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Academic Self-Efficacy, Intrinsic Motivation and Academic Achievement: Moderating Effect of Gender

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Academic accomplishment may be viewed as the cornerstone of socioeconomic progress, technological advancement, and personal success. This study was carried out during the COVID 19 outbreak, whereby the delivery of education was done online.. By using data from 220 students who have studied online at one of the higher education centers in Malaysia, the results of the study using hierarchical multiple regression, indicated that academic self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation have a significant relationship with academic achievement. Moreover, post hoc analyzes show that the relationship between academic self-efficacy and academic achievement is stronger among female students than male students. In addition, the relationship between intrinsic motivation and academic achievement is stronger for female students than for males.
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