Relationships between Academic Achievement, Awareness about the Postgraduate Study and Postgraduate Study Intentions
This study aimed to examine the mediating role of awareness about Postgraduate study (PG) in the relationship between undergraduate academic achievement, and the intentions to pursue a PG study. In addition, it was tested whether academic achievement and awareness about PG study predict intentions t...
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| description | This study aimed to examine the mediating role of awareness about Postgraduate study (PG) in the relationship between undergraduate academic achievement, and the intentions to pursue a PG study. In addition, it was tested whether academic achievement and awareness about PG study predict intentions to PG study. Within the scope of this aim, first of all, the PG study intention and awareness about PG study instrument have been developed for validity and reliability studies. The participants consisted of 415 undergraduate students studying in different grades and programs in a faculty of education of a state university in Turkey. In the analysis of the data, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, correlation analysis, and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used. The results of the analysis showed that academic achievement directly predicted the awareness about PG study and the PG study intention. The results of SEM analysis indicated that awareness about PG study played a mediating role in the relationship between academic achievement and PG study intention. This study yielded two findings: first, the academic achievement of undergraduate students and their level of awareness about PG study options play an important role in predicting intentions to pursue a PG study. Second, the awareness of PG study can be a key point in predicting the intentions of undergraduate students to pursue postgraduate research studies. The results suggest that regular awareness-raising workshops and promotions based on PG study options and programs for current undergraduate students for awareness raising in PG study may serve to improve students' current conditions early and positively shape their thoughts and intentions about their future career goals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-260685417ab7480d9a12e332a4d47a232025-01-29T09:14:48ZengAnkara UniversityAnkara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi1301-37182020-04-0153111715610.30964/auebfd.58250245Relationships between Academic Achievement, Awareness about the Postgraduate Study and Postgraduate Study Intentionsİlhan İlter0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4411-200XKAHRAMANMARAŞ SÜTÇÜ İMAM ÜNİVERSİTESİThis study aimed to examine the mediating role of awareness about Postgraduate study (PG) in the relationship between undergraduate academic achievement, and the intentions to pursue a PG study. In addition, it was tested whether academic achievement and awareness about PG study predict intentions to PG study. Within the scope of this aim, first of all, the PG study intention and awareness about PG study instrument have been developed for validity and reliability studies. The participants consisted of 415 undergraduate students studying in different grades and programs in a faculty of education of a state university in Turkey. In the analysis of the data, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, correlation analysis, and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used. The results of the analysis showed that academic achievement directly predicted the awareness about PG study and the PG study intention. The results of SEM analysis indicated that awareness about PG study played a mediating role in the relationship between academic achievement and PG study intention. This study yielded two findings: first, the academic achievement of undergraduate students and their level of awareness about PG study options play an important role in predicting intentions to pursue a PG study. Second, the awareness of PG study can be a key point in predicting the intentions of undergraduate students to pursue postgraduate research studies. The results suggest that regular awareness-raising workshops and promotions based on PG study options and programs for current undergraduate students for awareness raising in PG study may serve to improve students' current conditions early and positively shape their thoughts and intentions about their future career goals.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1033398postgraduate studycareer developmentacademic achievementstructural equation modelingbootstrapping methodkariyer kararı vermelisansüstü eğitimakademik başarılisansüstü kariyer niyeti |
| spellingShingle | İlhan İlter Relationships between Academic Achievement, Awareness about the Postgraduate Study and Postgraduate Study Intentions Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi postgraduate study career development academic achievement structural equation modeling bootstrapping method kariyer kararı verme lisansüstü eğitim akademik başarı lisansüstü kariyer niyeti |
| title | Relationships between Academic Achievement, Awareness about the Postgraduate Study and Postgraduate Study Intentions |
| title_full | Relationships between Academic Achievement, Awareness about the Postgraduate Study and Postgraduate Study Intentions |
| title_fullStr | Relationships between Academic Achievement, Awareness about the Postgraduate Study and Postgraduate Study Intentions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationships between Academic Achievement, Awareness about the Postgraduate Study and Postgraduate Study Intentions |
| title_short | Relationships between Academic Achievement, Awareness about the Postgraduate Study and Postgraduate Study Intentions |
| title_sort | relationships between academic achievement awareness about the postgraduate study and postgraduate study intentions |
| topic | postgraduate study career development academic achievement structural equation modeling bootstrapping method kariyer kararı verme lisansüstü eğitim akademik başarı lisansüstü kariyer niyeti |
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