies, academic engagement, and academic performance among postgraduate students in
an Open and Distance Learning Institution. The logistic regression was used to model the relationship
while the Receiver Operating Curve (ROC) was used to assess the sensitivity and specificity of the
predictive model. In this cross-sectional research, a total of 339 students enrolled in various Master?s
degree programs at OUM answer a self-administered questionnaire. Academic performance was
compared with students? perceived engagement in academic activities, and persistence in studies.
Among the significant predictors of academic performance are classroom behaviour and cognitive
emphasis (components of engagement), and academic integration, institutional commitment, academic
conscientiousness and degree commitment (components of persistence). Students with favourable ratings
on their academic engagement and persistence in studies tend to do better academically. The statistical
model predicting these relationships is 83.33% sensitive and 91.04% specific. This paper concludes that
by using student engagement and persistence as predictors of academic achievement would enable the
academic institutions to identify ?at risk? students much earlier compared to using CGPA. (Abstract by authors)
KW  - Receiver Operating Curve (ROC)
TI  - The relationship between persistence, academic engagement, and academic achievement among postgraduates students of OUM
SP  - 506
M2  - Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
AV  - public
EP  - 513
T2  - The International Lifelong Learning Conference (ICLLL) 2011 
ER  -