Grit's Contribution to Developing Student School Engagement with Teacher Support as Moderator

Abstract

School engagement is an important aspect that supports students' academic success. This study aims to prove the contribution of grit moderated by teacher support to students' school engagement. The participants of this study were 237 students, consisting of 94 males and 143 females, who were selected through a purposive sampling technique. The analysis shows that grit positively and significantly affects students' school engagement [β = 0.433 (43.3%), p-value = 0.001]. In moderation, the teacher support variable can moderate the influence of the grit variable on school engagement, with the magnitude of the effect increasing to 0.497 (49.7%) and a significance value of P = 0.043. Additional results of gender analysis of the level of school engagement of students at school are more excellent for male students than female students. These findings can be used to increase student engagement in schools by strengthening the quality of student grit and by moderating the provision of teacher support and attention.

Keywords

• Grit
• Teacher Support
• School Engagement
• Academic Success